Hugh Prather
Hugh Prather
Hugh Edmondson Prather IIIwas an American self-help writer, lay minister, and counselor, most famous for his first book, Notes to Myself, which was first published in 1970 by Real People Press, and later reprinted by Bantam Books. It has sold over 5 million copies, and has been translated into ten languages...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth23 January 1938
CountryUnited States of America
simple simplicity quality
The components of happiness are quite simple. Happiness is gentleness, peace, concentration, simplicity, forgiveness, humor, fearlessness, trust, and now. In its true form each quality includes all the rest, for happiness is whole, and one feels whole when genuinely happy.
mistake heart practice
The fatal mistake is waiting for life's circumstances to be right before we begin. Simply begin with your heart, look deeply into it and trust what you feel. Practice knowing and you will know.
letting-go children heart
There are only three things you need to let go of judging, controlling, and being right. Release these three and you will have the whole mind and twinkly heart of a child.
yesterday want moments
I live now and only now, and I will do what I want to do this moment and not what I decided was best for me yesterday.
frustration littles might
By approaching my problems with "What might make things a little better?" rather than "What is the solution?" I avoid setting myself up for certain frustration. My experience has shown me that I am not going to solve anything in one stroke; at best I am only going to chip away at it.
writing desire ifs
If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must be not to write.
talking matter no-matter-what
No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves
relationship important argument
An argument is always about what has been made more important than the relationship.
friendship mistake support
Support your friends - even in their mistakes. But be clear, however, that it is the friend and not the mistake you are supporting.
acceptance today enough
It is enough that I am of value to somebody today.
honesty stupid moving
Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble.
fear thinking light
It's not that we fear the place of darkness, but that we don't think we are worth the effort to find the place of light.
mud messy walk-with-me
A messy mortal is my friend. Come walk with me in the mud.
betrayal fear mistake
I sometimes react to making a mistake as if I have betrayed myself. My fear of making a mistake seems to be based on the hidden assumption that I am potentially perfect and that if I can just be very careful I will not fall from heaven. But a 'mistake' is a declaration of the way I am, a jolt to the way I intend, a reminder I am not dealing with the facts. When I have listened to my mistakes I have grown.