Quotes by Rasheed Ogunlaru

Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfilment.

Intelligence is seeing the ups, downs, cycles and patterns in the game of life. Wisdom is not being played or a player - but being at one with life, dancing with life, being full of life, in flow with life - glad to be alive.

The magic, grace, growth and wonder of life is that wisdom follows a fall and defeat not from a win.

Almost every so called setback is an opportunity for growth, learning, self love, wisdom and humility

Intelligence is overrated. Wisdom is under applied.

It is wiser to love who you are than what you want.

All the tools, techniques and technology in the world are nothing without the head, heart and hands to use them wisely, kindly and mindfully

If youre jealous of someone else it simply means you have not come to a true acceptance and appreciation of yourself.

Dont be sidetracked by one setback along a path of gifts and blessings

All the love, learning and opportunities that you seek come from being open to life not being closed throughout it.

While there may be many things in life you wish to harvest not every seed you plant will grow.

You may not need to do it all, design it all or direct it all. But when it comes to making things you want to happen to happen you may well have to inspire and drive it all.

Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. Its often these things that help you find strength, compassion, empathy for others and heart.

When you fall short of your goals and dreams ask yourself is it your mindset, perspective, expectations, effort, approach, acceptance, company or a blend of these that needs to change.

Champions realise that defeat - and learning from it even more than from winning - is part of the path to mastery.

There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind.

Dont value your self worth by others or external things but by appreciating who you are within. And if you must measure your success do it not by what you have gained personally but what you have contributed to a wider benefit. - Rasheed Ogunlaru

There is no shortage of external inspiration. Open your eyes and look and youll be dazzled by it. But its nothing if you fail to see the magic, wonder and potential that resides within.

Friendships - and indeed most relationships - are measured in the closeness of hearts, minds and soul ties... not in the distance of physical miles or even the passing of time.

You are not who you think you are. You are not who they want you to be. You are not merely your colour, class, gender - and so on - these are quite narrow things. You are not the ideas you are given and gather. You are not what you own or lay claim to. You are not even your life story - for that changes through time, perspective, emphasis and many things. You are what resides before, between and beyond all these things. - R. Ogunlaru