376 quotes found
“Perhaps the day will come where the validity of one's spirituality will be judged not by the correctness of one's theology but by the authenticity of one's spiritual life. When that day comes, an a...”
“I have this excellent notion that we each have our own soul's purpose. We aren't meant to be in a spiritual pissing contest. You be you and do your thing. I will be me and do my thing. Anything mor...”
“How would your life be different ifYou approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the dayYou dedicate yourself to building relationships on the solid foundation of tru...”
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.”
“Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that's beautiful to create something that is fake?”
“What it means to be authentic:- to be more concerned with truth than opinions- to be sincere and not pretend- to be free from hypocrisy: "walk your talk"- to know who you are and to be that person-...”
“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.”
“Following all the rules leaves a completed checklist. Following your heart achieves a completed you.”
“Helping others in need is not only a responsibility of life it is what gives meaning to life. ”
“Scholars, theologians, and even poets have yet to be able to truly describe and touch upon the beauty, romance, and magic of a relationship built on 100% authenticity”
“Letting go is actually a healthy foundation upon which we can open up to real loveto giving, receiving, and experiencing it authentically and organically.”
“It is in the deconstruction of ourselves that we begin to build our lives.”
“The reality of grief is far different from what others see from the outside. There is pain in this world that you can't be cheered out of. You don't need solutions. You don't need to move on from y...”
“Every loss is valid. And every loss is not the same. You can't flatten the landscape of grief and say that everything is equal. It isn't.”
“True comfort in grief is in acknowledging the pain, not in trying to make it go away. Companionship, not correction, is the way forward.”
“Some things cannot be fixed. They can only be carried.”
“When you try to take someone's pain away from them, you don't make it better. You just tell them it's not OK to talk about their pain.”
“Although I am still far from this kind of interior understanding of myself, with profound respect for its significance I have sought to preserve my individualityworshipped the unknown God. With a p...”
“what matters is not the enclosure of the work within a harmonious figure, but the centrifugal force produced by it -- a plurality of language as a guarantee of a truth that is not merely partial.”
“Your greatest path of influence is love.”
