Richard Carlson

Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even escape. So, enough about the virtues of reading. Time to read on. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#teen

Don't sweat the small stuff. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#positivity #inspirational

Life didn't come with a fool-proof manual. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#self-improvement #inspirational

It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#deal #great #great deal #handle #loads

No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart... it comes from being alive. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#beats #being #comes #exactly #heart

Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#form #illness #mental #mental illness #more

We have to shore this thing up like a New Orleans levy. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#like #new #new orleans #orleans #shore

When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#both #else #end #often #someone

The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#about #beings #come #consciousness #effects

The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low. ↗

— Richard Carlson

#graceful #grateful #high #low #mood