Silence and solitude are confrontational. They plunge us instantly into the truth.
BARBARA DE ANGELISSilence and solitude are confrontational. They plunge us instantly into the truth.
BARBARA DE ANGELISOnly when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
BARBARA DE ANGELISNo one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
BARBARA DE ANGELISWhen I look for happiness, I lose it. When I stop looking, and surrender to where I am, I find it.
BARBARA DE ANGELISLove’s greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.
BARBARA DE ANGELISNo one betrays us as much in our lives as we betray ourselves.
BARBARA DE ANGELISIn order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body.
BARBARA DE ANGELISThe more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.
BARBARA DE ANGELISIt is easy to be mindless in America, because dreaming of and living for a better tomorrow is the American way. … The problem is, in the second half of the twentieth century, we have gotten so good at living for tomorrow that most of us spend very little time in the present.
BARBARA DE ANGELISLove makes every space sacred and every moment meaningful . . .
BARBARA DE ANGELISYour passion is your true power. The more you discover and express your passion for life, the more irresistible you will become to others.
BARBARA DE ANGELISIf you let your mind talk you out of things that aren’t logical, you’re going to have a very boring life. Because grace isn’t logical. Love isn’t logical. Miracles aren’t logical.
BARBARA DE ANGELISA lot of people don’t know what they want or they want much less than they deserve.
BARBARA DE ANGELISIf you don’t develop your skill at enjoying what you have, you won’t be any happier when you get more.
BARBARA DE ANGELISLove and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
BARBARA DE ANGELISThe real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It’s a choice you make on your wedding day, and over and over again and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband.
BARBARA DE ANGELIS