121 Quotes by Elizabeth Lesser

You always teach others what you most need to learn. You are your own worst student.

Life is like a school; one can learn, one can graduate, one can skip a grade or stay behind.

We stood in silence, and then the long-haired man repeated, “You are in pain. Do you know why?” “No, why?” I asked, even though I certainly did know why. “Because you are afraid.” “Afraid of what?” “Afraid of yourself,” the man said, placing his hand on his chest and patting his heart. “You are afraid to feel your real feelings. You are afraid to want what you really want. What do you want?

We must pay attention to the voice that calls us out of the safety zone.

In the true spirit of the holidays, let the darkness of your moods lead you back up to the light, and when New Year’s rolls around, your resolution will be tinged with new authenticity and power.

Instead of fixating on the physical aspects of aging, it’s good to contemplate the deeper source of our anxiety. That can be liberating.

If we do not suffer a loss all the way to the end, it will wait for us. It won’t just dissipate and disappear. Rather, it will fester, and we will experience its sorrow later, in stranger forms.

Fear is a sneaky thief, stealing away precious moments of your life.

To be spiritual is to be genuine in everything you say and do, come what may.