Quotes About Perspective

Do not take anything for granted — not one smile or one person or one rainbow or one breath, or one night in your cozy bed.

The sun shines different ways in summer and winter. We shine different ways in the seasons of our lives.

I don't cry over spilt milk, but a fallen scoop of ice cream is enough to ruin my whole day.

Walking through puddles is my favorite metaphor for life.

Is everything as urgent as your stress would imply?

Sometimes just looking up and seeing the light is enough.

I used to love night best but the older I get the more treasures and hope and joy I find in mornings.

A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves.

You are fate's shadow or fate's sun, depending on which way you turn.

Don't shade your eyes from the bright joy of the world.

Like steam from a cup of hot tea that fogs our glasses, false urgency of matters at hand blurs our vision to important things in the distance.

Life is great. Don't let circumstances and society fool you into believing it's not.

Reality is too much to take in heapfuls, but sprinkle it sparingly upon life's path and most can tread it lightly.

Fearing to lose what you have is not the same as appreciation. You have to take a step beyond that.

Sometimes we must unfocus our way to clarity.

All unimportant matters drop off you in ragdoll pose. Very few things are genuinely important. The Truth sways before you.

Cockroaches really put my "all creatures great and small" creed to the test.

The swing on your porch is a better liver of life than the chair in front of your desk.

How can something bother you if you won't let it?

The secret to living contently and sanely in this modern world is to... find the beautiful in the ugly — but don't get confused which is which.

Let your working ideas go for a picnic - sometimes the fresh air and ant bites are just what they need. Many great ideas were bitten a little at the beginning.

Did you really run into a monster on your path, or just a mirror?

Life is one big judgment call. (And a neverending series of little ones.)

It is a gift when someone can challenge you and open your mind to new ideas.