Sarah Ban Breathnach

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

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the place that's right for each of us. (January 15)

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

[I’t doesn’t matter whom you love or where you move from or to, you always take yourself with you. If you don’t know who you are, or if you’ve forgotten or misplaced her, then you’ll always feel as if you don’t belong. Anywhere. (xiii)

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

It's time we put thoughts of lack behind us. It's time for us to discover the secrets of the stars to sail to an uncharted land to open up a new heaven where our spirits can soar.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

Joy is your birthright.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach