Waking Up in Paris Quotes

“Paris finally woke me up from the poison apple spell that lifetimes of self-rejection had put me under, causing me to desperately search for authentic love”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“But we each do have to let go of what isn’t working for us; face our deepest fears; ask for help; and be messy, vulnerable, and willing to give up being in control.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“The endless challenge no matter where any of us lives is to choose what we take from all that our surroundings have to offer and put it together in a way that creates our own happiness.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“for a life that is rich, beautiful, soul satisfying, uplifting, and authentic instead of one that beats them down.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“Life is too short to waste on being committed to what is not authentically fulfilling while avoiding what could be. So mostly what I’m doing here is enjoying life fully.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“It is my responsibility to feel good, and it is my fault if I don’t.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“the healing power of letting go. I’ve had to let go of my anger and hurt.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“Café Philosophe on rue de Temple in the Marais,”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“Sonia, there just comes a moment when you decide it’s time to be happy and that is all.” I had that moment in Malta, but it was good to hear it again.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“believe that is the secret gift of Paris and the real reason it casts such a spell on people all over the world. It demands that you recognize and insist on the most beautiful version of life, inside and out. Like polishing a diamond, living in Paris casts off the shadow and forces your true light to shine. And the process hurts.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“well. I believe that is the secret gift of Paris and the real reason it casts such a spell on people all over the world. It demands that you recognize and insist on the most beautiful version of life, inside and out. Like polishing a diamond, living in Paris casts off the shadow and forces your true light to shine. And the process hurts. Marion became a steady companion and grounding force as I settled ever more fully into my life here. She also jump-started me into consciously calling in the kinds of people I really wanted to meet. I began to pray for new and uplifting people to show up, and my prayers started being answered. Soon after Lilou introduced me to Marion, I met a great guy named David Brower. A fellow American who had moved to Paris in his early 20s and had”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“had been dragged under by a riptide of negative self-talk: I am not enough. I am rejected, no matter how hard I try and no matter what good I do. I am alone and not wanted. All fears that ending my marriage had stirred up and brought to the surface.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“Now, as I slowed down and Sabrina stepped away, I was faced with what I had been secretly running from: the death of my old life, as well as the fear of being all alone in this new one.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“There were days when I struggled with the feeling that I had wasted my life, remaining way too long in a marriage that wasn’t working, and worried that it was now too late, or that I was too old, to ever have the kind of deep, comforting love and companionship I so yearned for and honestly felt I’d never fully had.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“There were two big lessons to be learned in all of this: first, the pain of the past is unfortunately not so easily stripped away, and second, not to allow anyone ever again to take a literal or figurative whack at me.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“I was amazed at just how powerful it is to have something totally new, uncharted, and exciting to look forward to when your life falls apart.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“was physically and emotionally painful and exhausting, but I was grateful for the chance to so thoroughly learn to let go of my earthly attachments and trust all would be well.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“the divorce wasn’t a failure, just a destined ending, and it was simply time for my journey to continue in a different direction.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“First was a clearing mantra called the Gayatri mantra, beautifully sung by a German woman named Deva Premal, which cleared away all negative energy both within and around us and called in peace and love in its place.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“Un petit échantillon,”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“How to Be Parisian at the English bookstore on”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“following your spirit is not about staying in control and avoiding pain in life. It’s about surrendering control and meeting life head-on.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“Café Marly,”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“was now being asked by my soul to become fully and uncompromisingly self-loving for the first time in my life. It had long been my prayer. Divorce was”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“just how it had been painfully answered. By not being married, I was now free to focus on healing me. That was my gift in all of this. I was determined to accept it.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“Paris had such a strong outer feminine identity, maybe it could help me build a new, more feminine one of my own. One that was as committed to my own grace and”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“everywhere I looked, Paris was an aesthetic banquet that fed my soul.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

“All I knew now was that I was no longer inspired to be the warrior. I had no more “war” in me. It was over. All I wanted was to end all battles and find deep inner peace for the first time in my life.”
― Sonia Choquette, Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light