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“Everything in your life is a matter of choice. There are only two things we have no choice about. We cannot avoid these two things no matter how hard we try. The first is that we must die. Death is an absolute certainty, and the second thing we have no choice about is that we must live until we die.

Now understand this - everything else in your life that you think you have to do, or are forced to do, is a choice”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“Affirmation + Imagery + Emotion = Success”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“It's worth repeating that worry provides no known benefit and cannot change what will happen tomorrow - but it can weaken your faith, cripple your actions, destroy your inner peace of mind and make you feel powerless.”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“If you think about it, the real reason we seek revenge is so that we can let go and recreate or restore balance in our life

If we can restore it by choosing to let go then the balance is automatically restored. Also, that eliminates the need for revenge or to focus on the outcome of THEIR life.”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“We must give the very thing that we want. That's worth repeating. We must give the very thing that we want. If you want money, give money. If you want love, give love. If you want recognition, give recognition. Whatever you have not, that's what you must give and contribute.”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“There's the old saying "I felt bad because I didn't have a pair of shoes until I met a man who didn't have any feet”
― Anonymous

“Nothing Exists outside the NOW
Nothing ever happened in the past - It happened in the Now.
Nothing will ever happen in the future - It will happen in the Now.
When you think of the past, it is stored in the mind as a former now, and when you think about the past, when do you do it? - You do it now!
When the future comes - it comes in the now, and when you think about the future, when do you do it? - You do it now!
The past and the future have no realities of their own. Their realities are "borrowed" from the now.”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“When we constantly worry and re-examine the past in order to discover what's wrong with the present, we reinforce the same thought process that will create exactly what we are trying to escape.”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“Can we truly expect to experience enormous joy and happiness in our lives if the first concern we have in the morning upon wakening is to be on time to a job that does not bring us joy and excitement?”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“Have you ever been in a room with many unhappy people? How did it feel in there? Now imagine what billions of unhappy people are doing to the planet. Unfortunately, we have become so accustomed to this energy that we don't even notice it anymore. It's as thick as molasses everywhere with the exception of a few pockets of joy now and then.”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“I have come to understand that when we enter this world, we all do so with two wings. One is the Wing of Infinite Power. This is your connection with the Universe, and whether you know it or not, that wing is flapping by your side supporting you twenty-four hours a day 365 days a year from now to eternity. The other wing is that which you have consciously activated. This is the Wing of Self-Action. This wing has to fly equally as hard as the Wing of Infinite Power. When it does, you will have flight into the world of unlimited possibilities where anything and everything is possible for you. Then and only then will you understand how truly powerful you are and that you have all it takes within you to create what you desire.”
― Dr. Robert Anthony

“The language of reactive people absolves them of responsibility.

Reactive vs. Proactive Voice

"There's nothing I can do" vs. "Let's look at our alternatives"
"That's just the way I am" vs. "I can choose a different approach"
"He makes me so mad" vs. "I control my own feelings"
"They won't allow that" vs. "I can create an effective presentation"
"I have to do that" vs. "I will choose an appropriate response"
"I can't" vs. "I choose"
"I must" vs. "I prefer"
"If only" vs. "I will”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“A serious problem with reactive language is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. People become reinforced in the paradigm that they are determined, and they produce evidence to support the belief. They feel increasingly victimized and out of control, not in charge of their life or their destiny. They blame outside forces—other people, circumstances, even the stars—for their own situation.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“If our feelings control our actions, it is because we have abdicated our responsibility and empowered them to do so.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Proactive people make love a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world... Love is a value that is actualized through loving actions. Proactive people subordinate feeling to values. Love, the feeling, can be recaptured.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.”
― Tamora Pierce, Melting Stones