Compassion allows us to understand that, as citizens of the planet, we’re all in this together and that in order to ensure our survival we must hold and cultivate a new and larger vision of what’s possible for ourselves and for the human race as a whole.
DEBBIE FORDEach aspect within us needs understanding and compassion. If we are unwilling to give it to ourselves how can we expect the world to give it to us?
More Debbie Ford Quotes
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You are here to deliver a divine gift to the world.
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If you constantly beat yourself up with negative thoughts, you will either beat up on the people around you- verbally, emotionally, or physically- or you will beat up on yourself by destroying some area of your own life.
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If we want to know what we’re really committed to, all we have to do is look at our lives.
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I grew up very insecure. From the time I was little I used to hide under my mother’s dress.
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To get to this place of a warrior’s courage, we must give up the stories that have ruled our lives and shatter the self-image we created to affirm our story.
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Like the lotus flower that is born out of mud, we must honor the darkest parts of ourselves and the most painful of our life’s experiences, because they are what allow us to birth our most beautiful self.
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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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Fear is the culprit that robs us of our greatest lives. And although it’s mostly made up or a learned behavior from our past, almost everybody I’ve ever met in my life struggles with fear.
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Surrender is a gift that you can give yourself. It’s an act of faith. It’s saying that even though I can’t see where this river is flowing, I trust it will take me in the right direction.
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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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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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Embracing our dark side gives us a new found freedom to be with the darkness in others. For when I can love all of me, I will love all of you.
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Many of us don’t realize that we have a choice about which aspect of ourselves we will use as the foundation upon which we build our lives.
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To experience emotional freedom, we must accept, surrender, and let go of our wounds. We must be willing to take responsibility for what we’re holding on to, which is usually a hurt or pain from the past that leaves us feeling victimized.
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All real change requires risk. You must take risks every day of your life. You must get up each morning and ask…: What can I do that is different?
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