No Ordinary Moments Quotes

“Be gentle with yourself. Think less and feel more. Be as happy as you can. You only have this moment.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Autobiography in Five Short Chapters Chapter I: I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. . . . I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. Chapter II: I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see it. I fall in again. I can’t believe I am in this same place. But it isn’t my fault. It still takes a long time to get out. Chapter III: I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in . . . it’s a habit . . . but, my eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately. Chapter IV: I walk down the same street There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. Chapter V: I walk down another street.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Whatever our circumstances, everything can feel so simple, so beautiful, and so right when we no longer pay attention to the mind’s incessant chatter.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Our greatest battles lie deep within our own psyches as we face fear, insecurity, and self-doubt. These internal adversaries pose a far greater threat to our lives and our well-being than the external difficulties of daily life. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“When the mind is creating troubles, it’s time to come back to the body and the serenity of the present moment.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Windows of opportunity open and then close. By staying in the present, handling what’s in front of us, and riding the wave of opportunity when it comes, we follow the natural order of things.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“It feels nice to be comfortable, but if we’re comfortable all the time, we miss out on the chance to stretch and grow.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from the ability to cope with it. Anonymous”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“There are times to let things happen, and times to make things happen. Now is that time. You will either make things happen, watch what happens, or wonder what happened.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“We all know that life has ups and downs; you’ve experienced both. And though you can’t always control what happens outside you, you can choose how you will respond. You can treat life as a dance rather than a wrestling match. You can become an active participant rather than a victim of circumstance.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Stable happiness doesn’t come from getting everything we want, because we never will; true happiness comes from wanting whatever we get.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Reason has survival value, but when overused at the expense of our intuition, feeling, and spirit, reason cuts us off from discovering our full potential.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Knowing what to do is not usually the problem; the elusive goal becomes translating intentions into action and resolutions into results.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“There is no need to search . . . achievement leads nowhere . . . makes no difference at all. Just be happy now. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist life. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you think. You are already free.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Happy people create happiness; it’s the most contagious energy on Earth. Fearful, sad, angry, or miserable people only tend to spread these same qualities, even if working in the name of “social conscience.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Energy follows thought; no matter how hard we work or how much we know, we tend to rise to our assumed limits, and no higher.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“the peaceful warrior’s greatest battles don’t lie in the external world, but within us. These inner hurdles generate most of the obstacles and difficulties we encounter in daily life. They carry greater danger than outer problems, because they slip, unseen and unnoticed, into our every endeavor.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life

“Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from the ability to cope with it.”
― Dan Millman, NO ORDINARY MOMENTS: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life