Today, spiritual teacher Louise Hay died at age 90. One of the founders of the self-help movement, Louise has inspired millions of people with her positive philosophy and affirmations. The best-selling author of several books, among them, You Can Heal Your Life, she has helped facilitate–and often accelerate–the healing process.

Here are ten of my favorite quotes from Louise Hay:

Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.

Forgiveness is for yourself because it frees you. It lets you out of that prison you put yourself in.

Remember, in the vast infinity of life, all is perfect, whole, and complete… and so are you.

I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.

The point of power is always in the present moment.

I believe we create our own lives. And we create it by our thinking, feeling patterns in our belief system. I think we’re all born with this huge canvas in front of us and the paintbrushes and the paint, and we choose what to put on this canvas.

Learn from the past and let it go. Live in today.

Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

I have noticed that the Universe loves Gratitude. The more Grateful you are, the more goodies you get.

No matter where we live on the planet or how difficult our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances.