Quirky and Comforting Quotes

I never know where I’m going to find a quote that suits the times and either provokes a chuckle, startles the heart, or reassures the worrying mind.

I had been avoiding publishing this page until I had accumulated a large array of quotes and had organized them by category. Then I thought: Why not just toss some out mumble jumble? And invite you to toss some back? If organization wants to happen later, it will, and it will be a pleasure.

So here goes:

Pure joy is meant to be shared.

–from a Numi “Simply Mint” teabag wrapping

Contentment

is not the fulfillment

of what you want,

but the realization

of how much

you already have.

–Anonymous

(Found in the Chinaberry catalog, Spring 2009)

I learned that I had the power to choose whether to hook into a feeling and prolong its presence in my body, or just let it quickly flow right out of me. . . . I suddenly had much more say about how I felt and for how long, . . . [page 120-121]

–Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D., My Stroke of Insight, pages 120-121