11 Quotes by Sheila Burke

When you change the way you feel, it changes the way you think. When you change the way you think, you change the way you deal with everything in life.

Dwelling on the past is like dragging a boat over dry land.

Sometimes you’re going to shine like the sun; sometimes you’re going to crumble to pieces. Either way, it’s okay.

It’s about letting yourself feel, but not wallow; it’s about leaning into love, not fear, as the preferred force in your life.

When the ego is in the driver’s seat, we judge. When our spirit, our authentic self, is in control, we practice listening (without judging), compassion, and love.

You know that you won’t remain Centered all the time, and it is a normal part of human life to drift left or right of Center sometimes.

Everything is in the root. If you pick the weed without getting the root out of the soil, be assured, it is going to grow back.

When I think of Tao, I think of the artist Bob Ross and his famous painting techniques. I can hear him say, “It’s your tree, you can make it look any way you want to.

Life is an all-encompassing art gallery. From the seasons ushering in change to the way a body moves during dance; from the way one smile paints another to the waddle of a street rat – every facet of life is art in motion. Every time a bird takes flight from a branch the scene changes; each time the winds shift brings new perspective.