If we're not enjoying what we've got...and even if we do get 'more,' we won't enjoy that, either. Peter McWilliams More Quotes by Peter McWilliams More Quotes From Peter McWilliams Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about this consistently. [Arresting people for] medical marijuana is the most hideous example of government interference in the private lives of individuals. It's an outrage within an outrage within an outrage. Peter McWilliams marijuana government people I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. Peter McWilliams success happiness order Most of what's around us we take for granted. We ignore it. Appreciation-spending time looking for the good-helps us overcome one of the primary limitations to enjoying the wealth we already have: ignoreance. Peter McWilliams overcoming helping appreciation Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do. Peter McWilliams resentment anger guilt To visualize is to see what is not there, what is not real - a dream. To visualize is, in fact, to make visual lies. Visual lies, however, have a way of coming true. Peter McWilliams real dream lying Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks, automatically enroll in the University of Adversity. Peter McWilliams adversity inspirational school Guilt is anger directed at ourselves. Peter McWilliams guilt It's your life. Live it with people who are alive. It tends to be contagious. Peter McWilliams contagious alive people The news media are, for the most part, the bringers of bad news... and it's not entirely the media's fault, bad news gets higher ratings and sells more papers than good news. Peter McWilliams faults media paper Don't accept the limitations of other people who claim things are 'unchangeable'. If it's written in stone, bring your hammer and chisel. Peter McWilliams hammers stones people Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth". Peter McWilliams discipline acceptance law To overcome a fear, here's all you have to do: realize the fear is there, and do the action you fear anyway. Peter McWilliams overcoming fear action If our early lessons of acceptance were as successful as our early lessons of anger how much happier we would all be. Peter McWilliams anger successful acceptance The simple solution for disappointment depression Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going. Peter McWilliams disappointment simple moving For many, negative thinking is a habit, which over time, becomes an addiction... A lot of people suffer from this disease because negative thinking is addictive to each of the Big Three - the mind, the body, and the emotions. If one doesn't get you, the others are waiting in the wings. Peter McWilliams wisdom wise thinking The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted. Peter McWilliams abandoned positivity positive-thinking Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people, however, find that meditation creates more time than it takes. Peter McWilliams yoga taken thinking Every time we give our word, it counts. For the most part, people give their word entirely too often. Our word is a precious commodity and should be treated as such. Peter McWilliams our-words giving people Although a lot can be learned from adversity, most of the same lessons can be learned through laughter and joy. Peter McWilliams laughter adversity joy The amount of power freed by telling yourself you no longer choose to put energy into something can be remarkable. Be prepared for extra energy. Peter McWilliams remarkable energy inspirational
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