Joan Lunden Quotes

We are never trapped unless we choose to be.

By taking responsibility for how you choose to respond to anything or anyone, you're aligning yourself with the beautiful dance of life.

The world is what you think of it. So think of it differently, and your life will change.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

You're the only one that's in control of your emotions; you're the only one that's inside of you at all times. So control you however you want to. If you're not happy, that's your fault.

Have a good sense of perspective and be able to snap yourself out of bad moods, as we often wind ourselves up about the silliest things.

You can choose to be peaceful right here and now ... it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.

External things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.

There is really no reason to suffer. The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer. If you look at your life you will find many excuses to suffer, but a good reason to suffer you will not find. The same is true for happiness. The only reason you are happy is because you choose to be happy. Happiness is a choice, and so is suffering.

While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.

A thought will color a world for us.

I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.

When we speak of choice, what we mean is the ability to exercise control over ourselves and our environment. In order to choose, we must first perceive that control is possible.

It's only a wonderful world if you can make it that way. There are no street signs pointing to Paradise Road.

Some men, who begin by saying that the world is a hell, often end by saying that it is a heaven when they succeed in the practice of self-control.

Mind is all that counts.

Everybody in the world is seeking happiness - and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.

We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.

We are in charge of our attitudes.

We have the ability to create choice by altering our interpretations of the world.

Your attitude is a choice.

If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice.

The message is clear. It is not what is happening 'out there.' It is what is happening between your ears. It's your attitude that counts.

There are two different ways of looking at the universe; and it's the same universe with two different windows. The science window gives you a view of the world, and the religion window gives you a totally different view. You can't look at both of them at the same time, but they're both true.