Quoteable Eddie

 

I love quotes. I hope I’ll be remembered for one of the following. (as best as I can tell, I made these up)

 Nothing is more profound than realizing the obvious.

The better you get, the harder it is to get better.

Fate is simply seizing an opportunity. Wisdom is knowing which opportunity to seize.

Self awareness is not always easy, especially when we don’t like what we’re looking at. But to not look inward, is to see what we don’t like everywhere else.

Success will come from a succession of failures.

To say “unconditional love” is to be redundant.

Forgiveness is not forgetting. It’s remembering differently.

The universe doesn’t believe what you say you want. It only believes what you do to get what you want.

Whatever you emotionally dis-member, you must re-member.

Ambition should come from the joy of today instead of running from the sorrow of yesterday.

The primary goal of therapy is not emotional expression. The primary goal is to create a safe relationship for the expression of emotion. The expression is a by product of meeting that goal.

Stress is the result of trying too hard.

It may not take more effort to get what you want. It might take the proper amount of effort (which could be less) at the right time.

Time doesn’t pass quickly, we do.

Silence is an invitation to the unconscious.

Happiness is over rated as a goal in life. A more noble quest is the full expression of all your feelings.

Time doesn’t heal wounds, grieving does.

Attempting to avoid pain is painful.

Relationships are conditional. Love is not.

Romanticism is a quest, love a destination.