I'm not okay, you're not okay, and that's okay. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross More Quotes by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross More Quotes From Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross nature life death There are no mistakes, no coincidences; all events are blessings given to us to learn from. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross spiritual thank-you life If we make our goal to live a life of compassion and unconditional love, then the world will indeed become a garden where all kinds of flowers can bloom and grow. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross women kindness life Think of a lifeless forest in which a small plant pushes its head upward, out of the ruin. In our grief process, we are moving into life from death, without denying the devastation that came before. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross grief moving thinking It is my conviction that it is the intuitive, spiritual aspects of us humans-the inner voice-that gives us the 'knowing,' the peace, and the direction to go through the windstorms of life, not shattered but whole, joining in love and understanding. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross voice knowing spiritual It is important to feel the anger without judging it, without attempting to find meaning in it. It may take many forms: anger at the health-care system, at life, at your loved one for leaving. Life is unfair. Death is unfair. Anger is a natural reaction to the unfairness of loss. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross leaving judging loss In the so-called civilized world, children are physically, sexually and/or emotionally abused; they are the leaders of our future. When children are raised in such a hostile and violent environment, how can we hope for a harmonious future for all people of this world? In this light, the purpose of human life is to achieve our own spiritual evolution, to get rid of negativity, to establish harmony among our physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual quadrants, to learn to live in harmony within the family, community, nation, ..treating all of mankind as brothers and sisters. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross brother spiritual children It is the denial of death that is partially responsible for people living empty, purposeless lives; for when you live as if you'll live forever, it becomes too easy to postpone the things you know that you must do. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross denial forever people If you truly want to grow as a person and learn, you should realize that the universe has enrolled you in the graduate program of life, called loss. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross grief want loss I once considered writing a book called I'm not OK and you're not OK, and that's OK. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross psychology writing book I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross choices life believe For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest spiritual values of life can originate from the thought and study of death. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross creativity spiritual death Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross dream love death There is no mistaking love. You feel it in your heart. It is the common fiber of life, the flame that heats our soul, energizes our spirit, and supplies passion to our lives. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross passion love-you heart I believe every person has a guardian spirit or angel. They assist us in the transition between life and death and they also help us pick our parents before we are born. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross life-and-death angel believe I've told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross rest-in-peace death children I say to people who care for people who are dying, if you really love that person and want to help them, be with them when their end comes close. Sit with them - you don't even have to talk. You don't have to do anything but really be there with them. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross who-cares dying people My patients taught me not how to die, but how to live. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross taught dies patient And after your death, when most of you for the first time realize what life here is all about, you will begin to see that your life here is almost nothing but the sum total of every choice you have made during every moment of your life. Your thoughts, which you are responsible for, are as real as your deeds. You will begin to realize that every word and every deed affects your life and has also touched thousands of lives. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross choices real death We all have to go through the tumbler a few times before we can emerge as a crystal. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross crystals adversity
