Quotes from Gabrielle Bernstein

If I jump out of bed without hugging my husband, that creates stress between us.

The second you change the way you look at a situation, your stress levels drop.

Resentment creates stress.

If your stress is related to another person, finding forgiveness - changing your thoughts and energy around that person - can lower stress.

Letting yourself off the hook takes the stress away.

You have to know your triggers for stress and then have rituals for combating them.

Fear and stress - one creates the other.

Letting go of stress means that you can enjoy your life.

If you're living your life avoiding stress, you must be living on an ashram.

Stressing and obsessing over your vision blocks it.

Learning presence is a stress buster.

For me, if I get up and don't meditate and don't eat something before having caffeine, I go from 0 to 10 on the stress scale.

Joy is a big stress buster too. Measure your success by how much fun you're having.

I'm gluten-free, dairy-free, and I try to keep a low-sugar diet, although from time to time, I'll have a bite of cake - you know, I'm human.

I was always very theatrical. I went to theater school in a conservatory program.

Healing opportunities can be disguised as people who really piss you off. Pay attention because they could be your greatest teachers.

You must develop a rich inner life to enjoy life altogether.

You can write a thousand lists and make a million vision boards, but if you don't clearly feel what you want to experience, it will never truly manifest into form.

Now is the perfect time to make powerful change-your willingness is at an all-time high.

If you're wondering what I mean by 'miracle,' it's simple: a miracle is a shift in perspective from fear to love. A miracle can be the moment you choose to forgive your ex-lover and let go of decades of resentment, or the moment you recognize that losing your job was not a tragedy but an opportunity to follow your true calling.

It's time to let go, be guided and expect miracles.

As you look at your fears head-on, you'll begin to see how much of what you fear is just False Evidence Appearing Real. When you act on this false evidence, you create chaos in your life.

Own your joy so that you can be happier and bring more energy to the world. That ripple effect works on a quantum level. It brings about changes in the world.

The way we experience the world around us is a direct reflection of the world within us.