Quotes
A collection of quotations to comfort and inspire.
“And I said to my body, softly, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’”
— Nayyirah Waheed
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us ‘the universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening the circle of understanding and compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
— Albert Einstein
“Reality is always falling apart. In this fleeting situation, the only thing that makes sense is for us to reach out to one another.”
— Pema Chödrön
“No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. Any amount of gratitude changes the present.”
—Ann Voskam
“Acceptance has a paradox within it. Acceptance of a painful situation as it is, begins to transform it into something better. Acceptance is not mired in stasis. It’s a loving spaciousness that allows change to root on its own terms and time.”
—Eric Ala
“Ask for help from your Angels, and trust that your team of guides and Angels will help you as you take each and every step on your path.”
—Melanie Beckler
“May your Guardian Angel wrap you in love, protect, heal, and guide you from above.”
—Mary Jac
“When your path unfolds before you with grace and ease, be sure to thank your Angels.”
—Shelley Newby
“If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addictions, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.”
—Brene Brown
“When an Angel whispers in your ear, it is your heart that hears the message.”
—Molly Friedenfeld
“We are always surrounded by a team of Angels who await our permission to help us.”
—Shelley Newby
“…before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rules is a person’s conscience.”
—Harper Lee
“May today be a day of awakening. May you experience graceful and gentle reminders of who you really are. And may you integrate those insights into your new reality.”
— Shelley Newby
“When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead. May every experience in life be a door that opens your heart, expands your understanding, and leads you to freedom.”
— Elizabeth Lesse
“Joy is the happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.”
—Dr. David Steindl-Ras
“It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It’s what we do consistently.”
—Tony Robbin
“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.”
—Nelson Mandela
“I am comfortable with life whatever happens.”
—Michael Singer
“The language of the Angels is love. Their presence will sustain you through your darkest fears.”
—Shelley Newby
“You can do something to change your life. Ask your Angels to help.”
—Karen Borga
“There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.”
—Freya Stark
“Angels transmute fear into love. In their presence, fear is unsustainable.”
—Shelley Newby
I do not at all understand the mystery of grace–only that it meets us where we are but doesn’t leave us where it found us.
—Anne Lammott
“‘One can’t believe impossible things,’ Alice said. ‘I dare say you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I was your age I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many at six impossible things before breakfast.’”
—Lewis Carroll
“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”
—Shannon L. Alder