Robert Holden Quotes

Nothing real stands between you and your happiness, only illusion and confusion.

'One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever.'

Love is the ultimate coach. Do what you love, let love guide you, and let love inspire you.

The final and only act of healing is to accept that there is nothing wrong with you.

No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.

One of the most important lessons to learn about relationships is that it is not another person’s job to make you happy. Your happiness is not someone else’s job. Until you realize this, you will always be dissatisfied with your relationships. Ultimately, your relationship with others mirrors your relationship to happiness.

The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.

True forgiveness is a self-healing process which starts with you and gradually extends to everyone else.

Make a commitment to having fun. See your best friends and make time for your hobbies and passions.

Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.

Happiness is always possible - the only thing that really holds you back is your mind. You have probably already noticed that the happiest times in your life are when you are not thinking. It's a wonderful thing to stand outside your ego, to surrender to the flow, and to participate fully in a hobby, in nature, in meditation, in prayer, in art, in dance, in sport, and in the moment.

Some people 'go' through life; and other people 'grow' through life. Which one are you?

The key to happiness is not to make yourself into a different person; it is to let yourself be even more of who you really are.

Dedicate yourself to Love. Decide to let Love be your intention, your purpose, and your point. And then let Love inspire you, support you and guide you in every other dedication you make thereafter.

You may be cool under pressure and challenge, but can you be cool under success?

If you really want to be successful and you really want to be happy, don't have a job, have a purpose. ...When you've got a purpose, the whole world is your office.

People who follow their joy discover a depth of creativity and talent that inspires the world.

The world is only a mirror. You will only see in the world what you're prepared to see in yourself-nothing more and nothing less.

You can't hold on to a grievance and be happy. Time to make a choice!

Sometimes in order to be happy in the present moment you have to be willing to give up all hope for a better past.

Beware of Destination Addiction... a preoccupation with the idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job and with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are.

It is because the world is so full of suffering, that your happiness is a gift. It is because the world is so full of poverty, that your wealth is a gift. It is because the world is so unfriendly, that your smile is a gift. It is because the world is so full of war, that your peace of mind is a gift. It is because the world is in such despair, that your hope and optimism is a gift. It is because the world is so afraid, that your love is a gift.

Children smile 400 times a day on average ... adults 15 times. Children laugh 150 times a day ... adults 6 times per day. Children play between 4-6 hours a day ... adults only 20 minutes a day. What's happened?

You did not come here to be normal, you came here to be you.

Happiness does not have to be deserved, earned, worked for or paid for; it simply has to be accepted.

Let what you give come through you rather than from you. There is no lack this way. Be truly unconditional in what you give so that there can be no fear or loss. ... If you experience conflict, lack, or struggle today, let go of expectations, demands, and aiming to get something. Give yourself unconditionally . The Unconditioned Self is never diminished, and you cannot lose.

Your happiness is a gift because it literally brings out the best in you.

Happiness is present time, it has nothing to do with the future.

Your intention to love, no matter what, is the absolute key to happiness.

The belief that happiness has to be deserved has led to centuries of pain, guilt, and deception. So firmly have we clung to this single, illusory belief that we've almost forgotten the real truth about happiness. So busy are we trying to deserve happiness that we no longer have much time for ideas such as: Happiness is natural, happiness is a birthright, happiness is free, happiness is a choice, happiness is within, and happiness is being. The moment you believe that happiness has to be deserved, you must toil forevermore.

A Course In Miracles is a constant affirmation that you are created by an unconditional thought of love that appears to have lost itself in a world of fear. Freedom, joy and peace of mind are yours again, when you remember and re-connect to your unconditional self.

A true healer helps you to remember and reconnect consciously with your inner light.

Money is important but it is not everything... Think about everything you already have that money can't buy.

Today is just another normal day full of miracles, gifts, and opportunities.

Being our Self is the wisest philosophy, the bravest action, the kindest consideration and the greatest act of healing imaginable.

Unless you are happy with yourself, you will not be happy.

Practise wonder today - be present, begin again, know nothing, and allow everything to surprise you, inspire you, excite you, entertain you, teach you. Be fully open to life, today, and let yourself live wonder-fully.

Happiness is attractive. Once you decide to be happy, you attract great things into your life.

Like a fragrance to a flower, true happiness is an expression of your unconditional self...the real you.

No matter how hard you try it is impossible to be grateful and depressed.

Your ego is an avid interpreter. It is so quick to interpret events as 'bad' or 'good,' 'wrong' or 'right.' It never fails to see 'the little picture.

Committing to happiness increases your chances for success.

If you think something is missing in your life, it is probably YOU.

Happiness is not in things; happiness is in you.

The journey to true happiness and to happiness now is not a journey of physical distance or time; it is one of personal "self-recovery," where we remember and reconnect consciously to an inner potential for joy--a paradise lost--waiting to be found.

Joy waits on welcome, not time.

You're so good at helping everybody else, I think you're in danger of leaving yourself out of your own life.

Work out what is truly important to you. Research shows people with consistently high happiness scores prioritise their life according to the things they value. They've worked out what is most important to them and don't allow themselves to get sidetracked.

To have time for what is valuable, you have to stop giving time to what isn't.

Life is like art - it is all about interpretation.