Will Self Quotes
At the end of the day it’s not ‘what looks good’ that matters, it’s ‘what feels’ good.
To experience positive/healthy emotions you don’t need a big house or a nice car or a managerial job or a million dollar in your bank.
She toyed around with his smiles and emotions, till they actually turned plastic. And then, She changed the toy…
Optimal nutrition is eating the right things, in the right amounts, at the right time.
Currently, there is no cure for MS, but there are treatments that modify disease activity, slow the course of the disease, and alleviate its effects.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS: the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves). It is not contagious.
When we change and grow into new versions of ourselves, we have to tolerate a lot of uncertainty.
Trying to force something is the best way to stop it from happening.
If you assume that it is there, you will generally not be far off the truth…
Sufis are not here to satisfy a demand. They exist to share what they have got. These two things are not always the same.
You don’t have to solve it, only evolve it!
She came and took away all his miseries, his sorrows !!Then SHewent and left him restlessly numb. He was herpainkiller. SHe, his anesthetic.
… the Sufi attitude is: ‘Let the real truth, whatever it may be, be revealed to me’.
The tenacity with which the neurotic adheres to any attitude is a sure indication that the attitude fulfills functions which seem indispensable in the framework of his neurosis.
Most people ask ineffective questions of themselves, in their head, which trigger lame or negative thoughts and negatively affect their feelings, decisions and results.
How you talk to yourself, in your head, determines how you feel about yourself, and determines the actions you take.
Wisely selecting the words we use to describe the experiences in and of our lives can make us feel better thus impacting our decisions and actions.
The questions we ask ourselves, in our head, determine where we focus, how we think, how we feel, and what we decide and do.
What are you addicted to: being thankful for your blessings or moaning about your problems?
Road accidents, psycho killings, plane crashes abound - we don't know which day will be our last, so why not make today the happiest day and be thankful for all that we have?
Don't wait to celebrate life until you retire, because you never know the day you will expire.
To have more, you must genuinely thank more.
Amazement + Gratitude + Openness + Appreciation = an irresistible field of energy
Want what you have, and then you can have what you want.
If you aren't happy for what you already have then what makes you think you will be happy with more.
To live a life of gratitude is to open our eyes to the countless ways in which we are supported by the world around us.
Open your eyes and see how many gifts there are to unwrap. Notice the presence of your presents. It’s not your life that is disappointing: it’s your mind.
Until you've been washed ashore you can't know how all encompassing the sea has become.
Om was there in the existence, when no religion was formed or founded. It will be there in the existence, if all the religions are demolished.
Stop listening to people who don’t experience happiness, success, peace, and fulfillment themselves. Don't let them tell you what is right and wrong!
It took me a long time to realise that mothers are women who carry youAnd not necessarily in their womb.
Don't be afraid of Pain. Pain only comes down to a certain point... beyond that, it can't reach you and the love you have inside.
The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control.
Adversity is inevitable. Staying positive is optional.
Nothing will change if you worry. Rather it may aggravate negative emotions within you. Don't waste your time worrying.
Challenges are inevitable. Happiness is optional.
Problems are inevitable. Staying in control of your emotions is optional.
We may not be able to change the reality but we can change how our minds see and store it.
Are you a fortune-teller? A clairvoyant? If not, why anticipate the worst for yourself? We predict events will turn out in a negative way because our self-beliefs are limiting.
Are you a clairvoyant? A fortune-teller? If not, why anticipate the worst for yourself? Past does not equal the future, so why not think big and positive?
Everyone has a good heart. It's our mind which gets polluted by so much negativity from the external world.
...didn't need to waste so much time envisioning some vague horribleness awaiting me in my future.
All we can do is everything we can do. (David Axelrod)
If you don't waste your energy on variables you cannot influence, you can focus much more effectively on those you can. (Mark Epstein)
If everything in this world was in constant decay, why expend so much energy gnashing my teeth over work?
Turns out, it's pretty simple to win people over, especially in tense situations, if you're able to take their perspective and validate their feelings.