Alan Cohen Quotes - Page 5

When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love.

You won't be happy anywhere until you're happy somewhere.

Life is about movement, expansion, growth, and actualizing potential. If you stay in a home, relationship, or job beyond the time it is healthy for you, the universe will prod you with thorns as if to say, “It’s time to move to a broader domain.” If you do not heed the message, the thorns will get sharper and at some point you will have no choice but to fly. When you do, you will understand why a once comfortable situation became uncomfortable.

Eternity does not start after you die; it begins when you really live.

Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional.

We have all been hypnotized into thinking that we are smaller than we are. Just as an undersized flowerpot keeps a mighty tree root-bound or a little fishbowl keeps goldfish tiny, we have adapted, adjusted, and accommodated to a Lilliputian life. But place the same tree in an open field or the fish in a lake, and they will grow to hundreds of times their size. Unlike the tree or goldfish, you are not dependent on someone else to move you. You have the power to move yourself. You can step into a broader domain and grow to your full potential.

Only the ego resists egos. The spirit may notice egos, but sees beyond them and does not engage with them.

To seek greatness outside yourself is turn your back on the treasure within.

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.

The more you let go, the faster you will move ahead.

There is no real security in what is no longer meaningful.

The road to enlightenment is paved with authenticity, not imitation.

Abundance is not a number or acquisition. It is the simple recognition of enoughness.

Wouldn't it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.

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?

Appreciation empowers not just money transactions, but all interactions. Gratitude is one of the greatest meditations of a lifetime, the fastest attitude uplifter I know. Be grateful for all the good in your life and your good will only increase, along with your happiness.

Eventually we grow weary of seeking treasures outside ourselves and we begin to look within. There we discover that the gold we sought, we already are.

As soon as you become aware that something is not working, immediately shift your focus to the desired result.

The words "genius" and "genuine" derive from the same root. The core of genius is authenticity.

You cannot judge what should bring others joy, and others cannot judge what should bring you joy.

It is not insult from another that causes you pain. It is the part of your mind that agrees with the insult. Agree only with the truth about you, and you are free.

Our history is not our destiny.

Give people permission to be who they are and they will love, thank, and respect you forever.

The thoughts you think when you are happiest are the closest to the truth.

Why wait for your ship to come in when you are already on it?