Quotes from James Van Praagh

Sure, there are going to be challenges, but if you look upon them as things you've chosen for yourself to conquer, instead of things done to you to make you miserable, it makes the experience much more tranquil.

Love, forgiveness, and compassion are always the route to take, not judgment, retribution, and spite. Something else to consider when thinking of a challenging family member is whether perhaps he or she is holding a mirror up to you. Do you share the characteristics of someone who angers you?

The Quantum Activist

Partners really assist us in finding within ourselves the truth that is there but maybe we haven't taken the time to acknowledge or express.

It is truly a pure balance when one soul-family member can contribute to another's growth and create a beautiful life together.

It is truly a pure balance when one soul-family member can contribute to another's growth and create a beautiful life together. You know when you share this bond because, besides your familiarity with each other, you become one being … one soul. The best in you finds the best in the other person.

Like attracts like" is the Law of Attraction. If we live mindful lives centered on love and nonjudgment, we'll attract the same type of people into our sphere. If we give that energy out, those who also give out that energy will be drawn to us. If we're bitter, envious, and spiteful, we will not only draw those same people to us, but we'll repel the ones who can probably assist us the most in our souls' growth. Who would you rather have in your life?

Love is the fastest vibration, so when the soul begins to work within this frequency, it changes not only us but our entire atmosphere and environment. As we rise in vibration, all of our relationships will change because we are changing.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt creep in. Forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely.

What energy am I holding on to right now in my belief systems, behavior patterns, feelings, and relationships that is not serving my highest good?

There is no right or wrong answer for everyone, but there is a right and wrong answer for you. Only you know what would make you truly happy, and you can make the decision easier for yourself by "following your heart.

The most profound and shocking miracle is that without the gift of Randy's dying, I would never have discovered, or perhaps I should say uncovered, the brilliant conscious creation practice that has become my new way of living. Is

Tell everyone not to be so involved in physical things," she continued. "It makes it harder to let go at the end. Tell everyone that as a soul you are part of the 'oneness of the wholeness'!

She kept saying, "I am free, James! I am so free! I cannot believe how obsessed I was about my body! What was I thinking? How crazy!" This struck me as extremely funny because anybody who knew Debbie knew that she was very concerned about her appearance, always wanting to look her best.

The situations and people in our life that cause us the most trouble are also our greatest teachers.

miracles are the fruit of faith, not force. When

If you're on the path you're meant to be on, everything falls into place; the Universe is telling you that. If you are not on the right path, you will experience roadblocks all along the way, and this is also the Universe telling you to stop, look, and ask if this is where you are supposed to be.

I'd rather look forward and dream, than look backward and regret.

As a spirit having a human experience, you can choose to not merely exist but to be fully conscious and aware of living in a limited world. When you take a conscious part in life and its multitudes of choices, you won't let life happen to you - you will make life happen for you.

We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea of life.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

You never truly know someone until you've stood in their shoes and walked around in them.

Forgiveness is not an occassional act; it is a permanent attitude.

Love is never static, but always evolving. Love is simultaneously random and ordered, so intangible and yet a part of everything, and when we attempt to limit it or categorize it, we get into trouble.