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.
“In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost.” -Anne Sophie Swetchine
I used to make a wish whenever it turned 11:11. It was something I started doing with friends in high school, and …
“As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, you cannot be free of it.” -Eckhart Tolle
This weekend, a reader presented an interesting question about letting go of old beliefs and attitudes to make room for …
“Of course there is no formula for success except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.” –Arthur Rubinstein
Can ambition and wisdom coexist? Can you simultaneously want something specific and drive yourself to create it while accepting …
“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” -Dalai Lama
Opportunity often hides in the most unlikely places, but it isn’t easy to see it when you’re disappointed life didn’t meet your expectations.
Michael …
“You change your life by changing your heart.” -John Porter
I’m addicted to new and different.
I’ve been like this all my life. In my mid-20s, I toured the United States with marketing companies, in large part because everything was …
“Love does not care to define and is never in a hurry to do so.” -Charles Du Bos
Love is a tricky thing because it’s something we both give and receive—and yet it’s so much easier to dwell on the …
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Last week, Shambhala Publications contacted me to let me know …
“Don’t think you’re on the right road just because it’s a well-beaten path.” -Unknown
The other day, I watched a fascinating documentary about behavioral economics—a field that considers how mental, emotional, and social factors influence money-related decisions. Traditional economic theory …
“Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.” -Gandhi
This past weekend, I took a break from writing at Starbucks to visit the nearby Fall Festival, which featured a …
“When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.” -Walt Disney
One of my high school teachers once said that a truly intelligent person is never bored because there are always things to see, do, explore, and learn.…
“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.” ~Leo Tolstoy
If you knew this would be your last day, would you waste time worrying about …
“Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.” -Proverb
I once read that people who journal to identify lessons from painful situations generally move on more quickly and easily than …
“It is not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” -Unknown
Have you ever felt a strong instinct to say no to something—but then said yes anyway? I did this a few months back, when someone …
“If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year.” -Thomas Dreier
Have you ever formed an insight about yourself that seems completely obvious in retrospect? I had one of those realizations not too …
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Have you ever wondered how authors …
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” ~Henri Nouwen
The other day I saw the movie Moneyball after originally deciding it wasn’t for me. I did the same thing …
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow. It only saps today of its joy.” -Leo Buscaglia
A friend of mine got engaged this September. Previously, she and her fiance agreed that they both did not want children. But recently she’s …
“Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
“The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming it.” -Helen Keller
There’s a child wailing five feet away from where I’m sitting in the Farmer’s Market at The Grove. This is my least favorite sound in …
“A person’s world is only as big as their heart.” -Tanya A. Moore
Last week, I wrote about John Robbins, who presented at Bonfire Heights. He and his son Ocean shared a number of stores about loving fully …
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