Quotes from Steve Goodier

The good man brings good to things out of the good stored up in his heart.

It's true that laughter really is cheap medicine. It's a prescription anyone can afford. And best of all, you can fill it right now.

Find 100 reasons to laugh. You are bound to feel better, you will cope with problems more effectively and people will enjoy being around you. Besides unhappiness, what do you have to lose?

We could all do with a bit more joy in our lives couldn't we? The wonderful thing is that when we start spreading joy, we begin to actually experience more joy in our lives too!

Your power to choose can never be taken from you. It can be neglected and it can be ignored. But if used, it can make all the difference.

Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish much. In any relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.

Not everybody can identify a purpose in life. But when you do, and when you pursue it, you will be living the kind of life you feel you were meant to live. And what's more, you will be happy.

We are stronger than we think. We have emotional, spiritual and even physical resources at our disposal. We may get knocked down, but we don't have to stay down.

There are few qualities more vital than a strong yearning. That desire to reach a little farther, to be a little more, yearning...for a piece of something greater, can often make all the difference.

It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.

Just about ANY personality trait or skill can be learned: simply find it in someone you know and copy it. Then watch what happens.

One good wish changes nothing. But one good decision changes everything. Your power to choose, to make a good decision, spells the difference between wishing and making real life changes.

Life is a fragile and awesome gift.

The more we express thanks, the more gratitude we feel. The more gratitude we feel, the more we express thanks. It's circular, and it leads to a happier life.

Is there plenty of celebration in your life? How about your spiritual life? Is it an exercise in following rules and practices? Or does it look more like a joyous celebration?

Who do you spend time with? Criticizers or encouragers? Surround yourself with those who believe in you. Your life is too important for anything less.

If people like you, they'll give you a hand. But if they trust you, they'll give you their heart. And heart to heart, we can face anything together.

We are meant to be one. And only after we realize that amazing truth can we find what we need - true peace.

Of course we need to accept ourselves as we are, but we can't stop there. We also need to value ourselves enough make needed changes.

Who doesn't want to know that we notice them and value them? And who might respond to us better when they feel that they matter? It probably cannot be overstated – it matters...that people matter.

If you love people, you have no desire to judge them.

After you are gone, people may forget most of what you have said and done. But they will remember that you loved them.

To say, "I've been converted and that's that, " is to say you have decided to quit growing. If life is about anything, it is about growing. The day I quit changing and learning is the day I die.

It's good to remember that success may be just beyond the next failure, and you'll get there, not because you're destined to, but because you're determined to.