Donna Goddard Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. Any God-given gift we have been blessed with is public property in the sense that we have been given it for the good of all. This saves us from many an ego-trip. It guarantees the purity of the gift. It ensures the success of our endeavours. Writing: A Spiritual Voice

2. Don’t feel bad about feeling bad. Don’t be frightened of feeling afraid. Don’t be angry about getting angry. There is no need to give up when we are feeling depressed. Nor should we be dismayed at the grief which often accompanies the outgrowing of anything which needs outgrowing. We can be glad that our soul is speaking to us and pushing us onwards. We frequently need to persevere with a period of inner turmoil before the dust can settle and be swept out the door. The Love of Devotion

3. Healthy competition is not detrimental to our well-being and progress. It is advantageous. It highlights the skills that others have. It’s a teaching and motivating device. It helps us to see the weaker areas within ourselves that need improvement. Other people’s strengths are not disadvantageous to us. They can inspire and push us to develop those same elements within our own being. Turn the flame of jealousy into the fire of self-improvement. Writing: A Spiritual Voice

4. If we understand that the purpose of our life is to be a focal point of love and healing, we can never feel lonely again. The concept of loneliness and its consequent craving doesn’t make sense to us anymore. Love's Longing

5. If you want to be happy, don’t gossip, don’t spread hate, don’t talk about other people, don’t spread fear, don’t complain, and don’t relay stories that are detrimental to the well-being of those around us. That will cut out the vast majority of most people’s conversations. There is a time for honest, well-intentioned directness, but it is not found in typical conversation and is a learned skill. Be a bringer of peace and healing. The Love of Being Loving

6. It is enough to be oneself, do what we can, like what we instinctively like, reach for what is within our grasp, and practice what is within our hearts. There are always many behind us and many before us. To look either way too much will only make us proud or hopeless. We are who we are. That is enough, and God asks nothing more. The Love of Devotion

7. It is not possible to be seduced by the lure of ego-gratification or intimidated by the tyranny of imposters when we know that we are as the angels. We are loved beyond comprehension. So, we must claim our rightful inheritance and live with the confidence of protection. The Love of Devotion

8. Keep giving. Don’t stop planting. Whatever grows, then great. Whatever dies, take little notice. If you plant enough, then the things that die or are stunted pale into insignificance next to everything else which has flourished. Use failures and flops as learning devices. Keep moving forwards. Keep investing yourself, your money, your time, and everything else you have to offer. Trust your own destiny, but don’t imagine that your destiny will destine on its own. Without you and your effort, your destiny won’t lift a finger. Writing: A Spiritual Voice

9. Keep going. Be patient. No one achieves anything without dedication and determination. If you are thrown by every negative, disappointing thing that happens, you won’t get anywhere. The most successful people, in any field, have one-pointed focus. They do not get side-tracked and they do not give up. Writing: A Spiritual Voice

10. Life is energy and, as such, it belongs to all, reaches all, and blesses all. The Love of Devotion

11. Life is not a competition. No one has to lose for someone else to win. A true blessing blesses everyone. Waldmeer

12. Life is only long when we are unhappy. Writing: A Spiritual Voice

13. Mostly, what people really mean by confidence is that they are better than other people; generally, people known to them. Fortunately, we don’t need to be better than anyone else to be happy. We do, however, need to fulfil our own specific potential. Dance: A Spiritual Affair

14. Some things are best hidden by remaining directly in front of everyone’s eyes. Purnima

15. Sometimes, to protect a secret we will say it so openly that most will not suspect the truth of what we are saying.

16. The question is: do you want suffering or do you want peace? It's that simple. Waldmeer

17. The spiritual path is an ongoing series of renouncing short-term egotistic gains for long-term spiritual returns and happiness.
 The Love of Devotion

18. There is a depth to life which only comes from our connection to other people. However, we have to find it without becoming a prisoner. Waldmeer

19. Unlike the common misperception that relationships are to make us happy, relationships are usually more suited to make us grow. 
When we understand the educational significance of our relationships, we will consciously use them for spiritual growth. We will no longer run away from the problems we have. We will welcome the opportunity to develop further our understanding and that of the other person. The Love of Being Loving

20. We all want sweetness, beauty, harmony, exhilaration, and happiness in our lives. Don't search for it, endlessly and fruitlessly, in other people and circumstances. Become it yourself. Become it with total commitment and in full force. Your life will flower with tremendous potential. Touched by Love

21. We are generally not learning the thing we think we are, and even less the thing we want. We should be grateful for what makes us grow, even though it may be a love-hate relationship with the things responsible for that growth. Dance: A Spiritual Affair

22. We are here to evolve. All life forms serve one ultimate purpose—to align themselves with the good, the beautiful, and the infinite. The Love of Devotion

23. We assign roles to all the people in our life in an attempt to master it. The roles can be reasonable or preposterous. Either way, when we realise that others do not agree to the terms of the role we have assigned to them, we get upset. Is it their fault? Surely, they are simply following their own dreams. We mustn’t invent roles for others because we think it will make us happy. Who are we to invent such things? Faith

24. We do not engage in idle or intentional gossip which undermines someone else's integrity or which spreads the seeds of fear by talking unthinkingly about illness, disasters, and all the other fears which run rampant in the world. The Love of Devotion

25. We find love by being loving. The Love of Devotion

26. We learn to accept change graciously. 'Who did what to who' is a trifling matter compared with preserving a stable and peaceful mind. In this way, all change will be to our benefit and will be an advancement in our capacity to fulfil our potential. Life will reward us with love, respect, and success. There is never a day when the world is not asking for our caring, courageous love. If we share that love freely and bravely, we will always have love returned to us. The world becomes our home and its inhabitants become our family. Love's Longing

27. We love with all our heart, in every way that we can love but the heart is not burdened. We learn to keep it light and pliable. It has space. It breathes. It waits on Life to give instructions. It sings with sweetness when the winds are soft and warm. It stands with calm patience when the storm is brewing. It lets go when death and seeming endings have left their irrefutable mark. It moves. It heals. It hopes. It allows Life to be lived in the safe, fertile, and still inner space where it grows stronger and more compelling every day. Love's Longing

28. We may talk lightly but never carelessly. We keep at bay the flow of common, ignorant thought which runs its damaging course through the pathways of ordinary human conversation. The Love of Devotion

29. We must keep our eyes on our own path only. When things go well, we are grateful. When they do not, we are patient. We accept success with ease and perspective. We accept failure with tolerance. Love's Longing

30. Wise individuals frequently say very little, but what they do say hits the mark. Such remarks often remain in the mind of the recipient for a long time, possibly a lifetime. The Love of Being Loving