Only Love Today Quotes

“This journey is not about what happened yesterday; it is about the choices I make today.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“It is not always possible for me to choose love in the midst of challenging situations, but I can definitely try to soften—soften my voice, my touch, my opinion, and my timetable.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“If it’s love, those tears are a sign of distress, not an act of defiance.        If it’s love, her bold fashion statement is something to be celebrated, not criticized.        If it’s love, his mistakes are evidence of trying and learning, not simply messes to clean up.        If it’s love, her slow pace is a reflection of her “stop and smell the roses” approach to life, not a time waster.        If it’s love, his early morning wake-ups are something he’ll outgrow, not a plot to exhaust us.        If it’s love, her poor choice is a chance to respond thoughtfully, not give a knee-jerk reaction.        If it’s love, our voice has a little more calm; our eyes have a little more perspective; our hands have a little more gentleness.        We won’t always choose love. We are human, after all.        But when we choose love over anger, hurry, condemnation, shame, and sarcasm, there is space for goodness to enter the conversation.        When love speaks, we are all better heard.        When love looks, we are all better seen.        Let us look and speak love today. As much as we possibly can, let us allow goodness in. TODAY’S REMINDER In the busyness of life, it’s easy to fall into the habit of saying my loved one’s name as if it’s just a word or a way to get his or her attention. Before I address my loved one today, I will take a moment to remember the time, thought, and care that went into choosing the name of this precious person, and then I’ll say it with genuine love. This one simple action holds the power to bring love into the conversation.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“Just be here, I thought to myself one night. Just be right where I am now, I vowed as I snuggled in close. Don’t think about the dishes piled in the sink, or the messages in the inbox, or the trash needing to go curbside, or the ache in your hip in need of an ice pack. Just think about the precious girl in need of a little time with her mom.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“When there is love to be given, I will resist the impulse to decide if I have time, because I know there is always, always time for love.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“When we see each other’s scars, we love each other more.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“A compassionate response holds saving power—power to save a bond, save a line of communication, save a person’s pride, save a moment, save a day, maybe even save a life.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“You are never too far gone to come back. You are never too tarnished to be made new. You are never too broken to be made whole. It’s never too late to make changes. It’s never too late to begin again. It’s never too late to choose love.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“I am going to do things a little differently today. Today the clock will not run my life. My heart will run my life. When there is love to be given, I will resist the impulse to decide if I have time, because I know there is always, always time for love.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“Let love start this day. Let love end this day. Let love transform the minutes in between.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“That red leaf is so much more than an ordinary leaf; it is a day in my life,
and quantities are limited.

Whether it be a frantic Monday or a draining Wednesday, each day is a leaf drifting down, down, down.
It might not be a vibrant, red leaf that takes my breath away, but it's a leaf that will never be on my tree of life again.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“Let me consider the possibilities for a moment: What might result if love becomes my default choice today? What opportunities might open up? What connections might be repaired? What moments might I capture that otherwise might be missed? Who might I start becoming? Today I have the chance to make grand possibilities come to life. I will choose love as much as I humanly can.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“What would love do when hate-filled words and cliques build barriers that keep people out? Love would look for the lonely, excluded, and alienated. Love would reach out a hand and say, “Come as you are. There’s a place for you here.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“So go on, extraordinary one. Live and let live. Love and be loved. Bloom in time—in your own time. Now I see you for who you really are. And you are a wonder.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“It’s critical to see all you are rather than what’s missing, imperfect, unattractive, or broken. You see, there’s someone who looks at you and sees something he or she can hold on to. You’re a keeper.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“Despite the choices of the past, today we are presented with a blank page. A beautifully flawed, yet memorable and gratitude-filled life is at our fingertips. But we must dig in—dig in to the gooey, heavenly mess that is life. When we make the choice to grasp what really matters, things often turn out better than expected. May you find a moment today to open your hands, say yes, and dig in.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“I just want to hear you laugh. I don’t care about perfect pitch. I just want to see you smile. I don’t care about golden trophies that shine. I just want to give you a soft place to land. I don’t care about what place you come in. I just want you to be comfortable in your skin. I don’t care about the blemish on your nose or the size of your jeans. I just want to love you today, as you are. I don’t care about what the world expects you to be.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“I just want to celebrate you as you are instead of waiting for you to become what the world expects you to be.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“Ban the mirror. It cannot reflect how much you are loved.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“What would love do? I ask myself as I look in the mirror and start picking myself apart. Love would look past the reflection and say, “Look how far I’ve come.” Love would say, “I’m grateful for another day.”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“That More Peaceful Person started with one calm reaction in the midst of chaos.        That”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

“Upon learning that a certain precious nursing home resident we knew never had any visitors, Avery said, “We can be her family, Mama!” So for several months, we visited Annie and gathered small details from the staff about what she loved most. We were warned that sometimes Annie got confused and upset, but we never experienced anything other than a sweet and cooperative woman who loved Elvis Presley, arts and crafts, and being outside”
― Rachel Macy Stafford, Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love