Jim Genovese quote: "When your mate is causing you trouble, think of why you love him/her. When you are giving your mate trouble, think of why you love him/her, and when thinks are going fine, think of why you love him/her."

No effort is too much when we are trying to restart our day.
JIM GENOVESE

Our lives are just a series of moments. Past moments are unchangeable, future moments are unknowable...
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When I solve myself, I fix my world.
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I deserve every good thing I am willing to work for.
JIM GENOVESE

A preconceived notion is like having tunnel vision. You miss a lot.
JIM GENOVESE

No matter what happens to us in our life, it's our thinking that determines its quality.
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Telling people how to get better is aggressive; answering them when they ask is kind.
JIM GENOVESE

Better to be busy, than bored.
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Love is like a boomerang, each time you send it out, it comes back to you.
JIM GENOVESE

The easiest way to get someone to love you, is love them first.
JIM GENOVESE

When you judge others, you judge yourself.
JIM GENOVESE

Art is a personal expression of life. Good art clearly represents this and bad art doesn't, therefor...
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The answers are always there if you open your heart and your mind.
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Accept the challenges life presents you. Welcome them into your heart, dance with them; then thankfu...
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Questions without answers are useless. Answers without questions are useless. Questions with answers...
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Rather than redoubling an effort that is not working, reassess the problem instead.
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Opposites define each other and are inextricably intertwined.
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Paint what you love, and you'll love what you paint.
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When God paints with me, my work is divine, and when I paint alone its not.
JIM GENOVESE

Courtesy is the grease that lubricates society.
JIM GENOVESE

You cannot grow a lotus on a granite rock. So too you cannot grow loving kindness in a granite heart...
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Remember me not for great deeds, but great kindness.
JIM GENOVESE

We all have been given an inner voice to guide us. All we have to do is listen.
JIM GENOVESE

When emotions shout down intuition, think, then act. When intuition prevails, act then think.
JIM GENOVESE

A skill you don't use, you'll lose.
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The only way I can bounce back is to hit bottom.
JIM GENOVESE

Like the wreckage of a house after a hurricane, the wreckage of a life must be cleaned up before a n...
JIM GENOVESE

Focus on the present because you will live there the rest of your life.
JIM GENOVESE

It's encouraging to know you have choices, but discouraging to know you can't blame others.
JIM GENOVESE

Respond, don't react.
JIM GENOVESE

Don't expect perfection, it will never happen. You can expect progress if you keep working at it.
JIM GENOVESE

Everything takes too long for someone who is impatient.
JIM GENOVESE

To conquer the dragon of fear, you must have the courage to crawl into his mouth, thereby conquering...
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Learning is maximised when the number of errors you make equals the number correct.
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Listen with your ears, your nose, your eyes, your skin, because every sensation has something to say...
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There is no knowledge so great it can't be improved.
JIM GENOVESE

When you can't win, and when you can't lose, open your heart and mind. There may be another solution...
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If I focus on my own defects, other's defects won't bother me.
JIM GENOVESE

Don't fight your defects of character, but try to understand them. That way you'll be better able to...
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Patient, consistent effort solves problems.
JIM GENOVESE

Beware of solving the problem, but not finding the best solution. The best is always simple.
JIM GENOVESE

Don't seek a solution, seek the best solution.
JIM GENOVESE

We all ready know all the answers, we just can't find them.
JIM GENOVESE

When you find the best solution it is often very easy, and everyone will say 'Anyone could do that.'
JIM GENOVESE

Worry is a thief that steals the energy needed to solve the problem.
JIM GENOVESE

Letting fear run your life leads to a short term solution and a long term problem.
JIM GENOVESE

Most often the solution is not hard. The hard part is recognizing the problem.
JIM GENOVESE

If you don't investigate a problem before solving it, any solution will do.
JIM GENOVESE

I can't solve the problems of the world, but being the best person I can be will certainly lessen th...
JIM GENOVESE

