This is a very Louise Hay-ish, positive thinking about life type of book which is what I was looking for. All quotes are from Judy Ford unless otherwise indicated."Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." - Virginia Satir
Wasting energy wishing for something you don't have while ignoring all that you do have is a vicious mental trap. p.24
"Everything that happens to you is your teacher. The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it." -Polly Berrien Berends
"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful that the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin
"If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself." - Barbara de Angelis
"The happier I have allowed myself to be, the happier my children have become." - William Martin
Most of us don't win the lottery or become "discovered" overnight. Instead, our lives unfold gradually, and those delicate moments set our path in another direction without our even noticing. p. 152
"Be daring, be different, be impractical. Be anything that will assert imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the common place, the slaves of the ordinary." - Sir Cecil Beaton
"If you're saddled by the need to know the outcome before you set out, you limit your possibilities." - Janet Carlson Freed
I liked the Try This sections throughout the book:
~Plan for Valentine's Day-and all holidays, for that matter- well in advance! p.69, p.146
~Eliminate negativity p.41
~Jump into your passion p.192
~Choose a "that's good" attitude p.195
~Don't believe the statistics about age, happiness, and being single. Don't even read them p.205
There is so much more in this book that I want to reread and think about. And I was glad to be reminded of my friend, Louise Hay, as well. I am a believer in all her mantras & affirmations- I just need to remember them and be consistent.
