Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the deeper vibration. Listen carefully.

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.

An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.

Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the "good life" we think others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.

Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present / love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure / the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.

Grace is available for each of us every day - our spiritual daily bread - but we've got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow.

The authentic self is the soul made visible.

As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path... we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart.

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.

Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.

Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.

Life is always movement, always change, always unforeseen circumstances. There will always be something to grab your attention.

Every time we remember to say "thank you," we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

You've got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old - whatever 'the old' means for you.

Sarah Ban Breathnach celebrates in her work quiet joys, simple pleasures, and everyday epiphanies. She is author of the New York Times bestsellers, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy and Something More. She is also the author of Mrs. Sharp's Traditions: Nostalgic Suggestions for Re-creating the Family Celebrations and Seasonal Pastimes of the Victorian Home (published in paperback as Victorian Family Celebrations) and The Victorian Nursery Companion. She has written a nationally syndicated column as a member of The Washington Post Writers Group, and her feature articles have been syndicated by The Los Angeles Times Syndicate. She also lectures and leads Simple Abundance workshops across the country.  http://www.simpleabundance.com

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