Category: Inspiring Quotes
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #14
“If the house is crooked and crumbling, and the land on which it sits uneven, is it possible to make anything lie straight?” Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers I was in a creative non-Fiction writing workshop course when I read these powerful words. It was 2015 and I was just about to graduate Eckerd…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #13
“The other side of resisting fear is freedom.” Tara Brach, PH.D., Radical Acceptance In a world of avoidance, there is great pain. Pain to our bodies, minds, souls, and relationships with both ourselves and others. Even our relationship with the God of our understanding becomes a prison when we resist what is really going on…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #12
“Once we have awareness, we recover free will.” Don Miguel Ruiz, The Mastery of Love Without awareness, I would still be trapped in the prison of my mind. Don Miguel Ruiz’s words in his books helped me to break free from the prison I created for myself. I had to first be able to see…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #11
“When you change your mind, your brain changes; and when you change your brain, your mind changes.” DR. Joe Dispenza, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself When I went back to college as an adult, brain science was making great strides. As the years pass, more and more is being discovered. As a trauma survivor,…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #10
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” Robert Anthony This quote is a reminder I have to give myself often. My stories in my head are nobody else’s responsibility. I’m responsible and accountable for how I CHOOSE to view ANYTHING in my life. I am going to go through challenging times,…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #9
“Trying to keep negative experiences at bay may actually keep us stuck and prevent us from embracing the healing journey.” Lily Dulan, Giving Grief Meaning For a very long time I shoved the painful experiences in my life down. I pretended like they didn’t bother me, and I tortured myself within for years. I projected…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #8
“Just keep in mind that, even though you are where you are supposed to be, that does NOT mean you are meant to stay there.” Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley, The Gift of Crisis I truly believe that I’m always exactly where I’m supposed to be until I’m not. However, I need this reminder every now and then…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #7
“Staying open to joy, to beauty, to love, brightens all of your life experiences. Being mindful of these opportunities will greatly enhance your life.” Emily Thiroux Threatt, Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief While preparing for an upcoming interview on grief and the holidays with Emily Thiroux Threatt, I read this quote in her…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #6
“Feelings are the language of the soul.” Annie Sims I’m not one to be scared of my feelings, but that is only because I went through hell when I shoved them down, ran from them, and avoided them. When I learned the POWER of feeling my feelings and how much it freed me from suffering,…
-
Quotes That Make My Soul Sing #5
Trust your happiness and the richness of your life at this moment. It is true and as much yours as anything else that ever happened to you. -Katherine Anne Porter This quote is a reminder to me that I don’t have to get my stuck in any story from my past. I can be here…
From A Loving Place 