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Old 12-01-2022, 10:54 PM
 
Location: PNW
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If people show you who they really are, believe them the first time.

Heard it 15 years ago, internalized it, used it, never failed me. Especially in dating.
This is one I keep on my short list too.
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Old 12-02-2022, 06:24 AM
 
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This quote has had the biggest impact on me.

“I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.”
I agree with this. It is also something I learn from my doctoral advisor. He was a little less eloquent and just told me: “Remember, it’s not what happens to you, it’s how you react to what happens to you.”
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Old 12-02-2022, 10:52 AM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Beautiful! Imagine if everyone in the world followed that advice! Love this post.
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Old 12-02-2022, 03:47 PM
 
Location: New England
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My Nana used to say; "Take care of your teeth and smile a lot, people will wonder what you're up to."
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Old 12-02-2022, 11:04 PM
 
Location: Honolulu
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This quote has had the biggest impact on me.

“I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.”
This is my favorite quote of this thread so far. Not much more to say other than I believe it's true and it can greatly affect you life.
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Old 12-04-2022, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Germany
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If you don't look where you wanna go, you're gonna go where you look.
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Old 12-05-2022, 10:47 AM
 
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Most of the things we worry about never actually happen.
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Old 12-05-2022, 11:35 AM
 
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Most of the things we worry about never actually happen.
Turn off the news, stop filling your head the worries of the entire world. Decide to be happy, cherish time with friends and family.
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Old 12-06-2022, 08:58 AM
 
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Turn off the news, stop filling your head the worries of the entire world. Decide to be happy, cherish time with friends and family.
That reminds me of another important lesson I've learned, which is that most of what we think/feel is our own choice. Somebody who worries about pointless things all the time is choosing to do so, whether they are aware of it or not.
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Old 12-06-2022, 11:13 AM
 
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Sounds trite but it helps me sometimes. Reminds me to not try and control things that can't be controlled:

"It is what it is."

ETA: A close "cousin expression" to the above is:

"You can't change it. That's just the way it is."
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