Managing Our Emotions

"Emotions are the next frontier to be understood and conquered. To manage our emotions is not to drug them or suppress them, but to understand them so that we can intelligently direct our emotional energies and intentions.... It's time for human beings to grow up emotionally, to mature into emotionally managed and responsible citizens. No magic pill will do it."  - Doc Childre

New Truth

"Stay with yourself, bring yourself to the present moment, maybe by just listening to your breath, maybe by looking at something in the room. Then quietly, softly, give yourself permission to make a new choice if you wish. Embrace a new truth."  - Neale Donald Walsh

About Silence

“Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence.” - John Lahr

Longing

"There are lovers content with longing. I'm not one of them."  - Rumi

Listening

"With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing." - Catherine de Hueck Doherty

To Listen

"The first duty of love is to listen."  - Paul Tillich

Therapy

"The purpose of therapy is not to remove suffering but to move through it to an enlarged consciousness that can sustain the polarity of painful opposites." - James Hollis

Courage

"It takes courage to change direction. Choose the path your heart agrees with and walk with your head high and your eyes open. Don't be afraid." - Myra Salas

Divination

"Your body is the most powerful and accurate divinination tool. Listen to and trust its signals and feelings." - Doreen Virtue

Your Body

"Your body is the ground and metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence. It is your Bible, your encyclopedia, your life story. Everything that happens to you is stored and reflected in your body. In the marriage of flesh and spirit divorce is impossible."  - Gabrielle Roth

Making Small Differences

"I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another." - Ellen Goodman

Thinking For Yourself

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud." - Coco Chanel

A Deep Untroubled Stream

"No matter what our difficulties may be, we recognize that there is a deep untroubled stream flowing below all surface troubles and that we are of one substance with that stream. The soul knows no difficulties." - James Thornton

Power of Thought

"Not only does the power of your thought determine which people make their way into your life, but the power of your thought determines how they behave once they get there." - Abraham

Island

 "We each have an island inside where we can take refuge. When you're sad, afraid, or in a difficult situation, the best thing you can do is go back to yourself and become one with your breathing. This doesn't mean you're cutting yourself off from the world. It means you're getting more in touch with yourself, becoming more peaceful. After that, your contact with the world outside can become more pleasant." - Thich Nhat Hanh

On Listening

"Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person." - Rachel Remen (from Shelby Collinge)

On Negativity

"For negativity to affect you, you must be negative." - Ships of Song (@ Twitter)

Believe

"Believe in your dreams. Believe in today. Believe that you are loved. Believe that you make a difference. Believe we can build a better world. Believe when others might not. Believe there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else. Believe that the best is yet to be. Believe in each other. Believe in yourself. I believe in you." ~ Kobi Yamada

Listen to Your Body

"If you want to get in touch with what your soul knows about the future, listen to your body - listen to what your body is telling you right now." ~ Neale Donald Walsch

Water Your Dreams

"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream." - Lao Tzu

Succeeding

"A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm." ~ Charles M. Schwab

Freedom

"You create your own freedom. Wherever you are seeing walls that stop you, you can just as easily see doors, windows, & passage ways." - Your Joyologist (Being Tricia @ Twitter)

Anais Nin

"When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others." - Anaïs Nin

Fibromyalgia

"I am grateful for my fibromyalgia for it constantly reminds me to take care of me & kick out any bullshit.There is no room for pain or stress." - Your Joyologist (Being Tricia @ Twitter)

Emotion

"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion!" - Beautiful Soul Secrets