Barbara De Angelis Quotes

Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.

The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.

You never lose by loving, you lose by holding back.

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

The journey in between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life takes place.

Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.

I believe tears are holy, because they show us that the ice of our heart is melting.

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change

If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.

I do not believe in organized religion, herbal remedies, yoga, Reiki, kabbalah, deep massage, slow food, or chicken soup for the soul. The nostrums of Deepak Chopra and Barbara De Angelis cannot rescue people like me. I believe in crazyass passion.

The obstacles in our path are not blocking us-they are redirecting us. Their purpose is not to interfere with our happiness; it is to point us toward new routes to our happiness, new possibilities, new doorways.

No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.

It is not our difficulties or our suffering alone that makes us wise. It is what we add to them--patience, perseverance, compassion, courage, love. From this combination, our priceless pearls of wisdom grow.

When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship

The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place

If you look around you at the physical universe, you will see that it's nature is growth. Everything from the cells in your body to the planets orbiting the sun are constantly growing, constantly changing, constantly evolving. Nothing stays still. Nothing remains the same. So think about it - why would your life be the exception? Why would you be the only thing that exists in all of creation whose purpose isn't to grow?

man equate their self-esteem with accomplishment

Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Love's the greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.

When will you know you have enough, and what will you do then?

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.

Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.  Barbara De Angelis

Living with integrity means…behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe and not what others believe.’ BARBARA DE ANGELIS

Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.

Y ahí es donde se les vio por última vez, parados, brazo con brazo, sobre la cubierta, a esta devota esposa abrazada valerosamente de su esposo, a este amoroso esposo estrechando protectoramente a su esposa, al hundirse el barco. Juntos por siempre … Barbara De Angelis, doctora en filosofía

THE “GOING HOME” SYNDROME As human beings, we gravitate toward the familiar. We like to sleep on the same side of the bed each night, to park in the same space at work, to go back to our favorite vacation spot. Returning to the familiar is a basic instinct that gives our lives a sense of continuity and safety in a chaotic and changing universe.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” — Attributed to Aristotle

The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.” — Ernest Dimnet

It is not the easy or convenient life for which I search, but life lived to the edge of all that I may be.” — Mary Anne Radmacher

There is nothing wrong with you... Life isn't supposed to be easy... It is designed to be challenging so that you will grow into a more conscious, loving human being.

We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.

TODAY I AM GOING TO SEE WHAT THERE IS TO SEE, TO FEEL WHAT THERE IS TO FEEL, AND TO KNOW WHAT THERE IS TO KNOW.

you can’t transform the quality of your thoughts and emotions without transforming the consciousness from which they arise.

If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” — Gospel of Thomas

Mostly, however, I am a mystic. A mystic is someone who understands, contacts, and maps the invisible roads inside of us. Since I was a child, I’ve always felt as comfortable navigating these inner highways as I have moving on the external plane of existence. It seems that I show up in people’s lives when they’re ready to cross a threshold into more consciousness, healing, and awakening.

are one of a kind. There has never been and never again will be a human being like you. There is nothing ordinary about you. If you feel ordinary it is because you have chosen to hide the extraordinary parts of yourself from the world. Today rejoice in your uniqueness and share the gift of who you are with those around you. Barbara DeAngelis

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.” —BARBARA DE ANGELIS

Imagine sitting in a cabin on a cold, snowy night. You decide to build a fire to keep yourself warm. You have a choice of using newspapers for the fire, or logs. If you know anything about fire, you know the answer to this puzzle—the newspaper would create a big blaze quickly but would die out just as quickly. The logs would take longer to catch, but would burn slowly and steadily for a very long time. I’ve seen so many people, including myself, make the mistake of looking for that instant blaze at the beginning of a relationship rather than looking for a partner with whom they can build a solid and lasting relationship. I’m not saying you can’t have both, just as you can use newspaper and logs to build a strong fire. But if you have found yourself choosing inappropriate partners over and over again, perhaps you’d be better off looking for Mr. (or Ms.) Log instead of Ms. or Mr. Flammable!

Love's greatest gift is its' ability to make everything it touches sacred....

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” — Epictetus

What we consume is not just what we put into our body, but what we put into our heart and our consciousness. Eat wisely.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” Barbara de Angelis

Books arrive in our lives like gifts delivered by mysterious benefactors—a friend, an article, an e-mail, a store display. Something inside of you whispers, “You need to read this.” You sense that it contains messages and guidance you’ve been waiting for. It’s the answer to a prayer, a question, or a longing, sometimes especially those longings you haven’t allowed yourself to fully acknowledge or articulate. It’s as if your soul decides it wants the book before your mind can intervene. It recognizes a piece of the puzzle you’ve needed, and grabs it.

The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place. —Barbara DeAngelis (Left by

The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.

The mind protects and the heart connects

Your thoughts come from consciousness, that field of awareness beyond specific thoughts at a much subtler level of your being. Your thoughts are only the final stage or the end product of your consciousness after the vibration of your consciousness passes through many filters, which we’ll look at more deeply later in the book. Imagine that consciousness is like a train beginning its journey at the main station, making numerous stops at many switching stations, until it reaches the end of the line. That last stop on the route is called your mind. From there, the “passengers”—your thoughts—disembark.

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. Barbara De Angelis

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. Barbara De Angelis