The following quotes inspired us along our journey….
Love Wins….
It is the nature of babies to be in bliss. ~ Deepak Chopra
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change. —Earl Nightingale
“Consciousness is the basis of all life and the field of all possibilities. Its nature is to expand and unfold its full potential. The impulse to evolve is thus inherent in the very nature of life.” Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. ~ Dr. Martin Luther King
You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
The most important thing she’d learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. ~Jill Churchill, “Grime and Punishment”
Pregnancy is a uniquely intimate relationship between two people. All of us luxuriate in this relationship once, and half of us are lucky enough to be able to do it all over again a second time, from the other side as it were. Never again outside of pregnancy can we be so truly intwined with someone else, no matter how hard we try.” -David Bainbridge
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. -Proverbs 4:23
Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Lao Tzu
Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have to sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons. Liberation was meant to expand women’s opportunities, not to limit them. The self-esteem that has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering. ~Elaine Heffner
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. ~Jane Howard
Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you. ~Wayne Dyer
We must be our own before we can be another’s.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
When we commit ourselves to paying attention in an open way, . . . new possibilities open up and we have a chance to free ourselves from the straight jacket of unconsciousness.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. That is way great spiritual giants are produced.” Swami Vivekananda
A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. ~Agatha Christie
The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. – Thich Nhat Hanh
You did then what you knew how to do, and when you knew better you did better. ~ Maya Angelou
