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“Overcoming attachment does not mean becoming cold and indifferent. On the contrary, it means learning to have relaxed control over our mind through understanding the real causes of happiness and fulfillment, and this enables us to enjoy life more and suffer less.”

Mind Mean Doe Real Suffering Causes Enjoy Understanding Cold Becoming Overcoming Contrary Fulfillment Attachment Indifferent Enjoy Life Relaxed

Book:How to Meditate: A Practical Guide: Second Edition (Large Print 16pt)

Source: How to Meditate: A Practical Guide: Second Edition (Large Print 16pt)

“Definite gifts render their possessors capable of overcoming any obstacle this side of death; they create an impetus of far more genuine value than external advantages in some other career where the impulse to make use of them remains weak or non-existent. The work that one enjoys is the greatest source of happiness and vitality in life.”

Use Values Passion Enjoy Sides Work Careers Source Capable Advantage Weak Overcoming Remains Obstacles Genuine Impulse Definite Vitality Impetus Source Of Happiness

Book:On becoming a writer

Source: On becoming a writer

“Regardless of how much you enjoy your work, you must accept that everything won't come easily. No one has clear sailing on their voyage to success. You will always meet obstacles to overcome. The attainment of real success isn't based on the absence of problems, but the extraordinary ability to deal with problems. Indeed, you will find greatest satisfaction in overcoming the toughest of problems thrown your way. And only by overcoming great difficulties can you achieve greatness in this world.”

“Take 15 minutes daily, thinking of pleasant scenarios regarding your body, with the sole intent of enjoying your body and appreciating its strength and stamina and flexibility and beauty. When you visualize for the joy of visualizing rather than with the intention of correcting some deficiency, your thoughts are more pure and, therefore, more powerful. When you visualize to overcome something that is wrong, your thoughts are diluted with the "lackful" side of the equation. In time, your physical condition will acquiesce to your dominant thoughts.”

“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.”

Helping Enjoy Wealth Overcoming Appreciation Spending Granted Primaries Limitation Spending Time

Author:Peter McWilliams

“When you play by the rules, defy mental demons, overcome every challenge, and enjoy a walk in the country at the same time - that's being alive.”

Country Play Enjoy Challenges Walks Alive Overcoming Demon

Book:Reflections on the Game (ePub Edition)

Source: Reflections on the Game (ePub Edition)

“I think sometimes the hardest obstacle is yourself. I can certainly be my own worst critic and oftentimes forget to enjoy the here and now. Physically, the hardest obstacle I have overcome was severe back issues. [This] resulted in finally getting surgery to replace four discs, which changed my life back to active - which is how I am happiest.”

Thinking I Can Sometimes Enjoy My Own Forget Issues Four Worst Changed Overcoming Critics Obstacles Active Hardest Surgery Severe Here And Now Changed My Life Discs

Author:Tricia Helfer

“When I retired from the championships in 2012, I had finished in fourth place in the international division, second place in nationals, and first in our state three years in a row. This journey not only helped me overcome my fears, it taught me discipline and perseverance. The biggest medals were the friendships that I still enjoy today.”

“If you're up there [on stage] thinking about what you're doing, you're just not there and it's not going to happen.So trying to learn how to overcome those - which is a normal thing to do. You're in front of a lot of people. People are going to get very self-conscious. So you have to learn to sort of overcome that tendency towards self-consciousness and just blow it wide open. And you jump in and join all those people that are out there enjoying what you're doing together.”

“Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.”

Success Enjoy Goal Economy Failing Optimism Overcoming Perseverance Where You Are

Author:Robert Foster Bennett

“Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.”

World Inspirational Enjoy Challenges Views Seeing Air Mountain Overcoming Embrace Plant Climbs Climbing Flags Mountaineering

Author:David McCullough Jr.

“It is of the nobility of man's soul that he is insatiable: for he hath a benefactor so prone to give, that he delighteth in us for asking. Do not your inclinations tell you that the WORLD is yours? Do you not covet all? Do you not long to have it; to enjoy it; to overcome it? To what end do men gather riches, but to multiply more? Do they not like Pyrrhus the King of Epire, add house to house and lands to lands, that they may get it all?”

Men World Giving May Long Soul Ends House Enjoy Land Wall Kings Overcoming Asking Add Riches Inclination Nobility Insatiable Benefactors World Is Yours

Book:Centuries of Meditations

Source: Centuries of Meditations

“I don't think you can become an outstanding runner unless you get a certain amount of enjoyment out of the suffering. You have to enjoy absorbing it, controlling it, and - ultimately - overcoming it.”

Thinking Certain Suffering Enjoy Amount Overcoming Enjoyment Runners Outstanding Absorbing

Author:Derek Clayton