Welcome to a curated collection of profound insights and reflections by Hugh Prather. Hugh Prather was an American author, minister, and counselor, best known for his inspirational writings that delve into the depths of the human experience. With his words, he touched the hearts and minds of countless individuals, offering guidance, solace, and wisdom in navigating life’s journey.
Throughout his works, Prather explored themes of love, relationships, spirituality, and personal growth with an unmatched sincerity and clarity. His writings have a timeless quality, resonating across generations and cultures, as they speak to the universal truths that shape our lives. Whether you seek reassurance, inspiration, or simply a moment of contemplation, Hugh Prather’s words have the power to uplift and enlighten.
Whenever we condemn, we cloak the world in pain. Hugh Prather
Discouragement, if pursued, is the exercise of an option: to turn from creative to noncreative mental activity, to turn from what is present to what is over, to turn from that which builds to that which destroys. Hugh Prather
The way for me to live is to have no way. My only habit should be to have none. Because I did it this way before is not sufficient reason to do it this way today. Hugh Prather
I will be what I will be – and I am now what I am. Here is where I will devote my energy. Hugh Prather
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. Hugh Prather
We are the only authority on what is good for us. Once we see this, we feel an enormous peace and freedom. Hugh Prather
Boredom or discontent is useful to me when I acknowledge it and see clearly my assumption that there’s something else I would rather be doing. Hugh Prather
If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must be not to write. Hugh Prather
Maturity is wanting nothing but what we see with the purity of our heart. Hugh Prather
Now I know that this energy within me is seeking more than the mate or the profession or the religion – more even than pleasure or power or meaning. It is seeking more of me; or better, it is, thank God, releasing more of me. Hugh Prather
It is only in helping someone else to awake that I awake. Hugh Prather
Tomorrow is shallow, but today is as deep as truth. Hugh Prather
I must act now without knowing the results. Thus, I give my actions their only possible meaning for me. Hugh Prather
If I hold back any part of me, I suppress that much energy and potential. The question I want to ask myself now is not what behavior is good or bad, but in what ways would I express myself with greater energy if I didn’t hold back. Hugh Prather
Ultimately, my character is defined by the quality of my sensitivity to other people. I exist in equilibrium. I am here to the degree I am there. Hugh Prather
No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves. Hugh Prather
There are people whose feelings and well-being are within our influence. We can never escape this fact. Hugh Prather
Love does not exclude; it embraces. If we don’t love someone outside ourselves, then very simply, we do not love ourselves. Hugh Prather
Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference. Hugh Prather
My only sure reward is in my actions, not from them. Hugh Prather
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them. Hugh Prather
I don’t want to work to make money. I want to work to work. Hugh Prather
We are always influenced because we do not live in a vacuum together with our intentions. We are in a relationship with everything that occurs. Hugh Prather
Sometimes I doubt, and sometimes I believe. I like not making myself believe when I am doubting and not making myself doubt when I am believing. Hugh Prather
Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes. Hugh Prather
How genuine is my capacity for love if there is no one for me to love, to laugh with, to treat tenderly, to be trusted by? Hugh Prather