Quotes About Perspective

This is what drives me crazy whenever I hear people say things like, "Ask the universe for what you want, and you'll get it," why I fucking hated that Paulo Coelho book The Alchemist that everybody was reading int he late nineties. Whenever I saw the book in anybody's hands on the subway I always wanted to say, "So the reason a million Tustis were just slaughtered in Rwanda is that they didn't ask the universe not to kill them ?

How could a society hang a man for stealing honey?" we ask from our perspective; "Why does a man repeatedly risk hanging to steal some honey?" wonders Frantz.

No matter how much crap a man has," she told him when she visited his office, "he will fill every available inch of open space. Put him in a smaller office with just as much stuff, and the stuff shrinks to fit. Add a hundred square feet and his stuff will spread over it like a rising

But if you think you aren't creative that's cool, too. I think being around people who aren't creative is kind of refreshing and nice.

Thirty's nothing. You ain't did nothing. You seen 30 summers. As far as youth is concerned, it's the same mind really.

A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful; we take for granted what God has done for us. We let what once was a miracle become common to us. We get so accustomed to goodness, it becomes routine; it doesn't really excite us anymore.

Your thoughts about your circumstances have you down. On the other hand, you can be in one of the biggest battles of your life, and still be filled with joy and peace and victory - if you simply learn how to choose the right thought. It's time to think about what you're thinking about.

What you keep before your eyes will affect you.

We have to realize that our lives could be gone in a moment. There are no guarantees that we will be here at this time next year. Learn to live each day to the fullest. Don't complain. Don't focus on what's wrong. Be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

I will not talk to God about how big my problems are. I will talk to my problems about how big my God is. This is my declaration.

Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor.

When you allow what someone says or does to upset you, you're allowing that person to control you.

Keep the right perspective Some people would love to have your problems. They would gladly trade places with you. They would love to have the job that frustrates you. They would love to sit in traffic in that car you don't like. They would love to have your husband, who gets on your nerves. They would love to live in the house you think is too small.

Don't talk about the size of your problem. Talk about the size of your God.

Too often we don't realize how great we have it until something is taken away.

Whatever you're facing, it is under your feet. It is not permanent. It's temporary. The power that is for you is greater than any power that comes against you. Keep the right perspective. You and God are a majority. You are armed and dangerous. The problem may have formed, but it is not going to prosper.

There's a lot that is good in your life — don't take it for granted. Don't get so focused on the struggles that you miss the GIFT of today.

Instead of considering how big your obstacle is, why don't you start considering how big your God is. He spoke worlds into existence; He flung stars into space. He can make things happen that you could never make happen.

Sometimes what we think is a disappointment is really the hand of God. His ways are not our ways. Instead of being frustrated by what doesn't work out, try a different approach and say, "God, I trust You.

Have a new perspective. We're alive, we have air to breathe, we have the strength to get out of bed. We have family to love, we have a place to live, we have peace of mind, we're surrounded by God's favor. When you realize this day is a gift, then you will live it to the full.

Sometimes the people closest to you can't see the greatness in you.