These Susan Jeffers quotes are wonderful words of wisdom.
Born in 1938 Susan published her first book 'Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway' in 1987, she went on to become a best-selling self-help author, writing another seventeen books, and a sought after international motivational speaker. Her self-help books and audios are a valuable guide on confidence, love, relationships and positive thinking.
Susan made a transition into the flow of eternal life in October 2012, but her inspirational guidance will continue with her website, Feel The Fear workshops and many books.
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A ship in harbour is safe, but it’s not fulfilling its potential.
Aging allows us to drop the baggage. It is only through life experiences that our incredible power can be brought forward in all its glory.
All the dangers in our world are like a blessed wake up call. They tell us to live life NOW.. Not tomorrow, not when the children grow up, not when we retire, but NOW.
As we open our hearts to others, we begin to discover the truth of our own inner beauty, inner strength and inner light.
As we start looking for the good, our focus automatically is taken off the bad.
As you begin to understand the immense power and love you hold inside, you will find an unending surge of joy, light and love that will nourish and support you all the days of your life.
As your awareness of the riches available to you in your everyday life grows, you are on the way to becoming the laughing Buddha.
Life is
joyous, life is light, life is happy.
You are awake at last.
Bringing a spiritual dimension into all that we do is essential for ending the struggle and dancing with life. Our body and our minds can take us only so far, our spirit can lead us all the way Home.
By learning to trust your intuition, miracles seem to happen. Intuitive thoughts are gifts from the higher self.
Commitment creates a powerful radiant energy that activates all sorts of ‘miracles’ within and around you.
Complaining will not change things in your life; only action will. Make a list of all you need to do to change what doesn’t work in your life and, little by little, begin making those changes.
Dancing with life is moving into the flow of our experiences - good or bad - with a feeling of harmony, trust, guidance and love.
Dear God, I trust that no matter what happens in my life, it is for my highest good. And no matter what happens in the lives of those I love, it is for their highest good.
From all things that are put before us all, we shall become stronger and more loving people.
I am grateful for all the beauty and opportunity you put into my life. And in all that I do, I shall seek to be a channel for your love.
Don’t be deceived into thinking that by changing the external, the internal will be changed. It works the other way round; the path that needs changing is the one in your mind.
Drink in the beauty of friendship. In this world of constant change, we need the comfort of friendship more than ever before.
End the struggle and dance with life.
Every time you encounter something that forces you to ‘handle it,’ your self-esteem is raised considerably. You learn to trust that you will survive, no matter what happens. And in this way your fears are diminished immeasurably.
Everyone in your life is a ‘practice person.’ How you react to them allows you to see what you have to work on within yourself.
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
I
am powerful and I am loving.
I
have much to give this world.
I
am a person of worth.
I
deserve love.
I
am a capable person.
My
life has meaning.
My
life is unfolding perfectly.
There
is plenty of time.
I can handle it.
I touch the world and the world touches me.
If the sign on your heart says ‘Welcome,’ the love will come pouring in from everywhere.
If you are not enjoying yourself, you are wasting time.
It’s all happening perfectly.
Learn the richness of solitude and quiet. That still small voice is yearning to be heard.
Life is huge.
Listen to the silence.. It has much to say.
Most of us do not ‘sculpt’ our lives. We accept what comes our way, then we gripe about it.
No matter what response you get from anyone you meet, you are a worthwhile person.
One
step at a time is enough for me.
Impatience is simply a way of
beating yourself up.
Open your eyes, whether you presently believe it or not, you life is already abundant. Before you can accept abundance in your life, you have to notice it.
Our goal is to enjoy, not to achieve perfection.
Patience means knowing it will happen and giving it time to happen.
Rejection never feels good, but it certainly hurts less when we are not needing something from the other person who is rejecting us.
Remove the ‘I want you to like me’ sticker from your forehead and place it on the mirror, where it belongs.
Saying yes means getting up and acting on your belief that you can create meaning and purpose in whatever life hands you.
Success is.. Living a full and balanced life in partnership with others to create a joyful feeling of love, contribution, appreciation and abundance, despite how our endeavours may turn out.
Taking responsibility means never blaming anyone else for anything you are being, doing, having or feeling.
The knowledge that you can handle anything that comes your way is the key to allowing yourself to take risks… security is not having things; it’s handling things.
The Source of our love comes from within. No one out there is that Source. It makes sense to go to the Source.
The truth is: if you knew you could handle anything that came your way, what would you have to fear. The answer is: NOTHING!
The truth is that love and power go together.
There is not a person alive who is not capable of greatly contributing to the well-being of this planet. Just changing your attitude can affect the world around you.
There’s nothing as powerful as a made-up mind.
Too many of us seem to be searching for something ‘out there’ to make our lives complete. What we are all really searching for is the Divine essence that lives within.
We are not going to succeed in everything we attempt in life. That’s a guarantee. In fact, the more we do in life, the more chance there is not to succeed in some things. But what a rich life we are having! Win or lose, we just keep winning.
We become powerful in the face of fears when we have a sense that we make a difference in this world. We are all meaningful participants in this Universe and worthy of giving and receiving love.
Some
affirmations of purpose are:
I know that I count and I act as though
I do.
I spread warmth and love everywhere I go.
I am a healing force
in the Universe.
We can’t control the world, but we can control our reactions to it.
We don’t have to wait until we are old to gather the riches.. We can gather them every day of our lives.
What I try to control ends up controlling me.
Whatever happens, I’ll handle it.
Whatever the method, the purpose of quieting the mind is always the same.. To step out of your own way and touch a Universal Oneness with all things.
When we give from a place of love, rather than from a place of expectation, more usually comes back to us than we could ever have imagined.
When you become a support to others, you become bigger than you are.
When you put loving thoughts and behavior into the world, you plant seeds of self-respect. When you put unloving thoughts and behavior into the world, you destroy seeds of self-respect.
While non of us understands the Grand Design, we can commit to using all our experiences, good or bad, as the building blocks of a powerful and loving life. Then it is, indeed, all happening perfectly.
Your inner peace has nothing to do with the dramas of your life.
Your joy, your happiness, your satisfaction and your ability to dance with life, depends solely on what you pay attention to.
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