A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
Acceptance doesn't mean that you've resigned yourself to live the rest of your life with a particular person, or in a particular situation. It just means that you won't cause yourself emotional discomfort because of the way things are in this moment.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
As we grow in higher consciousness, we discover that it is more important to be the right person then to find the right person.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
Be aware that the difference between heaven and earth is not so much altitude but attitude.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
Everyone and everything around you is your teacher.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
Happiness does not lie in getting people and things outside of you lined up exactly to suit your desires.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
If you want those around you to act in a more loving and conscious manner, act in a way that helps them to do so.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
It is beautiful to acquire knowledge, but it is misleading to expect it to bring us peace, love and happiness.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
Life goes by rapidly. Don't delay. Don't put it off. Don't wait until you have some spare time. Don't wait until the time's 'right.'
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
No one that ever lived has ever had enough power, prestige, or knowledge to overcome the basic condition of all life- you win some and you lose some.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
The only real problem in your life is how you're using your mind.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
The past is dead; The future is imaginary; Happiness can only be in the Eternal Now Moment.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
To be right, be willing to admit you are wrong.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
To see your drama clearly is to be liberated from it.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
You add to the suffering in the world when you take offense, just as much as you do when you give offense.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
You always have enough to be happy. It's the patterns in your head that make you unhappy.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
You are not responsible for the programming you picked up in childhood. However, as an adult, you are one hundred percent responsible for fixing it.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
You can make really effective changes when your consciousness is free of emotional turmoil.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
You should always be aware that your head creates your world.
--Ken Keyes, Jr.
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