“We start to feel not good enough and we withdraw our hearts energy and sensor our authentic expression, and that hurts!” Quote by Agapi Stassinopoulos
“Unbinding the Heart really means to bring awareness to those areas we have restricted in our hearts and start to let go, open up, and practice staying open no matter what happens or doesn't happen.” HeartMeanMatterHappensPracticeAwarenessLetting GoAreasNo Matter WhatStayingReally Mean Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“I think I have an awareness inside of me that we are all the same, that basically we are all part of that one heart. When I am with people, I feel there is a part of me that knows a part of them because we are beyond our personalities, our emotions, and our thoughts.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsHeartEmotionAwarenessPersonalityOur Thoughts Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“In our heart, we are all the same and I think that belief makes me open up, reach out to others, and bring my own warmth and loving to them. I am very grateful that I have found a way to express what means so much to me, which is that caring for one another.” ThinkingWayHeartMeanFoundBeliefMy OwnGratefulCaringWarmthReach Out Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“I draw strength from spirit, from the divine light. I draw strength from the love my sister and I have for each other, from my nieces, Christina and Isabella, and the true friendships I have in my life that are based in being real with each other and mutual love and support.” RealLightSpiritSupportDivineDrawsMutualMy SisterBeing RealTrue FriendTrue FriendshipNieceChristinaMy NieceMutual LoveDivine Light Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“I would say that my great political awakening was really born on Okinawa, reading Albert Camus: the "Neither Victims nor Executioners" essay and The Rebel. I was an eighteen-year-old kid. I hated myself. I hated my life. I thought nobody wanted me.” YearsKidsWantedPoliticalReadingBornVictimAwakeningHatedRebelEssaysEighteenExecutionersOkinawaGreat PoliticalEighteen Years Old Author:Sam Hamill
“I also draw strength from so many people that I meet through my speaking engagements and my life and when I feel the joy that gets ignited when kindred spirits are together. It gives me such hope that each one of us can contribute to make this world a better place.” PeopleWorldGivingFeelsTogetherJoySpiritThis WorldDrawsGive MeEngagementBetter PlaceKindredKindred Spirit Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“All I'd ever heard my entire life in my family was, "Nobody wanted you, and we took you in." When you get that into your head at a tender age, you really feel like you are an unlovable human being, and then you behave like one. That's exactly what I had done. It took me many years to deal with my own violence and find my own niche.” FeelsYearsHumansDoneAgeWantedMy OwnHuman BeingsDealsViolenceHeardLike YouMy FamilyBehaveNicheUnlovable Author:Sam Hamill
“Seeing how many people in our world today are focused on doing good in this world for others, especially in the younger generation and how passionate they feel about making a difference. What inspires me is helping others to become more of who they are and to learn to become radically generous with each other.” PeopleWorldFeelsHelpingTodayDifferencesSeeingGenerationsThis WorldInspirePassionateFocusedHelping OthersGenerousMaking A DifferenceOur WorldDoing GoodWorld TodayYounger Generation Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“A friend of mine helped me find my confidence by trusting the knowledge that I was not alone in writing my first book. She helped me wake up to the fact that I had a source of creativity that was my true creative nature and when I embraced it and asked for this presence in my life, I felt as if the dam of the Niagra Falls had burst and all sorts of wonderful things started to happen when I found my voice. It has been a process ever since and I am now a big advocate in the message that we are not alone and we all have ample creativity within us if we just trust it.” IfsWritingFirstsHas BeensBookFactsBigsHappensFallFoundFeltProcessVoiceCreativityCreativeWonderfulMinesSourceMessagesWake UpWonderful ThingsNot AloneDams Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“I still work that expectation/disappointment cycle all the time. I think it is part of the human nature and I think the most important thing is not to judge it. We are human and we do have expectations and a lot of our expectations are often not met. It is a process of learning how to be kind and compassionate and loving to ourselves when we don't get the things we want when people, circumstances, and opportunities don't match our expectations.” PeopleThinkingWantHumansKindStillsImportantOpportunityProcessHuman NatureJudgingCircumstancesMetsExpectationsImportant ThingsDisappointmentCyclesBe KindCompassionate Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos