Steve Maraboli on Life

"Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you."

"When forever becomes a place...when forever ceases to be just a word… when it ceases to be just a measurement of time…but instead becomes a place where soul mates can dance to the song in their hearts... that is a reflection of true love."

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love—then make that day count!"

"How would your life be different if…You approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the day…You dedicate yourself to building relationships on the solid foundation of truth and authenticity."

"I'm not crying because of you you're not worth it. I'm crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are."

"I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me."

"If you're not comfortable enough with yourself or with your own truth when entering a relationship, then you're not ready for that relationship."

"When you say "I" and "my" too much, you lose the capacity to understand the "we" and "our"."

"When in a relationship, a real man doesn't make his woman jealous of others, he makes others jealous of his woman."

"Don't sit back and wait for life to happen to you. Have a plan and take the needed steps to create what you want."

"When you stop just existing and you start truly living, each moment of the day comes alive with wonder and synchronicity."

"People will always have opinions about your decision because they're not courageous enough to take action on their opinion."

"If I've learned anything in my life, it's that God has the habit of asking you to do the very thing you think you can't do."

"Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that's beautiful to create something that is fake?"

"Identify the things and people that make you feel unhappy and eliminate them from your life. Nothing good can come from them."

"I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, "aw shit, he's up!"

"How would your life change if your actions did all the talking and all you used your mouth for was to say please and thank you?"

"Don't give up! It's not over. The universe is balanced. Every set-back bears with it the seeds of a come-back."

"You’re frustrated because you keep waiting for the blooming of flowers of which you have yet to sow the seeds."

"You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously."

"When you hold a grudge, you want someone else’s sorrow to reflect your level of hurt but the two rarely meet."

"Sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life."

"It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on."

"We will get true and lasting change as soon as we make helping people a way of life instead of a business."

"If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly."

"It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime. We should all smile more often."

"It's a lack of clarity that creates chaos and frustration. Those emotions are poison to any living goal."

"Some of the greatest lessons you learn in life are the ones communicated without a single word spoken."

"As for the journey of life; at some point you will realize that YOU are the driver and you will drive!"

"Free yourself from the complexities of your life! A life of simplicity and happiness awaits you."