“I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness”

A Wise Woman’s Stone

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. “I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone.”

The Traveler and the Happiness Tree

A traveler came across a large, beautiful tree and decided to rest under its shade. Little did he know, it was a magical happiness tree. As he sat, he thought about how nice it would be to have a cool drink, and immediately, a refreshing drink appeared. Then he wished for a delicious meal, and it too appeared. Feeling content, he thought how wonderful it would be to have a beautiful home. Suddenly, a magnificent house appeared before him. Astonished by his good fortune, the traveler began to fear it was all too good to be true. He thought, “What if a wild animal comes and attacks me?” As soon as the thought crossed his mind, a ferocious tiger appeared and chased him away.
This story teaches that our thoughts have power, and we must choose positive ones to create happiness.

This story illustrates the idea that happiness and fulfillment come from within and that our inner resources are our true treasures.

“The secret to having it all is knowing that you already do.”

“To liberate our lives, we must liberate ourselves from the myth of perfection.”

“The most important part that happens during a yoga class, is not what happens outside the body, but what happens inside the body.” David Scott

“Allow your dreams to pull you just a little bit harder than your fears are holding you back.” – David Scott

“Love is the bridge between you and everything.” – Rumi

“I did not come to teach you. I came to Love you. Love will teach you”

Wisdom is knowing we are all One. Love is what it feels like and Compassion is what it acts like.

“Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.” ~ BKS Iyengar

Yoga adds years to your life and life to your years. – Allan Finger

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi

“The most important journey your will ever make in your lifetime, is the journey within.” David Scott

“Be a voice and not an echo. Allow your life to be your message to the world.” – David Scott

The wisest mind always has something yet to learn.

“Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe”

“A great attitude becomes a great day which becomes a great month which becomes a great year which becomes a great life”

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow”

“Take time to do something that makes your soul happy.”

“The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from our ashes of yesterday and turn darkness into light.” – David Scott

This universe that you find yourself standing in, is a reflection of your attitude. What you think you project into the world and it becomes an echo.

“These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” – Rumi

“These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.” – Nejwa Sebian

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Summer is coming, This is a time of emotional cleansing and ridding ourselves of dead weight we have been carrying.

“Pay close attention to people in your life that don’t clap when you win.” – Yogi Gupta

Be so positive that negative people don’t want to be near you.

“Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them.” – Orison Swett Marden

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C. S. Lewis

“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.” – Hugh Downs

“Compassion is language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry Thoreau

“Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up. The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist the more likely your success.” – Jack Canfield

“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

“There is a voice in your head that does not use words, listen.” – Rumi

If you seek peace, be still. If you seek wisdom, be silent. If you seek love, be yourself.

“Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.” ~ Alan Cohen

“Do not spoil what you do have by desiring what you feel is missing in your life. Remember that what you have now was once among the things you only hoped for.”