When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
GAUR GOPAL DASWatch your thoughts, they turn into words. Watch your words, they turn into actions. Watch your actions, they turn into habits. Watch your habits, they turn into character. Watch your character, it turns into your destiny. It all begins with a thought.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him.
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Feeling peaceful, happy and content is not about avoiding challenges in our life, but about how we navigate through these challenges to reach the type of life we want to live.
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Things do change over time.
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Live your life in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God will come to know God because they know you.
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The first step in selflessness is to practise it with our family.
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This happens with all relationships, not just in marriages. If we are not proactive in our relationships, they start to seem dry and become cumbersome. We have to have respect for the other person, which is reflected in how sensitively we treat them.
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The sands of time slow for no man. Things change for better and for worse, but what we choose to perceive is up to us.
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Think: Is this in my control? If yes, you can do something about it. If no, then you cannot do anything about it. Therefore, in both circumstances, why worry?
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At work we tend to compare and compete with others, instead of comparing and competing with ourselves.
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Always seeing the best in people and choosing to avoid their faults.
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If you do what you love, you will never have to work a day in your life.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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You need an attitude of service. You’re not just serving yourself. You help others to grow up and you grow with them.
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Having a friend to listen to your problems and discuss them with you is the beginning of finding a solution.
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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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