“ St. Francis of Assisi explains the creative process this way: the woman who works with her hands only is a laborer; the woman who works with her hands and her head is a craftswoman; the woman who work… Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ Somewhere there is an ancient enmity between our daily life and the great work. Help me in saying it, to understand it. —RAINER MARIA RILKE Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ Poetry affords us a respite in which we may gather renewed strength for the old struggle to adapt ourselves to reality. —ROBERT HAVEN SCHAUFFLER Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ Longfellow believed that situations that call forth our coping abilities are celestial benedictions in dark disguises, sent not to try our souls, but to enlarge them. Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ Ithaka As you set out in search of Ithaka Pray that your journey be long, full of adventures, full of awakenings. Do not fear the monsters of old… You will not meet them in your travels if your though… Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ For thousands of years the creation of mandalas—circular, geometric designs—has been part of both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions. Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ February arrives cold, wet and gray, her gifts disguised for only the most discerning spirits to see. Gentle is our path. Gratitude is the thread we weave into the fabric of our daily lives this month… Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ Cultivate happiness. Hone your sense of humor; it’s the most irresistible asset any of us can possess. Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ Autumn to winter, winter to spring, Spring into summer, summer into fall— So rolls the changing year, and so we change; Motion so swift, we know not that we move. —DINAH MULOCK CRAIK Since ancient tim… Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ You will express yourself in your house whether you want to or not, said the mother of modern style, Elsie de Wolfe, Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ You must believe your happiness and well-being is not frivolous but a spiritual prime directive. Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ When this happens we need to remember to treat ourselves kindly. This is the time to trust, not make judgments. Soon the children will go back to school. The company will leave. The work will get comp… Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. —JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ We can stop waiting for life to become perfect and start working with what we’ve got to make it as satisfying as we can. We can accept, bless, give thanks, and get going. Today, we can begin to call f… Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ Trust that through the balm of simplicity your frazzled and weary soul can discover the place where you ought to be. Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the p… Sarah Ban Breathnach
“ To live fully, outwardly and inwardly, not to ignore external reality for the sake of the inner life, or the reverse—that’s quite a task. —ETTY HILLESUM Sarah Ban Breathnach
