Sarah Breathnach > Quotes

“Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits. (January 11)”
― Sarah Breathnach, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy

“Never forget that the most essential fashion accessories, the ones no woman can afford to do without, come from within. A generous heart, a spontaneous smile, and eyes that sparkle with delight can be part of any woman's signature look once she awakens to her authentic beauty.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“[I]t doesn’t matter whom you love or where you move from or to, you always take yourself with you. If you don’t know who you are, or if you’ve forgotten or misplaced her, then you’ll always feel as if you don’t belong. Anywhere. (xiii)”
― Sarah Breathnach, Moving on: Creating Your House of Belonging with Simple Abundance

“Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers
But above all
The world needs dreamers who do.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Let passion be your muse. Let her guide and teach you to trust your instincts.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Success in life is not how well we execute Plan A; it's how smoothly we cope with Plan B.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Live for the event, not the outcome.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Celebrate the Sacred in the ordinary.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“This is how women self-sabotage and self-destruct. Unless we have constant witnesses to our hard work, we are convinced we pull off every day of our lives through smoke and mirrors. (27)”
― Sarah Breathnach, Peace and Plenty: Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity

“Not having money to spend doesn’t mean we can’t have well-spent moments every day. (42)”
― Sarah Breathnach, Peace and Plenty: Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity

“Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we eliminate is the thing we need the most: quiet, reflective time. Time to dream, time to contemplate what's working and what's not, so that we can make changes for the better. (January 17)”
― Sarah Breathnach, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy

“Always remember, it’s simply not an adventure worth telling if there aren’t any dragons.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Chronos is clocks, deadlines, watches, calendars, agendas, planners, schedules, beepers. Chronos is time at her worst. Chronos keeps track. ...Chronos is the world's time. Kairos is transcendence, infinity, reverence, joy, passion, love, the Sacred. Kairos is intimacy with the Real. Kairos is time at her best. ...Kairos is Spirit's time. We exist in chronos. We long for kairos. That's our duality. Chronos requires speed so that it won't be wasted. Kairos requires space so that it might be savored. We do in chronos. In kairos we're allowed to be ... It takes only a moment to cross over from chronos into kairos, but it does take a moment. All that kairos asks is our willingness to stop running long enough to hear the music of the spheres.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the place that's right for each of us. (January 15)”
― Sarah Breathnach, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Always remember that striving and struggling precede success, even in the dictionary.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.”
― Sarah Breathnach

“Any self-prompt that reminds you to focus on flow not ebb, contributes to your greater sense of abundance. (53)”
― Sarah Breathnach, Peace and Plenty: Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity

“Consider the track record of your naysayers. How many dreams have they successfully brought into this world?”
― Sarah Breathnach