Walter Anderson > Quotes

“Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.”
― Walter Anderson

“If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other.”
― Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course: Seven Steps to Self-Fulfillment – An Inspiring Guide Based on the Popular New School Program

“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
― Walter Anderson

“Smile. Have you ever noticed how easily puppies make human friends? Yet all they do is wag their tails and fall over.”
― Walter Anderson

“Greatest risk of all: to be vulnerable, to allow others to see us as we really are”
― Walter Anderson

“Anxiety and fear produce energy. Where we focus that energy noticeably affects the quality of our lives: focus on the solution, not the problem.”
― Walter Anderson

“I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself”
― Walter Anderson

“We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.”
― Walter Anderson

“Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.”
― Walter Anderson