It is only when you’re lying to yourself or hating some aspect of yourself that you’ll get an emotional charge from someone else’s behavior.
DEBBIE FORDA wise person once wrote, “Resentment is like drinking poison and hoping the other person would die.” But the only one dying is ourselves.
More Debbie Ford Quotes
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Once befriended, our shadow becomes a divine map that-when properly read and followed-reconnects us to the life we were meant to live, the people we were meant to be, and the contributions we were meant to give.
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Many of us have read about and talked about forgiveness, and we understand intellectually why it might benefit us to let go of anger toward others. But we hold on anyway.
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In order to access a warrior’s courage, we must explore why we are so committed to our story and what we are afraid will happen if we give it up.
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We and we alone have the power to change our lives, and we can choose to do so at any moment.
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True courage comes not just from feeling confident and strong, but from being the honest, authentic expression in yourself. Think about how audacious it is to really believe in yourself.
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Truth is the key to unlocking the door to divine confidence. This is a truth that can be felt only when you get out of your head and into your heart. When you’re blind to this truth, you’re left to the limited power of your human will.
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It’s not our job to assess the merit of our vision or judge its importance. It is our job to receive the vision and act upon it.
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Owning our power means claiming the credibility and uniqueness of our own humanity.
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The world mirrors yourself back to you. If you love, nourish, and appreciate yourself internally it will show up in your external life. If you want more love, give more love to yourself. If you want acceptance, accept yourself.
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Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.
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Fulfilling your vision for the best year of your life requires thought and introspection. It is not much different than planning an awesome vacation. It takes time, discussion, planning, decision making, and an array of other skills.
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Vision lifts you up. It makes you smile a secret smile because you know that you have something very special to share. What is your vision?
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Every important choice we make is being guided by one of two places: either it is an act of faith or it is an act of fear. Faith opens the door to a new future.
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Every day, each of us makes a multitude of choices that will impact our lives…the quality of our choices will dictate whether we will struggle in frustration or live an extraordinary life–the life of our dreams.
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I define God as an energy. A spiritual energy. It has no denomination, it has no judgment, it has an energy that when we’re connected to it we know why we’re here and what we’re here to do.
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