Barbara Brown Taylor

"We become what we practice, not what we intend."

"The sacred is not separate from the ordinary; it is hidden within it."

"Imagination is the ability to see what is not yet visible."

"The world needs your particular gifts, not your general goodness."

"Time moves differently when you are paying attention to beauty."

"We are healed by what we give away, not by what we hold onto."

"The path to wisdom is paved with our mistakes and regrets."

"Freedom is not the absence of limits but the ability to choose them."

"Nature is God's autobiography written in a language we are learning."

"The deepest form of learning happens in relationships."

"We are all theologians; the question is just how thoughtfully we do it."

"Art is the language of the soul when words fail us."

"The strongest people are those who can admit their weakness."

"Patience is not waiting; it is the ability to remain open while waiting."

"Every goodbye teaches us something about what we value."

"The music of life is often in the silence between the notes."

"Success is not measured by how much we have but by how much we love."

"We are most ourselves when we forget to try so hard."

"The spiritual life is a conversation with the sacred dimensions of existence."

"Loneliness is not the same as solitude; one is painful, the other is peaceful."

"The greatest adventure is discovering who we really are."

"Justice is not about punishment; it is about restoring right relationships."

"We are all broken in ways that make us more compassionate."

"The work of the soul is to become more fully human."

"Dreams are the way our deeper self communicates with us."

"Humor is a way of telling the truth that protects us from it."

"The most spiritual thing we can do is pay attention."

"Leadership is the willingness to carry the weight of other people's hopes."

"Work that is not an expression of love is just labor."

"We are loved not because we are good but simply because we exist."