Dana Bach

“Be true to what naturally interests you - and be brave enough to turn an obsession into a profession.”
― Shelly Branch, What Would Jackie Do?: An Inspired Guide to Distinctive Living

“If you suffer misfortune … do you damnedest to ignore it. Wallowing in what-might-have-beens and what-could have-happeneds will only keep your emotional wounds festering.”
― Shelly Branch, What Would Jackie Do?: An Inspired Guide to Distinctive Living

“A little extravagance can be defensible, so long as you buy the right things, appraising them for their payoff potential. Ask yourself ‘can the object, in any way, be construed as a life investment?’ by ‘life investment’ we mean something that will not only appreciate monetarily, but that will also a) save you money in the long-term, or b) grant you status, cultural enrichment, and/or intense pleasure.”
― Shelly Branch, What Would Jackie Do?: An Inspired Guide to Distinctive Living

“You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle.”
― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth