If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it's helpful to do kind, peaceful things.

— Richard Carlson

It is our ability to forget our problems, through the process of thought, rather than the passage of time, that frees us from the circumstances of our past.

— Richard Carlson

Life didn't come with a fool-proof manual.

— Richard Carlson

Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over.

— Richard Carlson

One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It's not and it won't. When we make this mistake we tend to spend a lot of time wallowing and/or complaining about what's wrong with life. "It's not fair," we complain, not realizing that, perhaps, it was never intended to be.

— Richard Carlson

Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even escape. So, enough about the virtues of reading. Time to read on.

— Richard Carlson

Remember that everything has God's fingerprints on it.

— Richard Carlson

Something wonderful begins to happen with the simple realization that life, like an automobile, is driven from the inside out, not the other way around. As you focus more on becoming more peaceful with where you are, rather than focusing on where you would rather be, you begin to find peace right now, in the present. Then, as you move around, try new things, and meet new people, you carry that sense of inner peace with you. It's absolutely true that, "Wherever you go, there you are.

— Richard Carlson

Spend a moment every day thinking of someone to love.

— Richard Carlson

The fact that we can't see the beauty in something doesn't suggest that it's not there. Rather, it suggests that we are not looking carefully enough or with a broad enough perspective to see it.

— Richard Carlson