Steve Maraboli Quotes - Page 11

Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child.

It’s my life and I’m not afraid to LIVE it! I would rather experience the ups and downs of a life I have chosen, than to suffer the regret of a life I have settled for.

Happiness, success, peace, and love are experienced when we live accordingly. They are not something you have, they are something you DO.

Our moral economy went bankrupt long before our financial one.

You're not asking me for advice, you're asking me for permission.

Relationships: If you put up with it, you’re going to end up with it. Set the standard you want and don’t settle for less.

It is when I struggle that I strengthen. It is when challenged to my core that I learn the depth of who I am.

Life has a way of answering questions you didn't even ask.

Spread your happiness to others and let them spread theirs to you.

Life itself is simple...it's just not easy.

Pay attention to what you pray for. Your prayers are not just a reflection of your desires and hopes; they are a guide for personal behavior. PRAY it, BE it, and you will SEE it.

No matter how they abuse you toleration is how you abuse yourself.

The best way to succeed is to have a specific Intent, a clear Vision, a plan of Action, and the ability to maintain Clarity. Those are the Four Pillars of Success. It never fails!

Lie to yourself if you want, but you’re not fooling me. Your excuses tell me that you didn’t really want it.

Your words say it to me... Your actions tell it to me.

I am always saddened by the death of a good person. It is from this sadness that a feeling of gratitude emerges. I feel honored to have known them and blessed that their passing serves as a reminder to me that my time on this beautiful earth is limited and that I should seize the opportunity I have to forgive, share, explore, and love. I can think of no greater way to honor the deceased than to live this way.

When you finally meet the right one for you, it suddenly becomes clear why everyone else was so wrong.

I believe in the immeasurable power of love that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance.

Your purpose on earth is to participate in this human experience and to seize the opportunity within each day to reveal the greatest version of yourself.

It would be ridiculous to hold your breath and blame others for your inability to breathe. In the same sense, it is ridiculous to live an unaligned life and blame God for your misfortune.

Wishful thinking does wonders for a wishful mind; but in the end, reality always has the final say.

You can still make today the day you change yourself, love yourself, forgive yourself, respect yourself, honor yourself, cherish yourself, admire yourself, express yourself, be true to yourself... It’s never too late!

Pay attention… How a person handles poor cell service, traffic, and spotty wifi is a good indicator of how they’ll behave during relationship challenges.

Embrace love and compassion with all your spirit. Understand that they never hurt or offend, they just heal and empower.

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.

The future is greatly different than your life now, the actions that you take must also be greatly different. You cannot do the same thing and get something different.

Religion imprisons God. By its own accord, if we are made in the image and likeness of God, then His condemnation of the sinner is an act of hypocrisy. I believe God to be greater than that.

Stop confusing poor decision-making with destiny. Take accountability. Wanting, praying, hoping, and wishing for change isn’t enough… Desire doesn’t changes lives; BEHAVIOR does.

Education is the antidote to many poisons.

Over-analysis is a dream killer. Sometimes you can drown yourself in your own thoughts.

Sure I find it very liberating and empowering now; but at first, it took me a while to get used to the uncomfortably vulnerable feeling that comes along with being honest.

Just because your pain is understandable, doesn't mean your behavior is acceptable.

The only thing sadder than hateful people’s willingness to drag us down to their level, is our willingness to oblige.

You unlock the door to greater levels of excellence and success when you accept who you are. It is from the point of acceptance that we can create a masterful life.

We'll all be better off the day we stop letting unhappy, unsuccessful people tell us how to be happy and successful. You already know the way... follow it.

When I accept myself, I am freed from the burden of needing you to accept me.

The writers of religious scriptures and texts would have done humanity a grand service if they would have used just one sentence, in one of the pages out of the thousands, to support respectful and peaceful disagreement.

Stop walking through the motions of a conditioned routine and start consciously taking action on your visualized intent.

No more excuses or procrastination! Stop allowing your days to be stolen by busy nothingness and take calculated steps towards your goals.

The world gives us PLENTY of opportunities to strengthen our patience. While this truth can definitely be challenging, this is a good thing. Patience is a key that unlocks the door to a more fulfilling life. It is through a cultivation of patience that we become better parents, powerful teachers, great businessmen, good friends, and a live a happier life.

We can spend today joyously celebrating potential by acting upon our purpose, or we can spend it mourning the days and opportunities gone by… the first will find you amongst the few who are content and accomplished; the latter will find you with the suffering majority as you exhaustedly swim in the ocean of regret.

For most people, blaming others is a subconscious mechanism for avoiding accountability. In reality, the only thing in your way is YOU.

Your actions should be so dedicated that no one should have to ask you what you want.

You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.

The path to freedom is illuminated by the bridges you have burned, adorned by the ties you have cut, and cleared by the drama you have left behind. Let go. Be free.

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You...Be Free...Share.

...be more than a person she would settle for... be a person she would yearn for.

Let your words merely reiterate what your actions have already stated.

You are the point of origin for everything in your world: you set the standard for yourself.

Breakups can be sad, but sometimes tears are the price we pay for a freedom we need.

If you have a goal, write it down. If you do not write it down, you do not have a goal - you have a wish.

Each day is a brand new episode of your life. If nothing is changing, you're watching reruns. Mindset matters... If you want something different, DO something different. "Same crap, different day" doesn't describe the day; it describes your attitude towards it.

The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description.

God is the name we give to the science we don't understand. Science is the name we give to the God we don't understand.

It's not just about what I can SEE for our future, or humanity; it's about what I can DO for our future and humanity.

When you pray, you are speaking to yourself. When you take action, you are speaking to God.

Some people will try to condemn you to the prison of their bullshit. They tell you they want a soulmate, but they're actually creating a cellmate.

Sometimes the memory of someone is better than the reality of them.

When you truly embrace your human impermanence you connect with the power you have, and influence you have, over the time you have.

Let Love Move You...If you can’t stop thinking of her, it’s because her essence has left an imprint on your heart… on your soul...Don’t be afraid of this feeling; be nourished by it...Let it stir your entire being…Let it help release your greatest self...Let it inspire you to be loving… to be respectful… to be romantic… to be intelligent… to be passionate… to be a good listener… to be appreciative…Let this wonderful feeling move you to become a passionate love maker… a ravenous seducer...Do not be afraid of this deep love! Let it reveal the best of you…Let this feeling encourage you to behave in an honest and sincere manner…So that you may be more than a person she would settle for… so that you may be a person she would yearn for.