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
grows within-you
Only you can choose the nature of what grows, or what doesn't, within you.
all-things
All things good come to those for whom the Good is all things.
wisdom sweet self
Each time we see and are touched by the expression of some eternal principle, we catch a sweet glimpse of some aspect of our True Self.
meaningful stress dark
True happiness isn't something that can be made. It isn't the result of anything. Happiness comes to those who understand that you can't seek it any more than you seek the air you breathe. It is a part of life to be found within living. ... All pursuit of happiness is based upon the false assumption that there is a way to possess it; you may as well try to grab a handful of breeze! Happiness is the natural expression of a stress-free life, just as sunlight naturally warms the Earth after dark clouds appear.
running mistake lessons
The mistake we have made in our lives is that over and over again we've run into the needful moment and then failed to learn its higher lesson. We don't like needful moments and therefore we resist them.
heart contentment wish
Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness - all of the things that in our heart of hearts we wish we had - outside of us.
fear ends seeing
The fear of seeing ourselves as we are ensures we will never see the end of our fears.
heart rushing mind
Rushing around, hoping to find peace of mind anywhere other than within yourself, is like looking for your heart in someone else's body!
dreamer guarantees bright-future
Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future.
dark light resistance
Resistance to revelation, resistance to becoming conscious of all that dwells within us - high and low, light and dark - is the anti-change factor. It is also the mainspring of all our psychological fears.
flower cutting order
Trying to change ourselves in order to please others - so that we can feel temporarily whole for having won their approval - is like cutting a flower into pieces so that it will fit into a vase.
letting-go heart agreement
Letting go, at its heart, is an act of agreement with Life.
struggle past views
Getting stressed and struggling to change the outcome of any past event is like arguing with an echo to make it see your point of view.
hands challenges trying
Psychologically speaking, what is true requires no protection, and never becomes negative when challenged. On the other hand, what is false almost never stops trying to protect itself, which it does by finding fault with whatever or whoever challenges the false image behind which it always hides.