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 Indifference breeds animosity. Sarah Ban Breathnach animosityindifference I truly believe that regret is the only wound the soul does not recover from, and so I'm trying to live without regrets. ... Each day is another chance to be swept away. Sarah Ban Breathnach regretsoulbelieve 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. Sarah Ban Breathnach truth-isregretsoul self-sacrifice is one of a woman's seven deadly sins (along with self-abuse, self-loathing, self-deception, self-pity, self-serving, and self-immolation). Sarah Ban Breathnach sacrificedeceptionself As the season of believing seems to wind down let me gently remind you that many dreams still wait in the wings. Many authentic sparks must be fanned before passion performs her perfect work in you. Throw another log on the fire. Sarah Ban Breathnach passiondreambelieve writing is the most personal form of prayer. Sarah Ban Breathnach formprayerwriting Making it look easy is the hardest thing in the world to do. Sarah Ban Breathnach real-friendsbest-friendfriendship Consider the track record of your naysayers. How many dreams have they successfully brought into this world? Sarah Ban Breathnach recordstrackdream the more naps you take, the more awakenings you experience. Sarah Ban Breathnach awakeningnapssleep I have a theory about soul mates -- that God wants to be our sweetheart. And once we fall in love with life and have an intimate relationship with Spirit, that's when we meet our soul mate. It's as if God says, 'You're not meant to be alone on this earth. I just wanted you to love me first. Sarah Ban Breathnach love-lifefalling-in-loveintimate-relationships Solvency feels better than anything you can spend money on. Sarah Ban Breathnach feel-bettermoneyfeels Money ... it's both the most complicated and the most passionate relationship in our lives. Sarah Ban Breathnach passionatemoneycomplicated Since the choice of what we curl up with is often crucial for our solace and sanity, we need to learn how to nurture the talent of selection. Book browsing is a meditative art...Books are as essential as breathing. Sarah Ban Breathnach breathingbookart ...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. Sarah Ban Breathnach thinking-of-youbeautifulart you already possess all you need to be genuinely happy. Sarah Ban Breathnach happinessneeds When I think about my father, the first image that comes to mind is holding his hand as he drove me to the train station six weeks before he died; I had never noticed how beautiful his hands were until I saw them, for the first and last time, entwined in mine. Sarah Ban Breathnach beautifulfatherthinking dreams are our spiritual illustrated discovery journals. Sarah Ban Breathnach spiritualdreamdiscovery A nap is not to be confused with sleeping. We sleep to recharge our bodies. We nap to care for our souls. When we nap, we are resting our eyes while our imaginations soar. Getting ready for the next round. Sorting, sifting, separating the profound from the profane, the possible from the improbable. Rehearsing our acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, our surprise on receiving the MacArthur genius award. This requires a prone position. If we're lucky, we might drift off, but we won't drift far. Just far enough to ransom our creativity from chaos. Sarah Ban Breathnach confusedcreativitysleep Success doesn't have to pull, tug, or chafe if we wear our real size. Sarah Ban Breathnach sizerealifs Gradually as you become curator of your own contentment, you will learn to embrace the gentle yearnings of your heart. Sarah Ban Breathnach contentmenthealingheart