Be The Miracle. Quotes

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Mindfulness is like that—it is the miracle which can call back in a flash our dispersed mind and restore it to wholeness so that we can live each minute of life.

I want to care, but I don’t. I look at you and all I feel is tired.

Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.

Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.

Many investigators feel uneasy stating in public that the origin of life is a mystery, even though behind closed doors they admit they are baffled.

This story about good food begins in a quick-stop convenience market.

Even feigning surprise, pretending it was unexpected and saying a ritual thanks, is surely wiser than just expecting everything so carelessly.

Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.

People are funny. They want the front of the bus, the middle of the road and the back of the church. —Mrs. Miracle

Some marriages are made in heaven, but they all have to be maintained on earth. Mrs Miracle

I ask you, what good is a big picture window and the lavish appointments and a priceless decor in a home if there is no mother there?

We love those whom we serve (p. 26)

Whatever the tasks, do them slowly and with ease, in mindfulness. Don't do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention.

To take hold of your mind, you must practice mindfulness of the mind. You must know how to observe and recognize the presence of every feeling and thought which arises in you.

Now I see that if one doesn't know how to die, one can hardly know how to live - because deathis a part of life.

[A]ll the methods in the search for truth should be looked on as means rather than as ends in themselves or as absolute truth.

Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.

A person who looks at the table and can see the universe is a person who can see the way.

While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself.

Only this actual moment is life.

The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you,

Don't chase after your thoughts as a shadow follows its object. Don't run after your thoughts. Find joy and peace in this very moment .

Such elusive puzzles recall the historian's basic dilemma: the absence of evidence does not always signify evidence of absence. In the end, we will likely never know.

I won't be able to see heaven if I don't die first, right?

I asked Elsie how much food they needed from outside the community. 'Flour and sugar, ' she said, and then thought a bit. 'Sometimes we'll buy pretzels as a spl

The only thing operating on me was my God-given renewing body and his miraculous healing foods.

May you fear no evil. ...And may evil fear you.

College = A place where you spend a ton of money for a piece of paper that says you're qualified.

That happens in life sometimes, doesn't it? Something terrible happens and you think it's the worst thing ever and then it turns out to be the best.

She's right, Kate's right, I'm right and you're wrong. If you drive her away from here it will be over my dead— chair, has it never occurred to you at on one occasion you might be consummately wrong?

Savor your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.

We all have our personal Andes.

How could she understand it then——that one of her greatest blessings would come only through her greatest wound?

He was a professional athlete and coach, a Ferrari who lived his life in the fast lane. She was a girl-next-door kind of girl, closer to a golf cart than a sports car.

A 2006 Harvard University study shows that entrepreneurs who have failed in their previous enterprise have an almost one-in-five chance of success in their next start-up

Was he seeking shelter from death? Malcolm could not have that.

When asking God for direction, ask Him to give you ears to hear it and the will and strength to follow it. Say, “God show me what to do and enable me to do it.

How you live does not depend so much on what life brings you as on the attitude that you approach your life with.

I am aware that true miracles, things unexplained by human reason, can only occur when Jesus does them.

When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

But prayer isn't asking God to do what we want. Prayer is asking God to what is right.

We were playing a game against an unknown and unforgiving opponent. The stakes were terrible—play well or die—but we didn’t even know the ground rules.

First and foremost, I am me. I'm real. I don't write to impress. I write to express.

I don't have a hot date. I don't even have a lukewarm date.

There is no failure here sweetheart, just when you quit.

There is nothing to fear, because you cannot fail—only learn, grow, and become better than you've ever been before.

Common sense best dictates when balancing our needless and negative fear-driven worries with appropriate preparation and responsible readiness.

Don’t wait for the miracle

Nowhere on Earth was stupidity prized anymore.