Don't waste energy feeling sorry for yourself; use it to solve the problem.
JIM GENOVESE

If I learn from my mistakes, I turn problems into rewards.
JIM GENOVESE

Seek the problem, and the solution becomes evident.
JIM GENOVESE

While problem solving, think slower to move faster.
JIM GENOVESE

The problem is not where you are, but what you are.
JIM GENOVESE

If a problem is easy to solve, the progress is fast, and the reward is small. If the problem is hard...
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Sometimes it will take more time, sometims less, but in time I will always solve the problem.
JIM GENOVESE

You have to know what the problem is before you can solve it.
JIM GENOVESE

I really don't know anything, but I am learning a lot.
JIM GENOVESE

Life is good if you think it is.
JIM GENOVESE

To use your whole brain, quiet the raucous conscious mind so the unconscious one can think.
JIM GENOVESE

Finding the solution to a problem is really more about understanding the problem than the solution.
JIM GENOVESE

Time brings the answers to all problems
JIM GENOVESE

Go with the flow even if there are rapids ahead.
JIM GENOVESE

How to get things done: 1. Do it yourself if you can even if it makes you uncomfortable, 2. If you c...
JIM GENOVESE

Yesterday is full of sorrow and regret, tomorrow is full of fear, but today is full of happiness, if...
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Fear invokes resistance. Gentleness invokes cooperation.
JIM GENOVESE

Self esteem is telling yourself the truth about the good in you. Pride is lying to yourself about th...
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To be an artist there are three steps: first, learn technique, second learn art principles, and thir...
JIM GENOVESE

Art should come from the soul, not the mind.
JIM GENOVESE

A work of art is influenced by who the artist is, the culture he lives in, and the subject being pai...
JIM GENOVESE

Without light, there can be no artwork
JIM GENOVESE

You learn art by doing art while focusing on improvement.
JIM GENOVESE

Art speaks to people without words, one soul to another.
JIM GENOVESE

The enemy within is like a ghost - hard to see and even harder to believe exists.
JIM GENOVESE

Practising mistakes really improves my ability to make them.
JIM GENOVESE

Practice without direction achieves little.
JIM GENOVESE

It is better to live in your heart than your head.
JIM GENOVESE

I can't figure out why people's personalities change from pleasant to aggravating when they disagree...
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Observe your thoughts, perceptions, and physical responses to become enlightened.
JIM GENOVESE

Part of the process of getting what you want is learning what you don't want.
JIM GENOVESE

Trying to change things we can't is as frustrating as accepting things we can.
JIM GENOVESE

The other person's reactions are their problem, but my reaction can become mine.
JIM GENOVESE

Until you can see the big picture, the individual parts won't make sense.
JIM GENOVESE

The past is full of of regret, the future fear, and the present joy.
JIM GENOVESE

Engage life! That's the only way to fully enjoy it.
JIM GENOVESE

Dive into the river of the present, but don't thrash about, go with the flow.
JIM GENOVESE

Don't resist life, flow with it.
JIM GENOVESE

Stay in the present. It is here we learn from our past, and create our future.
JIM GENOVESE

Technique is only the beginning not the end in learning art.
JIM GENOVESE

It is enough knowing the problem to solve the problem.
JIM GENOVESE

Focus on your big problems and pay attention to your small ones.
JIM GENOVESE

The simplest solution is the best.
JIM GENOVESE

Don't wait for the right time to do something because it never comes.
JIM GENOVESE

If what I am doing isn't working, I must change what I am doing to improve the situation.
JIM GENOVESE

Reality never changes; its how we think about it that determines how we feel about it.
JIM GENOVESE

Fixing personality defects is like removing weeds. It is not enough to get rid of what you see; you ...
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Complaining never cured anything.
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Logic sucks. It ruins the illusions I create so I don't have to take responsibility.
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Try not, be.
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Honesty is the best defense.
JIM GENOVESE

