Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen. Sarah Ban Breathnach More Quotes by Sarah Ban Breathnach More Quotes From Sarah Ban Breathnach You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you. Sarah Ban Breathnach spiritual thankful thank-you Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile. No matter how busy you are, don't rush encounters with coworkers, family, and friends. Speak softly. Listen attentively. Act as if every conversation you have is the most important thing on your mind today. Look your children and your partner in the eyes when they talk to you. Stroke the cat, caress the dog. Lavish love on every living being you meet. See how different you feel at the end of the day. Sarah Ban Breathnach smile dog children Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present - love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure - the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth. Sarah Ban Breathnach gratitude success happiness You've got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old - whatever "the old" means for you. Sarah Ban Breathnach moving-on moving-forward letting-go Never forget that the most essential fashion accessories, the ones no woman can afford to do without, come from within. A generous heart, a spontaneous smile, and eyes that sparkle with delight can be part of any woman's signature look once she awakens to her authentic beauty. Sarah Ban Breathnach fashion eye heart We're not meant to fit in. We're meant to stand out. Sarah Ban Breathnach standing-out fit Always remember, it's simply not an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons. Sarah Ban Breathnach dragons adventure life Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Sarah Ban Breathnach yesterday-and-today letting-go past One of the most important milestones we'll all hit along the way is the moment when we finally own our unique point of view and realize how priceless it is. Sarah Ban Breathnach important unique views A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Sarah Ban Breathnach new-chapter-in-life fresh-start waiting Success in life is not how well we execute Plan A; it's how smoothly we cope with Plan B. Sarah Ban Breathnach success-in-life plan-b life-is I wish I'd known from the beginning that I was born a strong woman. What a difference it would have made! I wish I'd known that I was born a courageous woman; I've spent so much of my life cowering. How many conversations would I not only have started but finished if I had known I possessed a warrior's heart? I wish I'd known that I'd be born to take on the world; I wouldn't have run from it for so long, but run to it with open arms. Sarah Ban Breathnach strong-women heart running ... we can no longer afford to throw away even one 'unimportant' day by not noticing the wonder of it all. We have to be willing to discover and then appreciate the authentic moments of happiness available to all of us every day. Sarah Ban Breathnach appreciate wonder happiness Those who live passionately teach us how to love. Those who love passionately teach us how to live. Sarah Ban Breathnach passionate-love how-to-love teach The only person in all the world who can give you pleasure, or deny it, is yourself. No matter how much we love someone, the decision to experience pleasure, and to make room for it in our lives, is an internal one. If you are resistant, you could be around the most joyous people in the world and be miserable. Sarah Ban Breathnach happiness giving people 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. Sarah Ban Breathnach gratitude grateful spiritual Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need. Sarah Ban Breathnach grateful knowing home Begin today. Declare out loud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy. Sarah Ban Breathnach struggle letting-go spring While we cry ourselves to sleep, gratitude waits patiently to console and reassure us; there is a landscape larger than the one we can see. Sarah Ban Breathnach gratitude waiting sleep All of us know about learning life's lessons through pain, struggle, and loss. But few of us realize that it is often the gentlest lessons that teach us most. Serendipity can instruct us as much as sorrow. Sarah Ban Breathnach pain struggle healing
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