More from Phil McGraw
If we were all just alike, one of us wouldn’t be necessary.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw You must learn that you do not have to be angry just because you have the right to be.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw If emotional pain or problems have cropped up in your life, you must insist on getting closure. Closure means you don’t carry the problem or the pain. You address the issue, then you slam shut the book and put it away.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw Take the high road, there’s a lot less traffic up there.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw When you allow a person’s words to upset you, you’re giving away your power.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw We all have a social mask, right? We put it on, we go out, put our best foot forward, our best image. But behind that social mask is a personal truth, what we really, really believe about who we are and what we’re capable of.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw Learn when’s a good time to shut up
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw I’ve never eaten a taco, and I don’t plan to.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw Self-acceptance was the foundation of the happiest time in your life and it was the engine that powered the train.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw Can’t change what you don’t acknowledge.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw You can’t change other people or (some) conditions; you can change only your reactions to them.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw First, you’re going to have to stop using food for anything other than nutrition. You cannot continue to use food to celebrate, or as a companion, or for entertainment, or comfort. You cannot medicate yourself, your mood, or pain with food.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw In the meantime, let’s agree that what makes a problem big is simply that it’s yours.
Phil McGrawPhil McGraw
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From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
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School is a good place – it ain’t for everybody, but I think it’s for most people.
J. ColeJ. Cole I never thought of losing, but now that it’s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That’s my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali The only thing that can ruin a good day is people.
Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don’t like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don’t expect freedom to survive very long.
Thomas SowellThomas Sowell The only people I truly envy are those who can play a musical instrument and those who can eat anything they want without gaining weight.
Thomas SowellThomas Sowell People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny can only continue to believe this by becoming specialists in self-deception.
James BaldwinJames Baldwin Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
EpictetusEpictetus People do change.
Selena GomezSelena Gomez