“Cultivate your own garden and let go of your tendency to examine and judge how others cultivate theirs. Catch yourself in moments of gossip about how others ought to be living and rid yourself of thoughts about how they should be doing it this way, or how they have no right to live and think as they do. Stay busy and involved in your own projects and pursuits.” ~ Dr. Wayne Dyer
“Everybody seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
“Choose to be kind over being right and you’ll be right every time.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
“As you put more emphasis on being a loving person, which is something you can control – and less emphasis on receiving love, which is something you can’t control – you’ll find that you have plenty of love in your life.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
“It’s interesting to consider that when you disagree with someone, the person you are disagreeing with is every bit as certain of his or her position as you are of yours.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
“Your heart, the compassionate part of you, knows that it’s impossible to feel better at the expense of someone else.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
“It’s true that other people do weird things (who doesn’t?), but we are the ones getting upset, so we are the ones who need to change.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
“There are always going to be people who disagree with you, people who do things differently, and things that don’t work out. If you fight against this principle of life you’ll spend most of your life fighting battles.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff