Quotes from Karen Salmansohn

You are a fine piece of china. Don't let anyone treat you like a paper plate.

5 steps to happiness: Don't speak badly about yourself. Trust your instincts. Let go of what you can't control. Don't be afraid to say no. Don't be afraid to say yes.

Neuroscientists have a biological explanation for why those downward negative-thought spirals happen in the first place. MRIs have shown that every time people think angry thoughts or imagine worst-case scenarios, they send a surge of blood flowing into the brain regions associated with depression and anger—which refuels their depression and anger in a destructive feedback loop.

We all rejoice in hearing those 3 words: I love you. Beneath these 3 words are another 3: I get you. It's when we feel understood that we feel most loved.

Things won't get better unless you think better

Embrace your weirdness. Some will adore you. Others won't. But who cares? Worry about loving yourself, not loving the idea of other people loving you.

What are the most powerful words in the universe? The ones you use to talk to yourself.

It's easier to be a saint for fifteen minutes than an hour

Pour yourself a cockytale - a delicious blend of persuasive happy facts and/or marvelous memories - prepared just for you.

Thoughts are like a steering wheel

Being negative is like spraying yourself with anti-charisma

Ban the words "always" and never from your vocabulary

Be a positive evidence collector

Rewrite your tale of woe as a tale of wow

When your world gets turned upside down view it from a new perspective

Refuse to live a settle for it life.

It is what it is--but you have the power to turn it into an isn't-so-bad

Celebrate effort, not outcome

There is a gain in every pain

Never give up. Never give up. Never give up.

In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.

Hold the Vision, Trust the Process and Don't worry about the outcome.

Your past is where you learned the lesson. Now is when you get to apply it.