The Power Is Within You Quotes

“Responsibility is our ability to respond to a situation. We always have a choice.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“When I talk about responsibility, I am really talking about having power. Blame is about giving away one’s power. Responsibility gives us the power to make changes in our lives. If we play the victim role, then we are using our personal power to be helpless. If we decide to accept responsibility, then we don’t waste time blaming somebody or something out there. Some people feel guilty for creating illness, or poverty, or problems. They choose to interpret responsibility as guilt. (Some members of the media like to refer to it as New Age Guilt.) These people feel guilty because they believe that they have failed in some way.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“If we can use our problems and illnesses as opportunities to think about how we can change our lives, we have power.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“Love erases even the deepest and most painful memories because love goes deeper than anything else.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“If someone is ill, bless them and send them love and peace, don’t demand that they get well.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“Learn to treat doubt as a friend, not the enemy, and thank it for questioning you.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“If we make a conscious decision not to be victims of the past and go about creating new lives for ourselves, we are supported by this Power within, and new, happier experiences begin to unfold.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“You have to get in touch with your inner guidance because it is the wisdom that knows the answers for you.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“I found that there is only one thing that heals every problem, and that is: to love yourself.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“Once we begin to make peace with ourselves on the inner level, life seems to flow much more pleasantly.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“realized that I had the power to change my life if I was willing to change my thinking and release the patterns that kept me living in the past.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“The next time something happens to your car, make a note as to what you feel the broken part represents and see if you can connect it to how you are feeling at that particular moment. You may be surprised at the results. One day I will write a little book and call it Heal Your Automobile.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“Acts of violence always come from people who were violated themselves.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“With inner peace, there would be no wars, no gangs, no terrorists, and no homeless.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“We talk a lot about stress these days. Everyone seems to be stressed out about something. Stress seems to be a buzzword and we use it to the point where I think it’s a copout. “I’m so stressed,” or “This is so stressful,” or “All this stress, stress, stress.” Stress, to me, is a fearful reaction to life’s constant changes. It is an excuse we use for not taking responsibility for our feelings. If we can equate the word “stress” with the word “fear” then we can begin to eliminate the need for fear in our lives. The next time you think about how stressed you are, ask yourself what is scaring you. Ask: “How am I overloading or burdening myself? Why am I giving my power away?” Find out what you are doing to yourself that is creating this fear within you that keeps you from achieving inner harmony and peace.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“You are not here to please other people or to live your lives their way.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“10. Finally, love yourself now—don’t wait until you get it right.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“I also believe that we contribute toward the creation of every condition in our lives, good or bad, with our thinking, feeling patterns. The thoughts we think create our feelings, and we then begin to live our lives in accordance with these feelings and beliefs.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“What we are really saying to ourselves is, “I don’t trust you enough to take good care of me, so I’m going to stay away from everything.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“People often tell me, “I can’t stop thinking a thought.” I always reply, “Yes, you can.” Remember, how often have you refused to think a positive thought? You just have to tell your mind that that is what you are going to do. You have to make up your mind to stop thinking negatively.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“The past only exists in our minds and in the way we choose to look at it in our minds.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“See peace breaking out all over the planet.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“Okay, that situation is over. That is in the past now. I don’t approve of your action, and yet I understand that you were doing the best you could with the knowledge and understanding you had at the time. I am done with this. I release you and let you go. You are free and I am free.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“person or persons, do your best to forgive them. Forgiveness is an act of freedom for yourself because you are the one who will benefit from it. If you can’t forgive someone, then the exercise is just a negative affirmation and is not healing for you.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“Think of what you want to become true for yourself. State them in positive, not negative affirmations. Now, go to the mirror and repeat your affirmations. See what obstacles are in your way. When you begin to state an affirmation like, “I love and approve of myself,” really pay attention to what negative messages come up because as you recognize them they become the treasures that will unlock the door to your freedom.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“stuff. I suggest you do affirmations that make going through the process easier, smoother, and more comfortable: “I now release with ease all old negative beliefs.” “It’s comfortable for me to change,” “My pathway is now smooth,” “I am free of the past.” Don’t also add judgment to your feelings.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“something wrong to you. Remember the moment when you became angry and let yourself feel the anger come through you. Begin to tell this person exactly what you are so angry about. Show all the anger you feel. You could say something like: “I am angry at you because_______.” “I am hurt because you did_______.” “I am so afraid because you_______.” Get all your feelings out. If you feel like expressing yourself physically, then get some pillows and start hitting them. Don’t be afraid to let your anger take its natural course. You have already kept your feelings bottled up too long. There is no need to feel any guilt or shame. Remember, our feelings are thoughts in action. They serve a purpose, and when you let them loose from your mind and body, you allow space inside for other, more positive, experiences.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“See yourself and/or the person who you believe has done something”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You

“A tragedy can turn out to be our greatest good if we approach it in ways from which we can grow.”
― Louise L. Hay, The Power Is Within You