237 Quotes by Peter McWilliams

Depression is an illness that robs one of the meaning of life. Heal the illness. As the depression heals, enthusiasm, well-being, and a sense of life’s purpose will return.

Most of what’s around us we take for granted. We ignore it. Appreciation-spending time looking for the good-helps us overcome one of the primary limitations to enjoying the wealth we already have: ignoreance.

Positive thoughts: joy, happiness, fulfillment, achievement, worthiness, have positive results: enthusiasm, calm, well-being, ease, energy, love...

Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it “the first law of personal growth”.

Drugs, gambling, and prostitution are the Big Three underground ‘moneymakers’ in consensual crime. There would be, however, significant boosts to the economy if the stigma attached to the other consensual crimes were eliminated through legalization.

Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that’s true. Most people, however, find that meditation creates more time than it takes.

Learn to forgive fully and completely. If you want health, wealth, and happiness, you can’t afford the luxury of lugging around all those unforgiven, unforgotten past events. Let them go.

Our thoughts create our reality-not instantly, necessarily, as in “Poof! There it is” – but eventually. Where we put our focus – our inner and outer vision – is the direction we tend to go. That’s our desire, our intention...

Write 10 times: ‘Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.’ You don’t have to believe it; just write it.