If you act anxiously to hasten your results, you delay their arrival. Calm poise reveals the shortest route home. Alan Cohen More Quotes by Alan Cohen More Quotes From Alan Cohen True progress comes not through action, but through awakening. Alan Cohen progress awakening action Gratitude incorporates both the heart and mind, and instantly paves the shortest road to happiness. Alan Cohen gratitude mind heart I claim my heart's desire, and I choose my direction. I will attain my chosen goal. Alan Cohen goal desire heart You give your power away when you make someone or something outside of you more important than what is inside of you. Alan Cohen important giving Revisit your past only to recognize how far you have come. Alan Cohen our-past your-past past Today I set my mind and heart on a new path. I focus my energy on love, appreciation, and my highest possibilities. Alan Cohen focus heart appreciation While there seem to be many things to manage in the world, the most important thing to manage is your consciousness. Alan Cohen consciousness important world It is not selfish to be happy. It is your highest purpose. Your joy is the greatest contribution you can make to life on the planet. A heart at peace with its owner blesses everyone it touches. Alan Cohen selfish heart joy Quit planning your dream and start living it. Alan Cohen quitting planning dream Fantasy is often closer to reality than what most people accept as reality. Alan Cohen fantasy reality people As you recognize that you already own the wholeness you seek, and no one outside you can give you more than you already are, dysfunctional situations will evaporate like bad dreams exposed to the morning sun. Alan Cohen uplifting dream morning Life has meaning only if you do what is meaningful to you. Alan Cohen purpose-of-life purpose meaningful No one can bother you unless you agree with them. Alan Cohen agree bother Enlightenment does not ask you to be perfect; it simply asks you to find perfection right where you stand. Alan Cohen enlightenment uplifting perfection Will you ever run out of creative ideas and expressions? Ha! The more creative ideas you have, the more you will discover. Creativity is a tree with countless branches that never stop blossoming. Alan Cohen creativity expression running After you have made your commitment to say no to what no longer serves you, you will probably be invited to demonstrate that you really mean it. Alan Cohen made mean commitment If you are losing your peace in your quest for peace, you are not on the road to peace. The road to peace is peace. Alan Cohen quests losing ifs When faced with demanding situations, can you keep your heart as light as a feather? Can you laugh your way through challenges and maintain an attitude freer than fear? When confronted with upsets and the poisonous projections of others, can you remember that all is well? Do you know that you are a spiritual being, not subject to the whims and caprices of earthly tides? Alan Cohen spiritual heart attitude Truly creative people care a little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing. Their driving focus is the life force that surges in them now. Alan Cohen bad-ass creativity people To think you know what is best for another person is an industrial-strength ego trip. Alan Cohen ego persons thinking