When life seems to be moving to fast, you need to slow down.
JIM GENOVESE

If you focus on the next task, you'll never be overwhelmed.
JIM GENOVESE

The feelings of uncertainty and defeat are signposts that victory is just ahead.
JIM GENOVESE

I am of two minds: the thinking mind and the experiencing mind.
JIM GENOVESE

Your never to old to grow young.
JIM GENOVESE

Carefully pick your projects, because you create your life with them.
JIM GENOVESE

There are only two ways to learn patience - slowly and not at all.
JIM GENOVESE

Everything takes too long for a person who is impatient.
JIM GENOVESE

Time is our most valuable asset, because everything else is earned by spending it.
JIM GENOVESE

Each person is his or her's own business. Our products are knowledge, ability, and skills; our profi...
JIM GENOVESE

Action is the solution for worry.
JIM GENOVESE

I can only tell you my truth. You will still have to discover your own.
JIM GENOVESE

The fallacy with the phrase 'us verses them' is there is no them.
JIM GENOVESE

Beware! The mask you wear will eat your face and that is what you'll be.
JIM GENOVESE

Speculation is just premeditated disappointment.
JIM GENOVESE

You cannot see the things to come that are beyond your experience.
JIM GENOVESE

I used to be so bad I was good, now I am so good I'm bad.
JIM GENOVESE

Your perception is the only thing determining whether your life is good or bad.
JIM GENOVESE

You're the only one who knows your world.
JIM GENOVESE

Reality as we perceive it is a small pinch of truth, and a large dose of our thoughts.
JIM GENOVESE

I think, therefore it is.
JIM GENOVESE

Look at what a person does, not what they say.
JIM GENOVESE

The measure of a person is not what they say but what they do.
JIM GENOVESE

The world within and the world without, are inextricably bound by perception.
JIM GENOVESE

The mind intermingles thoughts and perceptions giving thoughts priority. Therein lies our problems, ...
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I am only limited by what I haven't yet learned
JIM GENOVESE

Life is more like dancing than wrestling if you follow its rhythm.
JIM GENOVESE

Know yourself, because that is where your answers are.
JIM GENOVESE

Change is an enemy or friend, depending on whether I am happy or sad.
JIM GENOVESE

When everyone looks weird to you, who's weird?
JIM GENOVESE

To know yourself is to know the world.
JIM GENOVESE

The universe within us is the gateway to the universe outside us.
JIM GENOVESE

I don't know about this guy Santa, but I sure like him.
JIM GENOVESE

Death is the reward for living.
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Escape the prison of your thoughts into the vastness of reality.
JIM GENOVESE

The more you engage life, the more you live life.
JIM GENOVESE

Luck is another name for God.
JIM GENOVESE

Parenting is helping your child become all he or she can be.
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If you don't ask the right question, you'll never get the right answer.
JIM GENOVESE

While your hair grows grey, whether you want it to or not, your wisdom only grows if you want it to ...
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If life gives you a squabble of children, let me make a game.
JIM GENOVESE

A gift wrapped in strings, not ribbons is not a gift.
JIM GENOVESE

Curiosity is a great teacher.
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If I could just stop being a bad influence on myself, I know I could be better.
JIM GENOVESE

People try to find themselves by looking outward for solutions when the answers lie within.
JIM GENOVESE

Any virtue taken to the extreme becomes a vice; unfortunately it doesn't work the other way.
JIM GENOVESE

Judge a person not on what they say they are going to do but on what they accomplish.
JIM GENOVESE

If you are embroiled in a emotional storm do what you must to get to the calm eye of the storm. Life...
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When the answer is beyond what I know, I must open my mind and heart to find it.
JIM GENOVESE

The only thing you'll ever need to change your life is you.
JIM GENOVESE

When working with a group, I can only meet my needs by meeting the group's needs too.
JIM GENOVESE

A pessimist is someone who expects the worst, and is disgruntled when it doesn't happen.
JIM GENOVESE

Only the present is real.
JIM GENOVESE

The path most walked on is the easiest one to use, but probably not the best.
JIM GENOVESE

