Mary Anne Radmacher Quotes - Page 5

Pain is a difficult companion. There's no getting around that. But, if pain is to be a companion, searching and discovering your own best ways to travel with that pain will lead you to the joy that you long to have. They are your paths, your ways and while my experience and the experiences of others may inspire you, ultimately it will be the choices you discover and make for yourself that lead you to certain joy in the midst of your challenges.

Choose the whole of your environment, things and events, based upon the value, meaning and function they hold. Do not allow obligation or immediacy to bind you to physical things or specific actions.

I hear many people talk about their longing for a balanced life. What I think they are really expressing is a desire for a life with less pressure.

Be guided by the stars which you place well on the canopy of your night sky.

It is not the easy or convenient life for which I search, but life lived to the edge of all that I may be.

It is (often) the quiet gesture which carries the most significance - the one which suddenly directs the symphony.

Laughter is what spills over the edge of an inspired life.

Stand often in the company of dreamers: they tickle your common sense & believe you can achieve things which are impossible.

Protect your vision. Prevail over adversity. Persevere in the midst of turmoil. Passionately act upon your convictions. Purposely walk into the day.

Great leadership is not the visit of an unexpected fate but rather a flame which is kept burning in spite of the winds of risk and opposition.

BUILD UP YOUR CIRCLE.... A mind that perceives What can rationally be. A spirit that sees Innovative possibility. A heart that is open to Both beginnings and ends. A firm hand that fits readily To the reach of a friend.

Today I offer a prayer of forgiveness: forgive the pettiness of my ingratitude... the absence of profound thankfulness.

I will not be governed by the tyranny of immediacy.

The holiday season promotes a heightened sense of community. It draws our chins up and helps us look above and over the limiting fence of our own events, activities and preoccupations. The opportunity for a heroic gesture can tap you quietly on the shoulder in the midst of a holiday bustle. If you are attentive, you will notice the gentle touch and will be able to respond. Remember... There are no small acts of kindness. Every compassionate act makes large the world.

Choice impacts virtually every element of our life.

Today... maybe I can take one step on that profoundly complex path to peace.

In the garden of your days cultivate festivity, play and celebrations.

Your point of view sets you up well in advance for how you view the events as they unfold.

If self-validation were our most significant societal measure - we would give trophies to ourselves.

Know the best and highest choices for health and more often choose those things.

Today is a gift I honor by fully living it.

What are the proper grounds for joy? Is it circumstance which will determine the stature of my spirit? Ah, no. It is choice. It is always a choice - in the face of any event - for joy.

At the end of a matter ask, "What will I learn from this to make me better?"

Discover the tools to build your own vision.

Work as smart as you are able.