306 Quotes by Donna Goddard

Mandalas are based on the idea that anything which is done consecutively for forty days makes an imprint on the body as a habit. Our bodies’ physiology changes every forty to forty-eight days and so we are given raw material to work with.

If we become aware that someone is sending thoughts of ill will in our direction, we do not argue with the apparent reality of malice. To do so would give it more substance. We remove the personal sense of ourself and the other person.

Do we find ourself or does our self get demolished?

You blame others to save attacking yourself. Neither is necessary. You are not as you think and nor is anyone else.

When you have a castle within, you don’t need one outside. I prefer to keep things simple.

Certainly, it is good for the personal self to have clear goals and a designated path to those goals. However, we work against fulfilling ourselves and our goals by having tunnel vision and insisting on the way we, at least, at the moment, want. Numerous ways are possible, many of which we will be unaware of until they materialize.

Most of our problems would be gone if we stopped saying three, little words. What about me?

Life is not a competition. No one has to lose for someone else to win. A true blessing blesses everyone. A fragmented love which makes others lose will eventually turn upon itself and destroy the very thing which was being so carefully guarded. An open-hearted love will follow a course which can only lead somewhere good.

There is a depth to life which only comes from our connection to other people. However, we have to find it without becoming a prisoner.