22 Positive Lori Deschene Quotes From The Founder Of Tiny Buddha

Isobel Murphy
Dec 12, 2023 By Isobel Murphy
Originally Published on Feb 28, 2021
Giant Buddha Statue in Tian Tan, Hong Kong

Lori Deschene is the founder and director of the online website called Tiny Buddha.

Lori was born in a small town in Massachusetts. She was interested in writing and freelancing, leading her to set up her site.

Tiny Buddha was founded in 2009 and emerged as an online platform where readers and writers could practice and share their thoughts and ideas to help themselves and even to help others. This website helps share thoughts about love, happiness, wisdom, letting go, and much more.

Here are the best quotes from Lori Deschene. For even more quotes check out these transcendentalism quotes and Yogi Bhajan quotes too.

Famous Lori Deschene Quotes

Lori Deschene quotes mention that one cannot avoid the pain, but it's our choice to accept the pain or sustain the pain. Here are the best famous self-help-quotes from Lori Deschene.

1."Take a little time to be amazed by something you won’t enjoy unless you consciously choose to focus on it."  

-Lori Deschene.

2."See the things you can’t see when you’re rushing. Hear the things you can’t hear when you’re stressing."

-Lori Deschene.

3."Get so caught up in your senses that everything else seems to stop for a moment—because things don’t actually stop."

-Lori Deschene.

4."You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a ‘negative person.’ It makes you human."

-Lori Deschene.

5."We can sabotage our days by imagining tomorrow will be better; or we seize our moments by forgiving ourselves when we struggle and doing the best we can right now.”

― Lori Deschene.

6."Respect your body when it's asking for a break. Respect your mind when it's seeking rest. Honor yourself when you need a moment for yourself."

-Lori Deschene.

7."Vulnerability is not a negative state. It is how we start our path. I have just started mine slightly later than most."

-Lori Deschene.

8."I don't have to take this day all at once, but rather one step, one breath, one moment at a time. I am only one person. Things will get done when they get done."

-Lori Deschene.

9."Maybe when social distancing is a thing of the past, we'll hug a little harder, hold on a little longer, and remember that nothing matters more than the time we spend with the people we love."

-Lori Deschene.

10."The moment we decide things don't have to be a certain way, we create the possibility that they could be better than we know to imagine them."

― Lori Deschene.

11."Peace is accepting today, releasing yesterday, and giving up the need to control tomorrow."

-Lori Deschene.

12."Practice the pause... Pause whenever you're about to react harshly and you'll avoid doing and saying things you'll later regret."

-Lori Deschene.

Self-Help Quotes By Lori Deschene

Here are some self-help quotes from Lori about why you don't have to be positive all the time. The list of Buddhist quotes from Tiny Buddha shows the path to clear your confusion.

13."You can't stop negative thoughts from popping into your head, but you can choose to stop letting them control you and your life."

-Lori Deschene.

14."Accept that you will never be perfect, life will have always have challenges & people will disappoint you sometimes. Acceptance is the first step to peace."

-Lori Deschene

15."You are strong enough to cope with your challenges, wise enough to find a solution to your problems, and capable enough to do what needs to be done."

-Lori Deschene.

16."If you worry and nothing’s wrong, you’ve wasted precious time over nothing. If you worry and something is wrong, you’ve still wasted precious time."

-Lori Deschene.

17."If you love yourself it doesn’t matter if other people don’t like you because you don’t need their approval to feel good about yourself."

-Lori Deschene.

18."Life is all about balance. You don't always need to be getting stuff done."

-Lori Deschene.

19."Be there. Be open. Be honest. Be kind. Be willing to listen, understand, accept, and forgive. That is what love means to you."

-Lori Deschene.

Letting Go Quotes By Lori Deschene

When expectations don't meet reality, we start to judge ourselves. We should understand that letting go of things is sometimes necessary. Here is the list of happy, motivational quotes to remind us of this. Which of these Tiny Buddha by Lori Deschene quotes will make you think?

20."We often hold a grudge because we don't want to let the other person off the hook. But who's really hooked: the ones who's moved on or the one who's holding on?"

-Lori Deschene.

21."This moment is a new opportunity to let go of everything that’s stressing us. This moment is a new chance to take a deep breath so that we don’t feel so overwhelmed."

― Lori Deschene.

22."Do your best and let the rest go. You can't be perfect, no matter how hard you try, so give yourself credit for making an effort and try to stop..."

-Lori Deschene.

Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for positive Lori Deschene quotes, then why not take a look at these self-worth quotes and authenticity quotes too?

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Written by Isobel Murphy

Bachelor of Arts specializing in History

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Isobel MurphyBachelor of Arts specializing in History

With a love for exploring cities and finding outdoor spaces to enjoy, Isobel has spent her life exploring various cities in the UK, from her hometown of Surrey to Birmingham where she studied history for three years. She is passionate about sports and enjoys watching and playing, as well as baking and spending quality time with her loved ones.

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