Choose the Life You Want Quotes

“One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. —Eleanor Roosevelt”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“Choice is creation. To choose is to create. Through my choices I create my reality. At every moment in my life I have a choice. Moments add up to a lifetime; choices add up to a life. What kind of life do I want for myself? What choices will create this kind of life?”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“Things do not necessarily happen for the best, but I can choose to make the best of things that happen.”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“The choice is a simple one: Learn to fail, or fail to learn.”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“All of us, regardless of the circumstances we find ourselves in, can make a conscious effort to search for possibilities around and within ourselves.”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“The truth knocks on the door and you say, “Go away, I’m looking for the truth” and so it goes away. —Robert M. Pirsig”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone. —George Eliot”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“Through the program, people realize that many of the messages that they have internalized and accepted unthinkingly at face value were actually implanted in their mind by others (for instance, by significant adults or the media). Once they are able to recognize these messages for what they are—internalizations of the subjective ideas of others, rather than their own true beliefs about themselves—they can begin to free themselves from the oppressive and harmful consequences of these negative messages.”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“I can go through life as a victim, blaming others for my misfortunes, and experiencing frustration over my condition. Or I can choose to be an active agent and do what I can do to bring about a positive change in my life.”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“The most precious things in life are not those you get for money. —Albert Einstein”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“Things do not necessarily happen for the best, but I can choose to make the best of things that happen.10”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“do you choose to choose and actively create the kind of life that you want for yourself?”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. —Siddhartha Gautama Buddha”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“It’s abilities, not the disabilities, that count. —Peter Drucker”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“We say we want the truth; what we mean is that we want to be correct. —Mihnea Moldoveanu”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness

“There’s plenty out there and enough to spare for everybody. An Abundance Mentality involves sharing prestige, recognition, profits, and decision making. It opens possibilities, options, alternatives, and creativity. —Stephen R. Covey”
― Tal Ben-Shahar, Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness