Karen Salmansohn Quotes

Time not only heals, time reveals

~ Karen Salmansohn

It's not only the event itself, but the way we explain it to ourselves that causes depression.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Write a complaint letter. Then answer it.

~ Karen Salmansohn

When in a negatively charged state, be careful about the decisions you make.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Your mission: Be so busy loving your life that you have no time for hate, regret or fear.

~ Karen Salmansohn

The hardest thing about everything happens for a reason is waiting for that reason to show up.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Sometimes you have to go through the worst, to get to the best. Keep moving forward. Be patient.

~ Karen Salmansohn

No amount of regret can change the past. No amount of anxiety can change the future.

~ Karen Salmansohn

It's essential you create a fiery will from within--harness that power of decisiveness--and choose to be your strongest self.

~ Karen Salmansohn

You are stronger than your challenges and your challenges are making you stronger.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Better days are coming! They're called Saturday and Sunday.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Water is the most essential element in life, because without it you can't make coffee.

~ Karen Salmansohn

We've all loved someone way too freakin' much.

~ Karen Salmansohn

You know you're in a good place when you no longer are interested in looking back. You prefer to enjoy the journey.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Sometimes it's better to end something & try to start something new than imprison yourself in hoping for the impossible.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Don't focus on who let you down. Appreciate who lifted you up. Don't focus on who darkened your days. Appreciate who brightened them.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Your mission: May you continue to shine no matter the storms you have been through.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Just as physical wounds heal at different rates in different people, so do emotional wounds. Everyone has different needs and speeds.

~ Karen Salmansohn

When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.

~ Karen Salmansohn

The more you stay with and/or complain about a toxic person, the more you're merely delaying doing the important inner work you need to do - to heal your wounds, expand your limiting beliefs, and show yourself far more love and respect.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Wherever there's an all-encompassing 'always,' 'all' or 'never' in your life, it's a sign that your mischievous subconscious is setting you up for failure by consistently leading you back toward these repeat performances.

~ Karen Salmansohn

You're not looking for perfection in your partner. Perfection is all about the ego. With soulmate love, you know that true love is what happens when disappointment sets in - and you're willing to deal maturely with these disappointments.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Do activities you're passionate about - which make your heart and soul feel perky - including things like working out, cooking, painting, writing, yoga, hiking, walking, swimming, being in nature, being around art, or reading inspiring books.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Basically, discipline, effort, patience and courage are hugely important core values for kids to grow up embracing.

~ Karen Salmansohn

In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Altruism raises your mood because it raises your self-esteem, which increases happiness. Plus, giving to others gets you outside of yourself and distracts you from your problems.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness.

~ Karen Salmansohn

A lot of people love to do affirmations first thing in the morning - to keep themselves feeling peppy and positive.

~ Karen Salmansohn

It seems every morning I wake up to face a list of 20 things to do, with time only to do 10, and somehow I always wind up squishing in 30.

~ Karen Salmansohn

The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Choose to focus your time, energy and conversation around people who inspire you, support you and help you to grow you into your happiest, strongest, wisest self.

~ Karen Salmansohn

The best things in life are often waiting for you at the exit ramp of your comfort zone.

~ Karen Salmansohn

During difficult times, it's best to cut down on sweets like cookies, cake and candy. Satisfy your sweet tooth with fruit to help prevent blood sugar dips and spikes.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Volunteering is a great way to look outside your own problems. Giving back to makes you happier by both giving you a sense of purpose and helping to put your problems in perspective.

~ Karen Salmansohn

It's so essential to happiness to speak your truth out loud - because this sharing of your core pain is what creates a necessary healing shift - from negative beliefs about the world - to positive beliefs - and frees you up to be able to fully view life with meaning, purpose and connection with others.

~ Karen Salmansohn

I'm a big believer in the power of visualizations. And so are neuroscientists. Numerous studies have proven how merely imagining positive circumstances sends blood flowing from negative brain regions to positive ones.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Since I began my practice of Forgiveness Therapy, it's now instinctual for me to choose to eat like I love myself - instead of eating like I wanted to punish myself. Plus I've not only lost weight, I've lost the anger and anxiety I was feeling, and so I feel happier and calmer within.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Cultivate the habit of zest. Purposefully seek out the beauty in the seemingly trivial. Especially in the trivial. The colors and shapes of the foods you eat. The shadows a vase makes on your table. The interesting faces of the people on the bus with you.

~ Karen Salmansohn

I'm a big believer that your life is basically a sum of all the choices you make. The better your choices, the better opportunity to lead a happy life.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Numerous studies have shown how when one person in a romantic coupling gets depressed, the other becomes more depressed.

~ Karen Salmansohn