Lori Deschene Quotes

Every now and then it’s good to stop climbing and appreciate the view from right where you are.

Sometimes all you can do is accept there’s not much you can do. And sometimes all you can control is how well you let go of control.

Always remember: Presence is far more important than presents, and magic comes from memories, not stuff.

People are going to judge you no matter what you do. But your life won’t flash before anyone else’s eyes at the end, so stop worrying about how you look to everyone else and focus on living a story you’ll feel good watching.

That’s what it means to really feel alive – to be so immersed in the passionate bliss of the moment that you don’t think about yesterday or tomorrow. You just enjoy what you’re doing and love every piece of it.

Regardless of our circumstances, we always have a choice. We can choose more of the same; or we can recognize this moment is different and that we can be different, too.

You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a ‘negative person.’ It makes you human.

The moment we decide things don’t have to be a certain way, we create the possibility that they could be better than we know to imagine them.

Practice the pause. Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you’re about to react harshly and you’ll avoid doing and saying things you’ll later regret.

At the end of the day, remind yourself that you did the best you could today, and that is good enough.

We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.

Beating yourself up for your flaws and mistakes won’t make you perfect, and you don’t have to be. Learn, forgive yourself, and remember: We all struggle; it’s just part of being human.