“The life-changing encounters that John Quincy Adams made as an adolescent on his own in Stockholm began with a friendship he struck up at a bookstore.”
Source: John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
“You are no longer responsible for anyone's opinion. You have no need to control anyone, and no one controls you either... You don't need to be right and you don't need to make anyone else wrong...you are no longer afraid of being rejected, and you don't have the need to be accepted...you can walk into the world with your heart completely open, and not be afraid to be hurt.”
Source: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
“Harry Potter," he said very softly. His voice might have been part of the spitting fire. "The Boy Who Lived."
None of the Death Eaters moved. They were waiting. Everything was waiting. Hagrid was struggling, and Bellatrix was panting, and Harry thought inexplicably of Ginny, and her blazing look, and the feel of her lips on his--
Voldemort had raised his wand. His head was still tilted to one side, like a curious child, wondering what would happen if he proceeded. Harry looked back into the red eyes, and wanted it to happen now, quickly, while he could still stand, before he lost control, before he betrayed fear--
He saw the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone.”
Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“The greatest potential we have for opening our hearts lies in the opening of our minds.”
Source: The Love Mindset: An Unconventional Guide to Healing and Happiness
“Amazement + Gratitude + Openness + Appreciation = an irresistible field of energy”
Source: Parallel Universes of Self
“A squirrel flies in," said Dr. Meescham. "This I did not expect at all. It is what I love about life, that things happen which I do not expect. When I was a girl in Blundermeecen, we left the window open for this very reason, even in the winter. We did it because we believed something wonderful might make its way to us through the open window. Did wonderful things find us? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But tonight it has happened! Something wonderful!" Dr. Meescham clapped her hands. "A window has been left open. A squirrel flies in the window. The heart of an old woman rejoices!”
Source: Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
“Adoption is a beautiful, burdensome blessing.”
Source: The Eye of Adoption: The True Story of My Turbulent Wait for a Baby
“To move forward, simply set your intentions, be grateful for what you have, be open to what is possible, and the rest will happen, as a beautiful and effortless journey of cooperation and listening.”
Source: Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
“Become dangerously open to all points of view. Are you dangerously open, or safely closed?”
Source: Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
“Self-help courses will only help you if they teach you to pay attention to life itself.”
Source: Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life