Top 7 Quotes by Elizabeth OConnor

Creativity is not the work of a few. We each carry within us the image of God the Creator; we each have the task of making the earth into a fairer, kinder place. The first step is imagining a better world, and that is

Creativity is not the work of a few. We each carry within us the image of God the Creator; we each have the task of making the earth into a fairer, kinder place. The first step is imagining a better world, and that is most apt to happen when we suffer or look on suffering.

Elizabeth O'Connor

Art, Creativity, Suffering

Because our gifts carry us out into the world and make us participants in life, the uncovering of them is one of the most important tasks confronting any one of us.

Elizabeth O'Connor

Important, Tasks, World

Elizabeth O'Connor (1983). “Eighth Day of Creation: Discovering Your Gifts and Using Them”

Strangely enough we strengthen love in ourselves when we raise into consciousness the shadow side of our lives. Conversely, when we keep negative feelings out of sight, they smother the love that seems to lie deeper and closer to the real self. This is probably why there is so much pain in not loving. The life that is not able to express the love which is so integral to it grows deformed.

Elizabeth O'Connor

Pain, Real, Lying

One of the reasons we experience so much difficulty with our gifts is that parents have thought their chief function in life is to be feeding, clothing and educating the young. However, their really important ministry is to listen to their children and enable them to uncover the special blueprint that is theirs.

Elizabeth O'Connor

Children, Parent, Special

Elizabeth O'Connor (1983). “Eighth Day of Creation: Discovering Your Gifts and Using Them”