Expertise is made up of more practice and more refinement.
JIM GENOVESE

God gives us enemies so we will appreciate those who love us.
JIM GENOVESE

Trying to control people is like trying to heard cats. It's not a good idea.
JIM GENOVESE

Do your part, and God will do the rest.
JIM GENOVESE

The level of expertise you reach in any endeavour is limited by your level of interest in it.
JIM GENOVESE

Don't expect to have a sane conversation with someone who is acting insanely.
JIM GENOVESE

We achieve our best results when instinct and experience meet.
JIM GENOVESE

Every face is beautiful when it smiles back.
JIM GENOVESE

The time to start is now.
JIM GENOVESE

Love your neighbour as you love yourself, only works if you love yourself.
JIM GENOVESE

We find what we look for.
JIM GENOVESE

Any step in the right direction, no matter how small, is a good step.
JIM GENOVESE

Trying to hard impedes progress.
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Without challenges and change there can be no progress.
JIM GENOVESE

In the bad times, we work hard to change. In the good times, we forget to change.
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Failure and success are a team. Failure tells us what doesn't work, and success tells us what does w...
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If you are willing to take responsibility for your own misery, then you can stop it.
JIM GENOVESE

Your mind expresses your emotions through your body. To know your emotions, know your body.
JIM GENOVESE

Keep trying something new. You never know if you like it otherwise.
JIM GENOVESE

Failure is a great motivator to open my mind, broaden my scope and learn.
JIM GENOVESE

The goal of learning is to practice what you've learned.
JIM GENOVESE

Wishes are free, unless you forget they are not real for then they become expensive.
JIM GENOVESE

Pay attention least you wander out of reality into the neigborhood of your mind, for the mind is a d...
JIM GENOVESE

If you live life to the fullest, you'll never want for anything.
JIM GENOVESE

The worst lies are the ones you tell yourself.
JIM GENOVESE

The question is not whether the ends justifies the means, or the means justify the ends, but rather ...
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Act, don't react.
JIM GENOVESE

Your own rules make you vulnerable to exploitation by those who won't abide by them.
JIM GENOVESE

Before gathering the facts it is easy to get upset and hard to resolve the issue.
JIM GENOVESE

Just because I don't know how to do it, doesn't mean it can't be done.
JIM GENOVESE

When you're young, the question is "What can you do for me?" and when you're old the question is "Wh...
JIM GENOVESE

Ending my suffering is an inside job.
JIM GENOVESE

You can't keep love or misery unless you give them away.
JIM GENOVESE

When self interest and community need conflict, let the greater good guide you.
JIM GENOVESE

The result of trying to fix others is frustration; the result of trying to fix ourselves is wisdom.
JIM GENOVESE

If all become one, each becomes none, but if one is all, then each becomes everything.
JIM GENOVESE

Duality is like the head and tail of a coin. In reality both form only one coin.
JIM GENOVESE

Take care of yourself because it is an inside job.
JIM GENOVESE

You do to yourself what you do to others.
JIM GENOVESE

If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right.
JIM GENOVESE

Intuition points you in the right direction; hard work gets you there.
JIM GENOVESE

You always know the right answer, even before you know the question. The difficulty is finding it in...
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Self-will is like a magnifying glass: if you're doing good, it makes the good deed better, but if yo...
JIM GENOVESE

Evil and good are Siamese twins, bound at the hip.
JIM GENOVESE

Don't waste time thinking about what others should do, but focus thinking about what you can do.
JIM GENOVESE

Often the lowest hanging fruit is not the sweetest.
JIM GENOVESE

When your mate is causing you trouble, think of why you love him/her. When you are giving your mate trouble, think of why you love him/her, and when thinks are going fine, think of why you love him/her.

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When your mate is causing you trouble, think of why you love him/her. When you are giving your mate trouble, think of why you love him/her, and when thinks are going fine, think of why you love him/her.

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