Donald Miller Quotes

My philosophy is it's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

Once you feel loved by the universe, you're already accepted, and you're not really concerned about offending people.

I have spent far too many years trying to make everybody like me. It's not possible. People can say or think what they want.

Ultimately spiritual awareness unfolds when you're flexible, when you're spontaneous, when you're detached, when you're easy on yourself and easy on others.

As I forgive, I set myself free and experience the bliss of inner peace.

If you want to reach a state of Bliss - make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved and the need to judge.

You are accepted. You are accepted, accepted by that which is greater than you, and the name of which you do not know. Do not ask for the name now; perhaps you will find it later. Do not try to do anything now; perhaps later you will do much. Do not seek for anything; do not perform anything; do not intend anything. Simply accept the fact that you are accepted!

Acceptance of the unacceptable is the greatest source of grace in this world.

Teach me, 0 God, not to torture myself, not to make a martyr out of myself through stifling reflection, but rather teach me to breathe deeply in faith.

I dislike nothing more than finding fault with a man's nature or talent; it only depresses and worries and does no good; one cannot add a cubit to one's stature, all striving and struggling are useless there, so one has to be silent about it, and let the responsibility rest with God.

Get low; grace will meet you there.

God's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures.

How wonderful to go beyond wanting and fearing in your relationships. Love does not want or fear anything.

Yes, you who must leave everything that you cannot control, It begins with your family, and soon it comes round to your soul. Well I've been where you're hanging, I think I can see how you're pinned: When you're not feeling holy your loneliness says that you've sinned.

To experience emotional freedom, we must accept, surrender, and let go of our wounds. We must be willing to take responsibility for what we're holding on to, which is usually a hurt or pain from the past that leaves us feeling victimized.

Plant the love of the holy ones within your spirit; don't give your heart to anything, but the love of those whose hearts are glad.

You know people just assume, 'Well, all my life I'll be a worrier.' That doesn't have to be true. There's a way to drink from God's presence so much that worry begins to dissipate.

Love without attachment is light.

He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.

'Made' is about opening your heart to people who deserve your love and not trying to turn other people into something that they're not: not trying to save people who don't want to be saved. If you go down that dark path, you're not going to end up doing any good.

I think secretly I've realized after my time on the planet that I have no control over what people feel about me or need from me, so I just have a more laid-back approach in my apologies.

My father always said, 'Do your best and piss on the rest.' And I think there's a lot of truth to that, because if you've done your best, there's not a hell of a lot more you can do about something.

If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore.