Quotes about Balance
Peace is joy at rest. Joy is peace on its feet.
— Anne Lamott
Whenever the world throws rose petals at you, which thrill and seduce the ego, beware. The cosmic banana peel is suddenly going to appear underfoot to make sure you don't take it all too seriously, that you don't fill up on junk food.
— Anne Lamott
Jesus is busy with his own stuff, and is not going to get involved in your little tug-of-war. Plus, don't forget, he has his own mother to deal with. She's all he can handle, as far as mothers go.
— Anne Lamott
that getting all of one's addictions under control is a little like putting an octopus to bed.
— Anne Lamott
Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation, while writing needs to breathe and move.
— Anne Lamott
Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. T. S. ELIOT
— Anne Lamott
Do you think that we're wired this way? With the devil inside? Yeah, in the same way we're wired for God. But not to the same extent.
— Anne Lamott
As the mystics would have us believe, "As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul.
— Anne Lamott
And third, he makes me stronger, because you have to balance so much now—you have to reschedule everything you have to do—homework and him. It forces you to tap into more of you than you knew was there—parts that you didn't even know you had.
— Anne Lamott
Sometimes, we're so focused on being consistent that we also lower the bar on amazing.
— Seth Godin
Lean in, back off, but don't do nothing.
— Seth Godin
Losing touch with spirit does nothing to the field of creativity, which is beyond harm; but it can do much to damage a person's chance in life.
— Deepak Chopra