So I am way far behind on reading my Oprah magazines. This interview is from the June 2012 Oprah Magazine and it is quite an amazing interview with Deepak Chopra.
There are three specific statements/quotes that stood out to me and I felt I needed to share them with you:
"Everyone is looking toward the future. Which means they're never in the present. So when they arrive at the future, it's not there for them, because they're not present for it." - Deepak Chopra
and this is very similar thought to another quote I tweeted this week:
"A dying friend once told me, 'I wish I hadn't spent so many Mondays wishing it were Friday. I also wish I had made better use of those Fridays, for better stories on Monday."
Which led me to state:
"Each day is a gift, enjoy the present."
Why are we racing through our lives? We all complain about how old we are getting but then we wish for it every time we wish for it to be another day/week/month/year. We have to learn how to enjoy the days we have even if they are at work because each day at work is how we get to those other days/weeks/months/years and are able to afford it all.
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"Having resentment against someone is like drinking poison and thinking it will kill your enemy." - Nelson Mandela
Ah anger/resentment. Seems to be our current choice for emotion across the board. I have difficulty with this one but it is so true. Resentment is something only we can feel. Resentment does not affect our enemy at all, so why should we hurt ourselves?
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and my favorite:
"Love is…Not a sentiment or an emotion. It's the fact that we're all the same being in different disguises." - Deepak Chopra
I can't add anything to this except to say that I fully concur.
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I hope one or all of these resonant with you as they did with me.
1 comment:
Lovely words :)
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