Sarah Ban Breathnach Quotes
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Success is not just money in the bank but a contented heart and peace of mind.
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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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After self-nurturance, listening to the whispers of our hearts is probably the hardest task we've ever attempted.
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Trust that through the balm of simplicity your frazzled and weary soul can discover the place where you ought to be. Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the place that's right for each of us.
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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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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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Before we can change anything in our life, we have to recognize that this is the way it is meant to be right now. For me, acceptance has become what I call the long sigh of the soul. It's the closed eyes in prayer, perhaps even the quiet tears. It's "all right," as in "All right, You lead, I'll follow." And it's "all right" as in "Everything is going to turn out all right." This is simply part of the journey.
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How much time, creative energy, and emotion do we expend resisting change because we assume growth must always be painful? Much personal growth is uncomfortable, but it's worse to thwart the ascent of your authenticity.
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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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Discerning our personal gifts is essential if we are to experience harmony in our lives.
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Invite Divine Order into your life today and a more serene tomorrow will unfold.
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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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When you first awaken or before drifting off to sleep, quiet your mind, lift up your heart, muse, mull over, make discoveries. Consider, conceive, create, connect, concede that it all starts within.
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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.
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Gradually as you become curator of your own contentment, you will learn to embrace the gentle yearnings of your heart.
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Take another look at your life. Give thanks. Accept your circumstances. Give thanks. Count your blessings. Give thanks. Show up for each day's meditation. Be willing to give the basic tools a fair chance. They can help you find your way.
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Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.
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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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Every morning when we wake up we've been given a wonderful gift-another day of life-so let's make the most of it. No one can do it for us. . . . Genuine happiness can only be realized once we commit to making it a personal priority in our lives. This may be a new behavior for some of us and a bit intimidating. Be gentle with yourself. It will all unfold. Like any new behavior, happiness can be learned.
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Celebrate the Sacred in the ordinary.
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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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When we live our lives authentically, we discover our true place in the world for the first time.
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Always remember, it's simply not an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons.
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Half-truths are the devil's IOUs.