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Make peace with the knowledge that you can't have everything you want. Why? Because it's more important for us to get everything we need.
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Today, look at the blue sky, hear the grass growing beneath your feet, inhale the scent of spring, let the fruits of the earth linger on your tongue, reach out and embrace those you love. Ask Spirit to awaken your awareness to the sacredness of your sensory perceptions.
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Gail Sheehy tells us that "the delights of self-discovery are always available." All Fools' Day is the perfect day to engrave this wisdom in our hearts.
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Discerning our personal gifts is essential if we are to experience harmony in our lives.
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Because the truth is - and we know it - we were born to die without regrets. Regret is the only wound from which the soul never recovers.
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Open your arms as wide as you can to receive all the miracles with your name on them. Never forget that all you have is all you need.
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How could I expect more from the universe when I didn't appreciate what I already had?
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Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.
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We're not meant to fit in. We're meant to stand out.
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This moment is your life. It is the process of living, the journey, that is life itself, and we often wish away our lives by focusing only on what tomorrow could, should, would bring.
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We are far betting dealing with the big losses-death, divorce, debt, and debilitating illness-than with the daily onslaught of little losses.
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Always remember, it's simply not an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons.
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After self-nurturance, listening to the whispers of our hearts is probably the hardest task we've ever attempted.
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Celebrate the Sacred in the ordinary.
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Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we eliminate is the thing we need the most: quiet, reflective time. Time to dream, time to contemplate what's working and what's not, so that we can make changes for the better.
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Grace is available for each of us every day - our spiritual daily bread - but we've got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow.
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Expect to have hope rekindled. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.
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A powerful connection between two people is a potent psychic factor that exists regardless of either person's opinion about the relationship.
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Start moving, a step at a time, step after step. The positive momentum will take you from there.
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Dare yourself to believe in your creativity, wherever it may lead you. Trust that where it leads, is exactly where you're supposed to be. Your authentic self knows where you're headed. Don't wrestle with Spirit, collaborate with it.
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...start thinking of yourself as an artist and your life as a work-in-progress. Works-in-progress are never perfect. But changes can be made...Art evolves. So does life. Art is never stagnant. Neither is life. The beautiful, authentic life you are creating for yourself is your art. It's the highest art.
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Half-truths are the devil's IOUs.
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Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.
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Making the absolute best of ourselves is not an easy task. It is a pleasurable pursuit...but it requires patience, persistence, and perseverance.