Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha. She’s also the author of Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal, Tiny Buddha's Worry Journal, and Tiny Buddha's Inner Strength Journal and co-founder of Recreate Your Life Story, an online course that helps you let go of the past and live a life you love. For daily wisdom, join the Tiny Buddha list here. You can also follow Tiny Buddha on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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You know that open-hearted, safe feeling of being in the …
“Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.” –Robert Gary Lee
In a college acting class, my teacher had my peers surround me in a circle so that I could toss my body in various directions, while improvising a scene based …
“If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” -Oprah Winfrey
When I’m not working on Tiny Buddha, I write for ‘tween girls, both as a contributor for a magazine and a ghost writer for …
“The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.” –Benjamin Franklin
I just came back from the dentist where I learned I need $1,400 worth of dental work, and it’s largely because I failed to make …
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It’s often occurred to me that the most important components …
“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.” -Denis Waitley
The other day I was watching reruns of a show I’ve recently found and now love. In one scene, the main character talked about the “perfect …
“Anger always comes from frustrated expectations.” -Elliott Larson
Before I left for my two-week holiday family visit, I asked my boyfriend to wash our sheets before I returned. I hoped to come home to a clean, organized apartment, with everything …
“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” –Hausa Proverb
Last year, someone asked me in an interview what I’d say to myself, from 10 years ago, if I could meet that person now. I said something …
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“Suffering is not caused by pain but by resisting pain.” -Unknown
The other day I was watching TV when one of those pharmaceutical commercials came on.
You know, the kind that shows a blissful looking woman running through a field …
“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what’s right.” -Isaac Asimov
Last week a woman emailed me to let me know she holds the copyright for a photo someone submitted for the Life’s Hard Questions contest.
She …
“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” -Voltaire
Last week I got sick. Really sick. Head-spinning, stomach-retching, body-trembling sick, and just before the holidays, while visiting my family.
I completed a radio interview for my book through …
“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche
Recently, a blogger I admire wrote a long note on a social media site …
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.” ~Carl Jung
The other day someone I love, who we’ll call Tania, got in a massive fight with her boyfriend. She called me to explain …
“Don’t let the past hold you back; you’re missing the good stuff.” -Unknown
There have been times when I’ve regretted that I missed out on so much when I was younger.
Because I held onto pain so tightly, I missed …
“Before someone’s tomorrow has been taken away, cherish those you love, appreciate them today.” -Michelle C. Ustaszeski
Familiarity can sometimes seem like permanence. Oftentimes the more comfortable we are with someone, the less effort we put into our time with …
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Growing up, I was a black-and-white thinker—it was always all …
“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” –Winston Churchill
Have you ever purposely chosen to do something you felt resistant to doing? I do this occasionally because I recognize I sometimes limit myself by being inflexible.
I can …
“You are your choices.” -Seneca
It sounds like such a cliché to say that most of what we’re seeking is already within us, but nonetheless, it’s true.
Happiness doesn’t only exist in some perfect tomorrow when our circumstances look ideal. …
“Always concentrate on how far you’ve come, rather than how far you have left to go.” -Unknown
Though I write a lot about mindfulness, focusing on here and now, I think there’s something empowering about looking back and realizing how …
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