Sarah Ban Breathnach Quotes

Your heart will always tell you what’s working and what’s not.

It takes tenacity and daring to travel the darkest interior of one's self.

Indifference breeds animosity.

This moment is your life. It is the process of living, the journey, that is life itself, and we often wish away our lives by focusing only on what tomorrow could, should, would bring.

Observe how gently but surely the natural world renews itself daily.

Choice is destiny's soul mate.

Self-nurturance, or learning to bask in bliss, is an acquired art form.

Every day we’re given chances to embrace the new.

Human beings, as far as I can tell, seem to be divided into two subspecies -- the resigned, who live in quiet desperation, and the exhausted, who exist in restless agitation.

dreams are our spiritual illustrated discovery journals.

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).

Money ... it's both the most complicated and the most passionate relationship in our lives.

Second thoughts have aborted more dreams than all the difficult circumstances, overwhelming obstacles, and dangerous detours fate ever could throw at you.

Self-loathing is the silent hemorrhaging of the soul. You don't feel or see the life force fleeing until it's not longer there, and then, of course, it's too late.

writing is the most personal form of prayer.

you already possess all you need to be genuinely happy.

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.

Today you may not be familiar with the happiness habit. But like any new behavior, happiness can be learned.

This moment is always the best one in which to express your care for others.

Some holiday traditions are sacred. In our house one such tradition is the annual Christmas classic cinema celebration.

Our success already exists on a spiritual level; it's a matter of pulling it into the physical world.

No one needs to know that you've shut the world out and are meditating as you stroll down the street. Twenty minutes to a half-hour every day is a good amount of time to restore a sense of serenity.

If we are to flourish as creative beings, if we are to grow into wholeness, we must bloom wherever we are planted.

It is difficult to experience moments of happiness if we are not aware of what it is we genuinely love.

Soul-directed events defy logic and ridicule reason.

We are far betting dealing with the big losses-death, divorce, debt, and debilitating illness-than with the daily onslaught of little losses.

Success doesn't have to pull, tug, or chafe if we wear our real size.

Gail Sheehy tells us that "the delights of self-discovery are always available." All Fools' Day is the perfect day to engrave this wisdom in our hearts.

Start moving, a step at a time, step after step. The positive momentum will take you from there.

Conscious choice is creative. Unconscious choice is destructive. That is how we end up living other people's lives.

We can learn to be the catalysts for our own change.

Solvency feels better than anything you can spend money on.

Let passion be your muse. Let her guide and teach you to trust your instincts.

Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.

Little changes [and] little choices add up to be revolutionary changes in your life.

Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the place that's right for each of us. (January 15)

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.

It's time we put thoughts of lack behind us. It's time for us to discover the secrets of the stars to sail to an uncharted land to open up a new heaven where our spirits can soar.

Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

The authentic self is the soul made visible.

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.

Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.