Bouquets of Quotes
“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”
We Are All Meant to Shine, As Children Do
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson
River
Our thoughts are a river, and most of time we are right in the water. But we can make the conscious shift to standing on the bank, watching the river go by. We may go into the river, by choice. Or we may find we are in it, but we can consciously decide to get back on the bank. With practice, we have something solid to stand on as emotions and sensations swirl by.
- Denise Dempsey
Flow State
It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than we were. When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable. And, once we have tasted that joy, we will redouble our efforts to taste it again. That is the way the self grows.
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
