The real quality of our life is not determined by what we have won from it, but by what we have discovered within it. Guy Finley More Quotes by Guy Finley More Quotes From Guy Finley 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 The great ones in life are not those who are handed silver spoons. Their excellence comes from digging into the raw ore of their own character, through hard work, persistence and faith turning whatever they touch into gold. Guy Finley hard-work motivational character Resistance to revelation, resistance to becoming conscious of all that dwells within us - high and low, light and dark - is the anti-change factor. It is also the mainspring of all our psychological fears. Guy Finley resistance light dark See that any time you feel pained or defeated, it is only because you insist on clinging to what doesn't work. Dare to let go and you won't lose a thing except for a punishing idea. Guy Finley learning letting-go ideas The only world in which "defeat" exists as a reality is the one darkened by the false idea that what may have happened to us a moment ago is the same as what's possible for us to achieve now. Guy Finley loss reality ideas Any conclusion you reach about yourself has to be an unseen limitation because there's always more to see. Guy Finley conclusion unseen about-yourself Disappointment, discouragement, and despair are nothing but the bitter fruit of an unfulfilled expectation allowed to live beyond its time. Guy Finley despair disappointment expectations It's a paradox of the true spiritual path, but the more conscious we become of what limits us, the more limitless becomes our life. Guy Finley limits wisdom spiritual Believing that anxious thoughts and feelings can restore order to your life is like using a chain-saw to fold your laundry. Guy Finley anxious-thoughts order believe Instead of always asking how to get others to approve of you... learn to ask: What do I really want, the applause of the crowds or to quietly have my own life? Guy Finley crowds stress want Only you can choose the nature of what grows, or what doesn't, within you. Guy Finley within-you grows The nature of what the Divine notices about you is completely different from the nature of what you do to get noticed. Guy Finley different divine Looking to any angry, anxious, or otherwise stressed emotional state to help you sort out the pain you're in is like trying to organize your monthly bills by throwing them into a blender Guy Finley stress emotional pain Psychologically speaking, what is true requires no protection, and never becomes negative when challenged. On the other hand, what is false almost never stops trying to protect itself, which it does by finding fault with whatever or whoever challenges the false image behind which it always hides. Guy Finley challenges trying hands Talking to yourself proves only one thing: you're still unable to tell the difference between good and bad company. Guy Finley bad-company differences talking Once something has outlived its usefulness in one area of life, its purpose for being in existence is no longer the same. The leaf that captures a stream of sunlight, and then transfers its energy to the tree, serves one purpose in the spring and summer, and another completely different one through the fall and winter. Guy Finley summer spring fall Better that the whole world should turn against you... than you should consent to turn against what is true within you. Guy Finley turns should world To know that every moment — regardless of how it comes wrapped — is a gift greater than you can give yourself, is to be well on your way to a life without fear. Guy Finley moments giving way Nothing glows brighter than the heart awakened to the unseen light of love that lives within it. Guy Finley unseen light heart Being anxious, or in a painful rush of any kind, kills the possibility of meeting anyone with compassion Guy Finley stress kind compassion
