Open When... Quotes

“The best comparison you can make is with yourself. Ask yourself if you have made today that tiny bit better than yesterday.”
― Julie Smith, Open When...

“Try this: Place your palm over your chest and hold it there for a moment. Allow your breathing to slow, back to its natural rhythm. And feel the warmth of your hand radiate on your chest. Allow everything to slow. Then say these words to yourself, either out loud or in the quiet of your own mind: This is tough. I am trying my best with what I have right now. It feels so painful when I get it wrong because I care so deeply. It is love that enables me to steer back in the direction I want to go after I fall.”
― Julie Smith, Open When...

“Let’s imagine that you spent a day going about your various tasks and interactions with the firm belief that your own preferences, values, and principles were valid in equal measure to everyone else’s. For the whole day you committed to not trampling on your own needs. What would that look like? In real, concrete terms, what would you do differently? Where would the word no appear that it hasn’t so far? Where would you need the most courage? What would you stand to lose and what would you stand to gain? Now, imagine you did that successfully every day. After one year, how might life look different for you?”
― Julie Smith, Open When...

“Next, take a look at the comparison between where you are now and where you want to be tomorrow, next month, and next year.”
― Julie Smith, Open When...

“You might say my previous book was the hammer and nails. This book is my hand reaching out to yours in the chaos of the storm, saying “Come this way and let’s get to work.”
― Julie Smith, Open When...