Quotes from Sarah Ban Breathnach

Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.

Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.

Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.

Every time we remember to say thank you, we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

You've got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old - whatever 'the old' means for you.

The amount of money currently in your bank account is a fact. The amount you spend today is a choice. And the way you reconcile both is through clarity.

No one needs to know that you've shut the world out and are meditating as you stroll down the street. Twenty minutes to a half-hour every day is a good amount of time to restore a sense of serenity.

When we talk about Something More, it isn't wanting a fancier car, a bigger house, or a designer dress. Something More is what we need to fill our spiritual hunger.

The key to loving how you live is in knowing what it is you truly love.

Lavish love on every living being you meet. See how different you feel at the end of the day.

That each day that you love, honor, and respect your own unique point of view, you're a step closer to finding a fortune.

dogs love us unconditionally and cats are big on redemption. Our sins and shortcomings don't bother them as long as we delight in their presence.

Pain is part of the past. There isn't one of us who doesn't still carry childhood wounds. Some are more horrific than others, but no matter how painful your young memories are, there were also glorious moments that kept you alive, or you would not be here today.

I learned a priceless lesson and one that everyone can use today - it's never the amount of money we have or haven't; it's always the amount of fear we have to wrestle with to make it through the day.

No behavior can be changed before it's acknowledged. And no addiction is beyond the reach of Love.

New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.

For the last couple of years, as the economic ground beneath all I've accomplished and cherished has shifted so profoundly in a life-shattering reversal of fortune, I've trained myself to stay alert when the roar and the rumbling of what could be catastrophic change begins.

nothing good ever comes out of denying the truth about our situation.

Because the truth is - and we know it - we were born to die without regrets. Regret is the only wound from which the soul never recovers.

It is difficult to experience moments of happiness if we are not aware of what it is we genuinely love.

Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing. Believe in yourself. And believe that there is a loving Source - a Sower of Dreams - just waiting to be asked to help you make your dreams come true.

Make peace with the knowledge that you can't have everything you want. Why? Because it's more important for us to get everything we need.