121 Quotes by Elizabeth Lesser

Was I a dreamer, looking for an elusive happiness that real life could never deliver? Or were we meant to know the rapture of being alive, even at the cost of breaking the rules?

When there is nothing left to lose, we find the true self – the self that is whole, the self that is enough, the self that no longer looks to others for definition, or completion, or anything but companionship on the journey.

Look for a way to lift someone up. If that’s all you do, it’s enough.

One can be a full-fledged Christian and at the same time, enjoy the reality of a universal spiritual truth.

I do not wish upon anyone a descent into hell. But if your life has to be turned inside out in order for you to know yourself – if the shadow of a shaman crosses your path and you turn and follow it down – I pray that you use its force wisely. I hope that you take the ultimate responsibility for your actions and that you consecrate any destruction to the rebuilding of your higher self and a more radiant life.

Don’t persuade, defend or interrupt. Be curious, be conversational, be real. And listen.

Only people who claim their own voice can hear the true song of another.

Marion Woodman – the great Jungian analyst and author – says that we come to the mythic Crossroads during “moments in our lives where the unconscious crosses consciousness; where the eternal crosses the transitory; where a higher will demands the surrender of our egos.

May you listen to the voice within the beat even when you are tired. When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead. May every experience in life be a door that opens your heart, expands your understanding and leads you to freedom.