Hugh Prather Quotes
It is enough that I am of value to somebody today.
It's not that "today is the first day of the rest of my life," but that now is all there is of my life.
To avail yourself of His certain wisdom, ask of Him whatever questions you have. But do not entreat Him, for that will never be necessary.
I like a man with faults, especially when he knows it. To err is human -- I'm uncomfortable around gods.
When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown.
Boredom is useful to me when I notice it and think: Oh I'm bored; there must be something else I want to be doing... boredom acts as an initiator of originality by pushing me into new activities or new thoughts.
If I work toward an end, meantime I am confined to a process. The rainbow is more beautiful than the pot at the end of it, because the rainbow is now. And the pot never turns out to be quite what I expect.
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.
The fatal mistake is waiting for life’s circumstances to be right before we begin. Simply begin with your heart, look deeply into it and trust what you feel. Practice knowing and you will know.
Happiness is a present attitude--not a future condition.