The reason that so many fail to find happiness is that they fail to find gratitude.
RASHEED OGUNLARUThere are essentially two questions in life – a spiritual question and a material question. The spiritual question is ‘Who am I?’ The material question is ‘What am I to do with my life?’ One leads to the other.
More Rasheed Ogunlaru Quotes
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Odd how we focus on studying wars at at school to form our ‘education’. No wonder we know so little about making and forging peace as adults.
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The mind will enchain yourself, others or both. Your heart will set you / them free.
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Your job is to do your job with all your heart to the best of your ability. Life will go it’s own merry way at it’s own pace. But if you do then you – and life – will be the richer for you being here.
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On any day – in any given event – you have to believe in yourself and back yourself 100%
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If you are not yourself people will look right through you and see the pale shadow of someone else.
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All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do.
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The moment that you accept life and your life as it is, is the moment that you will start to change your life and this magical life itself.
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Those who say life is knocking them down and giving them a tough time are usually the first to beat themselves up. Be on your own side.
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Role models are only of limited use. For no-one is as important, potentially powerful and as key in your life and world as you.
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The world is already yours – why try to conquer it?
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How you look at it is pretty much how you’ll see it.
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It’s not just a question of doing what you love for a living. It’s about doing what you love with love. Then your life and all be transformed.
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Be genuinely interested in everyone you meet and everyone you meet will be genuinely interested in you
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Goals are only ever a guide; a winding, changing path. It’s your heart that will really keep you on tack… and nourished along the way.
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While being you and truly sharing what you do will bring happiness to others, you won’t find contentment merely trying to keep others happy.
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The best way to get something good out of what you’re doing is to put something good into it.
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There is no question- love is the answer.
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Our life stories are largely constructed and without mindfulness can prove destructive.
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You can not hope to arrive at harmony in your life while stirring up disturbances in anothers.
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Throw your arms around the world and hold on tight. But not through fear but because of your love.
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You won’t ever build your confidence from a perception of lack. For it grows and evolves from realising who you are and what you already have.
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Life is the best and only timekeeper.
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People will ask you the question ‘how is life treating you?’ But my question is ‘how are you treating life?’ On that your happiness rests
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Too much time is wasted fighting one self and life itself. Peace and fulfilment emerge the moment you embrace both.
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I’ve no interest in being thought provoking. Who needs more thoughts. I’d rather go down as one who is thought disposing.
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Finding oneself and one’s path is like waking up on a foggy day. Be patient, and presently the fog will clear and that which has always been there can be seen. The path is already there to follow
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