"An authentic life does not require anyone else's approval for your creative choices."
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Alan Cohen quotes (page 7 of 14)
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"Money is not the root of all evil...ignorance is the root of all evil. People do cruel and foolish things for money because they feel oppressed by a sense of lack. If people knew their power to generate wealth, they would never fight or hurt each other over money."
"We attain freedom as we let go of whatever does not reflect our magnificence. A bird cannot fly high or far with a stone tied to its back. But release the impediment, and we are free to soar to unprecedented heights."
"You believe that a lover will bring you love, but it is your love that will bring you a lover."
"Be clear on where you are and where you want to go and you will get there. It can be the best year of your life."
"The feeling, "this can't be it", is a very powerful form of prayer. It's the agony of the separated self longing for reunion with wholeness. It's the call of your soul urging you to return to your own path and purpose. It's the force of evolution driving you home. Do not try to deny or override your divine discontent. Heed its call. Knowing "this can't be it" implies that somewhere inside you, you DO know what IS it."
"I claim my heart's desire, and I choose my direction. I will attain my chosen goal."
"Work may be your dominant thought, and joy an afterthought. But joy is your true purpose, and work the afterthought."
"If you have good wealth mentality.... you will generate wealth wherever you go. Even if you lose money temporarily, your wealth mentality will attract it again. If you have a lack mentality, no matter how much you receive or what financial opportunities come your way, wealth will evade you or, if it comes, it won't last."
"You can only see in someone else what you see in yourself."
"The cause of poverty is not scarcity. It is fear and small thinking."
"Don't try to lose weight. Take delight in gaining fitness."
"If you act anxiously to hasten your results, you delay their arrival. Calm poise reveals the shortest route home."
"Be a creator, not a reactor."
"What are you accepting that would not be a part of your ideal day?"
"Successful people pay more attention to their visions and goals than to history and the opinions of others."
"Abundance is not a situation- it is an attitude."
"The people who are successful are those who are grateful for everything they have."
"Revisit your past only to recognize how far you have come."
"I give myself the kindness and forgiveness I would show others."