Quotes about Balance

As you become truly independent, you have the foundation for effective interdependence.

But is there a chance that efficiency is not the answer? Is getting more things done in less time going to make a difference—or will it just increase the pace at which I react to the people and circumstances that seem to control my life? Could there be something I need to see in a deeper, more fundamental way—some paradigm within myself that affects the way I see my time, my life, and my own nature?

But you have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically—to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside. The enemy of the "best" is often the "good.

The more our values are in harmony with principles, the better decisions we will make… and the more inner peace we will have.

Lord, give me the courage to change the things which can and ought to be changed, the serenity to accept the things which cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference.

It is only in orienting his life to the divine center that a person can secure anything else he desires and yet not be based upon it.

The key is to not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

The power to make and keep commitments to ourselves is the essence of developing the basic habits of effectiveness. Knowledge, skill, and desire are all within our control. We can work on any one to improve the balance of the three.

Happy Mom means a happy family!

Do what is important rather than what is urgent.

Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.

Only basic goodness gives life to technique.