Quotes To PRACTICE* By

“It is one thing to think that you are on the right path, it is another to think that yours is the only path.” ~ Paul Coelho

As someone who used to think I needed to be on someone else’s path, then ended up finding my own, THEN thought mine was the only path, this is a good reminder.

“What if metabolism is more about WHO you are when you’re eating, rather than what you’re actually eating?” ~ Institute for the Psychology of Eating

If, when I eat, I am hate, worry, and disgust,  my metabolism will respond in kind. If, when I eat, I am joy, love, and relaxation, my metabolism will respond in kind.

“Just do it (a little more than you don’t).” ~ As seen on my PRACTICE vision board

I never liked the “Just do it” campaign (you can’t make me!) but this gentle addendum is what practice is all about, for me.

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them “ ~ Thomas Merton

And if we can no longer find ourselves in others? This explains a lot.

“Know yourself, be yourself, give yourself away.”~ As seen on my PRACTICE vision board

It’s true. The more I give, the more I receive, on many levels.

*At the beginning of 2012, I chose a Word Of The Year and that word is PRACTICE. You can read more about how I am practicing on my blog, Before & After: A Real Life Story