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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It’s no secret: I am a hugeNeil Pasricha fan. …
“Information is not knowledge.” -Einstein
It’s an interesting time to be a publisher. Before magazines had online counterparts, choosing articles to feature was a much more selective process, as there was no need to solicit more pieces than you could …
“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” -Socrates
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from writing, it’s that knowing what to remove is often just as important as knowing what to add.
Surprisingly, it sometimes take just as much time …
“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” ~Buddha
“Big flud strikes Revere!”
That was the headline of the newspaper I made with my sister when I was six. I hadn’t …
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” -Henry David Thoreau
Yesterday while driving home from the dentist, I listened to this CD my boyfriend made with theme songs from various movies.
While I generally would …
“You validate people’s lives by your attention.” -Unknown
For as long as I can remember, wanting attention has seemed like a shameful thing.
“She’s only doing that for attention.” “He’s only telling that sob story for attention.” “She only volunteered …
“Life is a process of becoming. A combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.” -Anais Nin
It’s a …
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This is a post that’s been a year and a half in the making, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to finally …
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” –Mark Twain
I currently have three inch dark blond roots growing into my golden hair because I’ve decided to go natural after a decade of consistent coloring.
I’m wearing large pink …
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I was perhaps the last person on the face of the …
“Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.” –Spanish Proverb
As you may remember from my post on Monday, I recently received an invitation to attend a live taping of an Oprah’s Life Class webcast.
I knew it was …
“Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it.” ~Jess Lair
There was a time when I could turn almost any positive feedback into something negative.
I don’t know if this was my attempt …
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Last year, a representative from More …
“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.” -Epictetus
The one you’ve been waiting for to tell you what to do—it’s you. You’re the only one who knows what’s right for …
Call me a traitor to my gender, but I didn’t grow up watching Oprah. I didn’t have parties with other ladies that involved a television and tissues. I didn’t fill my library according to her book club recommendations. And I …
“Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it’s enough.” -Robert Heller
A while back, a friend of mine called me crying because of a huge disappointment in her life. She made a bold decision based on gut instinct, …
“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” ~Josh Billings
Sometimes I feel immense pressure to do all kinds of things I don’t want to do. The …
“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.” ~Will Rogers
It was like a scene in a movie. I was waiting to cross the street while …
“If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.” -Francis Bacon
The other day, I visited a new doctor, and noticed the nurse who took my vitals seemed somewhat withdrawn. He …
“Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” -Walter Anderson
One of the biggest challenges in my life has been understanding when I’m doing …
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