If you love getting gifts - and who doesn't - then why not accept, with gratitude, the greatest gift there is: the present moment. Guy Finley More Quotes by Guy Finley More Quotes From Guy Finley Any form of measuring yourself by the unkind action of another towards you is like looking into a badly fractured mirror... and then blaming yourself for the shattered image you see therein. Guy Finley blame mirrors action You must learn to stop thinking in terms of beginnings and endings, successes and failures, and begin to treat everything in your life as a learning experience instead of a proving one. Guy Finley success-and-failure treats thinking The heart at peace is its own reward, needing nothing outside of itself to be fully content. Guy Finley rewards positivity heart The only way to cultivate a quiet mind is by planting seeds of silence. Guy Finley silence mind way We must do the work to prove our fears groundless, otherwise it is our fears that will gain ground and our lives will be spent in their service. Guy Finley prove gains fear The next time you catch yourself starting to feel bad about anything, immediately stop everything you are doing for a moment and, as simply and as honestly as you can, ask yourself: "Is this what I really want? Guy Finley next moments want Ours is the task of discovering that our true nature has nothing to fear. Guy Finley discovering tasks wisdom Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future. Guy Finley bright-future dreamer guarantees Rushing around, hoping to find peace of mind anywhere other than within yourself, is like looking for your heart in someone else's body! Guy Finley rushing mind heart We become what we love. What we put first in our lives is what we receive from life. Guy Finley our-lives life-is firsts Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear. Guy Finley fear patience peace The belief that you have no choice but to keep suffering through whatever frightens you is like believing you have to hold onto a scalding cup so that you won't spill your coffee! Guy Finley coffee choices believe Make it your moment-to-moment aim to recognize the difference between being aware of your thoughts, and being carried along by them. Guy Finley differences moments wisdom Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over. Guy Finley moving-on break-up inspirational The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by one's ability to succeed in times of trial where others may fail. But of no less importance, and perhaps foundational to any form of greatness, is one's willingness to start over in spite of failure, when success seems farthest away. Guy Finley greatness character two There is nothing as certain as silence, stillness, and solitude to introduce you to the secrets of yourself. Guy Finley solitude silence secret We can only begin to change the world around us when we are willing to become a conscious part of all that is changing. Guy Finley changing-the-world conscious world Letting go, at its heart, is an act of agreement with Life. Guy Finley agreement letting-go heart Every relationship that we have in our lives - our contact with each person, place, and event - serves a very special, if yet to be realized purpose: They are mirrors that can serve to show us things about ourselves that can be realized in no other way. Guy Finley events mirrors special Work to connect yourself to the allness of life -- instead of identifying with the smallness of it -- and you'll awaken to a greatness already living within you that is no more bothered by the little things in life than a mountain is made miserable by the rain that falls upon it. Guy Finley greatness rain fall
