294 Quotes by Sarah Ban Breathnach

Because the truth is – and we know it – we were born to die without regrets. Regret is the only wound from which the soul never recovers.

Human beings, as far as I can tell, seem to be divided into two subspecies – the resigned, who live in quiet desperation, and the exhausted, who exist in restless agitation.

The English writer Jeanette Winterson describes our dilemma beautifully: “I have a theory that every time you make an important choice, the part of you left behind continues the other life you could have had.

It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. – SOMERSET MAUGHAM.

Real Life – the real life of joy we are meant to be living – begins when we restore a sense of reverence to our daily affairs. Today, search for the Sacred in the ordinary with gratitude in your heart and you will surely find it.

The answers to your questions will come, but only after you know which ones are worth asking. Wait. Live your questions. Then ask. Become open to the changes that the answers will inevitably bring. This may take some time, but time is the New Year’s bountiful blessing: three hundred sixty-five bright mornings and starlit evenings; fifty-two promising weeks; twelve transformative months full of beautiful possibilities; and four splendid seasons. A simply abundant year to be savored.

There are several occasions in the course of any woman’s day when, without question, screaming is the appropriate response...

The outward and visible way in which we move through our daily round – the time, creative energy, emotion, attitude, and attention with which we endow our tasks – is how we elevate the mundane to the transcendent. Moments of illumination aren’t just experienced by saints, mystics, and poets.

You’ve got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old – whatever “the old” means for you.