Life Quotes Quote by Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Alive, sheltered, nourished—let your heart be grateful for the gift of this day, for each breath and every quiet moment.”

“The most wondrous graces of life unfold in their appointed time, and are always worth the wait.”

“The finest treasure in life is a mind at peace.”

“Walk as a bearer of light; let kindness be the quiet grace that lingers wherever you pass.”

“Not every day is good—but your attitude can be. Not every day is good, but you can make your attitude good every day.”

“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.”

“Of course, we can't visit every place or meet every person or do every job, yet most of what we'd feel in any life is still available. We don't have to play every game to know what winning feels like. We don't have to hear every piece of music in the world to understand music. We don't have to have tried every variety of grape from every vineyard to know the pleasure of wine. Love and laughter and fear and pain are universal currencies. We just have to close our eyes and savour the taste of the drink in front of us and listen to the song as it plays. We are as completely and utterly alive as we are in any other life and have access to the same emotional spectrum.”

“This new day has greeted us with no rules; unconditional opportunity. Do not dilute the power of this new day with the hardship of yesterday. Greet this day the way it has greeted you; with open arms and endless possibility.”

“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”

“I've been embarrassing myself since about birth.”

“Sometimes life doesn't happen in chronological order.”