121 Quotes by Elizabeth Lesser

The part of me that is both a spiritual seeker and a social activist meet in this understanding of enlightened power coming from a deep, genuine well within each person.

If we can stay awake when our lives are changing, secrets will be revealed to us-secrets about ourselves, about the nature of life, and about the eternal source of happiness and peace that is always available, always renewable, already within us.

There are three major hurdles to overcome in crisis: dealing with pain; working with your attitude; and using the crisis as a wake-up and a cleanup call.

Many women hear the word “feminine” and feel like it’s a noose around their neck. “Don’t hold me to a mode of behavior because I’m a woman and you think this is how a woman should act,” kind of thing.

Spirituality is a brave search for the truth about existence, fearlessly peering into the mysterious nature of life.

Discovering fearlessness comes from working with the softness of the human heart. I.

If we want liberation, we must rewrite the Sleeping Beauty myth. No one is coming and no one else is to blame.

When women hear each other’s stories, told from the heart, it gives us inspiration to keep on going.

She says, “You will not grow if you sit in a beautiful flower garden, but you will grow if you are sick, if you are in pain, if you experience losses, and if you do not put your head in the sand, but take the pain as a gift to you with a very, very specific purpose.