When we choose to forgive others, even when they are not broken themselves, God pours out freedom, grace, peace, joy, love — and even forgiveness itself into our hearts. It takes your breath away when you experience it yourself. It takes you to depths with God that you never could have reached except through this mysterious path.
— testimonial quoted in Choosing Forgiveness, by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, p. 141
You can outgrow the wounds of the past with a deep appreciation of yourself, your courage, sensitivity, resilience, and desire for a better life. You have enormous power and potential to become the person you were meant to be. Appreciate your strengths and resilience. Trust your inner voice — it tells you that you do not need to have value poured into you from outside sources. Your vessel is full and ready to “runneth over.” As you feel the light of your core value within, you can make it shine out of you, to illuminate all your days.
— Steven Stosny, You Don’t Have to Take It Anymore, p. 316
So now you have the opportunity to keep your life gaslight-free and go on to a new future. You have the chance to rework or leave unsatisfying relationships and choose new relationships that feed your sense of self, your vitality, and your joy. You have the chance to become a stronger, more solid person who charts her own course and lives by her own values. Most important, you have the chance to discover what you truly want — in your work, your home life, your relationships, and yourself. Freed from the Gaslight Effect, you can make better choices, choices that are right for you. As you begin this exciting new portion of your life’s journey, I wish you strength and spirit and all the luck in the world.
— Dr. Robin Stern, The Gaslight Effect, p. 233
When dreams turn to dust, vacuum.
— This Is Not the Life I Ordered, by Deborah Collins Stephens, Jackie Speier, Michealene Cristini Risley, and Jan Yanehiro, p. 156
A sacred choice is an extremely personal decision for each of us. Only you can make that decision. By listening to your spirit, by having a good relationship with God — it’s amazing how much easier this is once you change those tribal beliefs about who God is and what God thinks of you — and by being willing to heal yourself, the choice will be clear. And thanks to the ripple effect, everyone around you will feel your happiness and high vibration. What a wonderful gift to give the world.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 306
There are many ways to be productive, and being happy is one of them.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 287
Trust me when I say, if something raises your vibration, you will know it. If you think you are not sure, it’s because you are afraid to admit that your vibration is lowered by a particular person, activity, or way of life.
It takes great courage to start living vibrationally because it will require you to be rigorously honest about where you are putting your energy in life. And before you start thinking I am condoning a self-centered way of life, consider this: How self-centered do you think you become when you are resentful, angry, and conflicted because you are doing something you don’t want to? Quite a lot.
Living vibrationally doesn’t mean avoiding the things you dislike — it means living in integrity with your spirit.
When you live vibrationally, you can take responsibility for your happiness. If you feel trapped, find and change the tribal belief that is trapping you. If you feel resentful, look at the situation you have chosen in order to remain true to your tribe.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 283-284
Remember that I want you to be wildly happy, incredibly successful, and filled with passion and spontaneity. Listening to your spirit will accomplish all of it. And when your vibrations are good, you are sending out the best possible energy to the rest of the world. The fact is, your good vibrations are healing to others.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 279
We get good vibes by giving them. Being around people who exude positive energy is stimulating and inspiring. They’re fun to be with because they have the power to uplift our spirits as they uplift their own. They invite us to actively participate in the infinite possibilities for living more radiantly. Someone with a good disposition, who is cheerful and looks on the bright side of life, generates lots of good energy.
— Alexandra Stoddard, Choosing Happiness, p. 50-51
The way to increase our energy is to find lots and lots of things to be enthusiastic about. Whether it is a clean house, a freshly stocked refrigerator, or a newly mowed lawn, there are opportunities everywhere for us to become excited and thoroughly enjoy what we choose to do.
— Alexandra Stoddard, Choosing Happiness, p. 49