Therefore, when you enter into anything, as a frightened being, that contract you make with another person out of fear, has to fall apart. Caroline Myss More Quotes by Caroline Myss More Quotes From Caroline Myss The dark night of the soul is a journey into light, a journey from your darkness into the strength and hidden resources of your soul. Caroline Myss journey dark night When your life begins to harm you, know that you have taken a detour from your true path. Caroline Myss detours taken path ...our life crises tell us that we need to break free of beliefs that no longer serve our personal development. Caroline Myss spiritual letting-go moving If anyone tries to complicate your life, turn and walk away from them. Caroline Myss bad-relationship positivity life You have resources yet to be unleashed. Make bold, courageous choices. Live as though you have the power to change the world - because you do. Caroline Myss courageous choices world Never blame another person for your personal choices - you are still the one who must live out the consequences of your choices. Caroline Myss recovery choices loss Self-love means caring for ourselves enough to forgive people in our past so that the wounds can no longer damage us - for our wounds do not hurt the people who hurt us, they hurt only us. Caroline Myss caring hurt mean Choice is your greatest power. It is an even greater power than love, because you must first choose to be a loving person. Caroline Myss choices love firsts Never, ever mistreat someone who loves you. Because you're not entitled to that love. Caroline Myss mistreat entitled love-you People want their reason for living to be a singular thing, like a career or a relationship, because this makes an individual feel secure in the physical world. We don't fare well in the realm of the invisible - so telling someone that their purpose is multilayered and includes the arduous journey of discovering who they really are is not always the answer they want to hear. But consider the complexity of the question: "What is my reason for living?" How can that question not include a journey into the depths of your own life? Caroline Myss careers journey people If you want to know for sure that you are on the right path, here's your clue: You're not put in a position where you feel like you have to negotiate your sense of integrity, which is an act of betrayal. You don't feel like you have to compromise who you are. Caroline Myss betrayal path integrity While we measure our own success in terms of our personal comfort and security, the universe measures our success by how much we have learned. Caroline Myss security term comfort There is no such thing as a simple act of compassion Caroline Myss compassion simple healing I am convinced that the deepest desire within each of us is to be liberated from the controlling influences of our own psychic madness or patterns of fear. All other things—the disdain of ordinary life, the need to control others rather than be controlled, the craving for material goods as a means of security and protection against the winds of chaos—are external props that serve as substitutes for the real battle, which is the one waged within the individual soul. Caroline Myss real fear life Live one day at a time. Keep your attention in present time. Have no expectations. Make no judgements. And give up the need to know why things happen as they do. Give it up! Caroline Myss judgement giving-up expectations Managing the power of choice, with all its creative and spiritual implications, is the essence of the human experience. All spiritual teachings are directed toward inspiring us to recognize that the power to make choices is the dynamic that converts our spirits into matter, our words into flesh. Choice is the process of creation itself. Caroline Myss essence teaching spiritual Grant me the grace to dissolve my negative thoughts about myself today. I breathe the grace of kindness into my heart. And may the grace of healing flow abundantly to every one in need of help. Caroline Myss healing kindness heart You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless. Caroline Myss motivational inspirational life Your identity, self-esteem, and awareness of your ego lay the groundwork for your life. How you conduct yourself with others, and whether you have the strength to make your way without needing to ask for another's permission, depends on how well you succeed at the many challenges that awaken your need to take charge of who you are. Caroline Myss ego self-esteem challenges Self-examination is the process of accountability to your soul...It is far better to "become" your truth than to speak your truth. Self-examination is the practice of becoming your truth. Caroline Myss accountability practice self