"...how many exquisite, glorious dreams sent to heal the world has Heaven mourned because the dreamer, weary and discouraged relied only on her own strength and could do no more?" - Sarah Ban breathnach Affirmations: Every day moves me closer towards my dream
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If we're really honest with ourselves, there are probably times we think What possible use can I be in this world? What need is there for somebody like me to fill? That's one of the deeper mysteries, and then God's grace comes to us in the form of another person who tells us we have been of help, and what a blessing that is. - Mister Rogers Affirmation: As a mother I make a difference to others every day
If you are a woman between the ages of 20 and 40 living anywhere on the globe, you are part of the most educated, professionally empowered, international generation of women ever. It's an inspiring story in a world full of violence and insecurity - a generation of women poised to take the reins of global leadership like no other generation in history - Paula Goldman Affirmation: I am grateful for all the many blessings in my life.
1. If you had all the money you needed, what would you do? 2. If you discovered you had only five or ten years left to life, what would you do with your life? 3. If you had only 24 hours left, who did you not get to be? What edid you not get to do? - George Kinder Affirmation: I know what is important and meaningful to me. I live from my inner core of passion.
To trust that we have the guidance we need and the potential to use our imaginations to modify our reality is to trust in spirit. The ability to create magic out of the ordinary, to feel a connection to all of life, and to make each day a new beginning enriches the soul. Parenting and living life in this way is a richer, vaster, more bountiful reality than we may have ever thought possible. - Mimi Doe Affirmation: I trust in a higher power to guide my parenting
Being a spiritual parent won't guarantee your kids will never fight, you will never lose your temper, or things won't fall apart. But being grounded by a spiritual awareness, a belief in the Divine, helps children and parents alike approach these negative experiences in a new way. - Mimi Doe Affirmation: My difficulties make me stronger. My mistakes make me wiser.
“When you have come to the edge of all the light you have And step into the darkness of the unknown Believe that one of the two will happen to you Either you'll find something solid to stand on Or you'll be taught how to fly!” - Richard Bach Affirmation: There is always hope. The Universe looks after me.
I bargained with life for a penny and life would pay no more, however I begged at evening when I counted my scanty store. For life is a just employer, he gives you what you ask. But once you have set the wages, why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial's hire, only to learn dismayed, that any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid - Anon. Affirmation: I relax knowing that my needs are met. Abundance flows through my life.
A human being is part of a 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 his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Out task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. - Albert Einstein Affirmation: I see every human being as someone's child and treat them as such
Rather than seeing a child's behaviour as the fault of a parent and therefore blaming the parents, if we could just see that children have definite behaviour tendencies from past lives and are drawn to a particular parent or parents who have unique strengths, understanding and ability to guide them. The parents' inner attitude can then change from one of embarrassment and failure to feeling that they have been blessed by God in receiving a 'challenging' child - Joyce & Barry Vissell, Models of Love Affirmation: I am the perfect parent for my child
Baptism comes from the Jewish tradition. For the jewish people, the heart was the centre of all the emotions...The prayer intends that the new child will never become trapped, caught or entangled in false inner networks of negativity, resentment, or destruction towards itself. The blessings also intend that the child will have a fluency of feeling in its life, that its feeling may flow freely and carry its soul out to the world and gather from the world delight and peace. - John O'Donohue, Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World Affirmation: I gather delight and peace from the world and from my children I am positive, forgiving and constructive especially regarding my children
It doesn't much matter whether you're a billionaire or you work in the cornershop. It doesn't matter if you are good-looking, educated, famous or unknown. You are here in this life to learn how to love, and that's all. You have always known this. - Sharon Biddulph Affirmation: I speak positively to my spouse, and listen with compassion.
May the road rise to meet you, And the sun stand at your shoulder. May the wind be always at your back, and the rains fall softly upon your fields. May life itself befriend you Each day, each night, Each step of your journey. (Annon. Irish Blessing) Affirmation: I nurture myself first so that I can nurture others
Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. - Jack Kerouac, On The Road Affirmation: I have peace of mind whatever is going on around me
You have to start by changing the story you tell yourself about getting older...The minute you say to yourself, 'Time is everything, and I'm going to make sure that time is used the way I dream it should be used,' then you've got a whole different story. —Diane Sawyer Affirmation: I am the best mother I can be. I get better every day.