We choose how enthusiastically we live our time alive. Alexandra Stoddard More Quotes by Alexandra Stoddard More Quotes From Alexandra Stoddard Puttering is really a time to be alone, to dream, to get in touch with yourself...To putter is to discover. Alexandra Stoddard esteem self-esteem dream This may shock you, but the most important person in your life is you. You are meant to be 'full of yourself. Alexandra Stoddard important healing may Be kind to yourself, to others and everything around you. Alexandra Stoddard be-kind kind kindness What we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows. Alexandra Stoddard When you leave a beautiful place, you carry it with you wherever you go. Alexandra Stoddard beautiful-place place you beautiful Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment. Alexandra Stoddard good moment happiness life My mantra is: Let there be happiness in my soul, and let me share it with the world. Alexandra Stoddard me soul happiness world You can't be a resource for others unless you nourish yourself. Alexandra Stoddard nourish others yourself you I'm an interior designer from the soul. It's not about just putting things in a room. It's much deeper and broader. It's about self-discovery. Alexandra Stoddard interior room things soul Style really comes down to what makes you feel good. Alexandra Stoddard feel good you style My message is that happiness is the first principle of life. But you must choose it. We all have pain, but suffering is a choice. You can be happier if you make some changes in your life. Alexandra Stoddard you pain happiness life Put a picture of yourself as a child in view somewhere, to remind yourself to be playful. Alexandra Stoddard picture view yourself child If we could make our house a home, and then make it a sanctuary, I think we could truly find paradise on Earth. Alexandra Stoddard think earth house home I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy. Alexandra Stoddard light truth hope joy A home should be an intimate autobiography of the things that you like. One of the things I'm so keen on expressing is that, if you don't do it for yourself, if you're always seeking affirmation from outside, you'll never have a home. It'll just be a house. Alexandra Stoddard yourself never you home Each of us must become impassioned, finding meaning and self-fulfillment in our own life's journey. Alexandra Stoddard meaning own journey life Unused rooms are such bad feng shui, really bad energy. Alexandra Stoddard unused really bad energy Feeling at home with ourselves and being able to create a spirit of place that nourishes us physically, emotionally and spiritually is a goal worthy of our highest priority. Alexandra Stoddard create feeling place home How we feel about ourselves as we read the newspaper, set the table, wash the dishes, recycle the trash and wash our clothes... is essential to our overall happiness and well-being. Alexandra Stoddard newspaper feel clothes happiness The home is the center of your soul; it's a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside. Alexandra Stoddard you soul home life