Guy Finley
Guy Finley
Guy Finleyis an American self-help writer, philosopher, and spiritual teacher, and former professional songwriter and musician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth22 February 1949
CountryUnited States of America
watches love-grows what-you-love
Act on what you love, not from what you fear, and watch how fear fades as love grows.
everyday moments casual
Spend everyday casual, but industrious Every moment alert, but relaxed.
humility sacrifice compassion
Every truth ever discovered -- each new light that will ever burn bright -- already exists in our consciousness. All we will ever know and share about love, humility, compassion, and sacrifice -- the secrets that will reveal and then resolve old sorrows -- awaits us within ourselves. Hidden in this truth is our great promise, both as individuals and as a race of beings.
effort secret remember
The smallest effort to remember the Divine, or even one of its timeless truths, connects you to a calmness whose power is in that secret strength found in all things deep.
believe order anxious-thoughts
Believing that anxious thoughts and feelings can restore order to your life is like using a chain-saw to fold your laundry.
prayer real self
Real prayer, the soul-transformi ng kind, is self-discontinu ity. It is a conscious act of self-suspension arising from the wish for something new to occur..
moments appearance possibility
You cannot separate the onset of a disturbing moment in life from the appearance of some simultaneous new possibility to know a deeper and more unshakable sense of peace.
you-choose
Life can only be as new as you Choose to be.
character greatness two
The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by one's ability to succeed in times of trial where others may fail. But of no less importance, and perhaps foundational to any form of greatness, is one's willingness to start over in spite of failure, when success seems farthest away.
simple practice important
One of the most important rules for me is: Don't ever defend myself. If we could put this one principle into practice, how much more simple life would be.
house suffering ifs
If I am identified with my relationship, with my house, or with my money, I am doomed to suffer.
unseen about-yourself conclusion
Any conclusion you reach about yourself has to be an unseen limitation because there's always more to see.
important facts needs
It's important for us to become aware of the fact that we are needful, for with that awareness also comes the sensing that we couldn't be needful if there weren't something to fulfill the need.
views heartache majority
The vast majority of our troubles and heartaches would simply vanish from view if only we could remember - before we act - that we are made victims mostly by our own tendencies.