ohm ah hum

God lives through our actions meaning, in our choice to be good human beings

Dont sweat the small stuff.

that has gotten me through everything.

LIVE LIFE HOLDING NO GRUDGES. THAT WAY YOU LIVE HAPPIER.

Oh my god I LIVE by
"Everything happens for a reason"

Mine is the one I use as a signature in most of my emails

"If you always do as you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten."

believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear

this too shall pass

easier to say than to believe tho!

Ummm... 'I do not like jail.'
or 'What would grandma say/do?'

Mine is "Do the right things for the right reasons." I think if you follow that you'll end up where you're supposed to be.

That and "make good choices." That one always makes me laugh but it's true!

I go by the "everything happens for a reason." I strongly believe in fate.

"I am the master of my own destiny."

I'm the only one who has control over my own life.

I try to go by the Golden Rule but that's easier said than done sometimes!

Do unto others as you would have done to you - this is the biggest guideline for me and usually involves not judging people for the choices they make. I try to be supportive and positive and give quality advice but at the same time allow them the freedom to make their own choices and not judge when they do..

Two things: Don't borrow trouble from tomorrow.

And Patience, Compassion, and Understanding - for yourself as well as others.

missyd - me too! "everything happens for a reason!" i truly believe it...that was my grad quote in high school

and also, my mom used to tell me when i'd be really stressed because i had so much work and stuff to do: "don't worry, it will all get done" - and it always did!

also, my grandfather once told me while learning to drive: "pop the clutch and give'r" and i use that metaphor for more than driving standard transmission!

My fav is: Be true to yourself

The mantra I use most often is, "Breathe in love, exhale hate!"

Everything happens for a reason.

The Golden Rule.

Similar to Sc cutie, I try to operate with compassion, patience, and acceptance (especially when there's a lack of understanding ).

March to beat of my own drum. I know what's right for me, and I stay on my path.

"god is always in it". that always helps me when things are bad, because I figure god is still there, so things must be happening for a reason. second one is "always be honest" unless it's just rude and not for a good reason. this forces me not to lie even when it's tempting and you wouldn't believe the number of circumstances where I've saved myself from a lot of drama. brutal honesty in all things is the key.
then "nobody said it was easy". it's a coldplay lyric and it's perfect. because nothing ever comes easy, no one ever said it did, so stop whining and just do it

'Everything happens for a reason' is my main mantra. Oh and 'Karma is a b*tch' is my second favorite one

My mantra of late is from a Leann Rimes song: "I will learn to accept what I cannot change. I will learn to forgive what I cannot change. I will learn to love what I cannot change." Based on the Serenity Prayer, but very helpful when you are going through a tough time.

One that I actually discovered on this website..."If you have nothing to look forward to, you will always be looking behind you." Someone wrote that in the comments section and it is so incredibly true.

if you had started doing it when you first thought about it you'd be done by now

life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
pretty much saved my life a few times..haha

Sooze, you nailed it! That's one for the ages.

Also (this may be a little geared toward Savvy Sugar), my dad always told me to "pay yourself first." Best financial advise I ever got -- basically, it means you should always throw a little money towards your retirement accounts and/or savings before paying off your bills. You got to protect your future!

Oh, and I'm the nerd who thinks Dumbledore says it best: "It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices."

haha Deidre!! I loved that quote by Dumbledore!

I heard a quote a long time ago that has always stuck with me
"regrets over yesterday and fears over tomorrow are twin thieves robbing us of the moment"
**my interpretation: Live for the moment

Don't know kind of weird that I always seek justice in things. When I see injustice, even for things that aren't necessarily relate to me, I all of a sudden become very passionate defending or lobbying against the opposing force. I am pretty good at it but it gets tiring for a while. Time for a new mantras, I suppose.

"There is no starting or stopping just doing."

k8 rckstr that would have been my quote or maybe the phrase "Let's just wing it and see what happens". It has made life interesting and has taught me things I never knew about myself, like my ability to smile and just about get away with blue murder in a foreign country.

Feel great, act great and approve yourself

good girls go far.

sweet and simple

"if others can do it, why help them?" kidding.

seriously, i just go by "you are responsible for your own feelings".. don't blame anybody for making you feel happy, bad, angry, frustrated, or whatever. You take full responsibility for your own life and that includes your feelings. This has saved me a lot of times from havin a crappy day.

What is for you won't go by you!

"Everything happens for a reason."
It's gotten me through a whole lot of bad times.
If you think abt it, you can always find a reason for something that happend, whether it had been good or bad.
I usually use this mantra in my bad situations though :}