Regina Brett Quotes

If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

Life isn't about how you survived the storm ... it's about how you danced in the rain. Dance with me.

Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you make meaning in the world. No one else has your gifts--your set of talents, ideas, interests. You are an original. A masterpiece.

Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

It doesn't matter what has happened to you, it matters what you do with what has happened to you. Life is like a poker game. You don't get to choose the cards you are dealt, but it's entirely up to you how to play the hand.

Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

When in doubt, take the next step.

Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

Your children get only one childhood.

God never gives us more than we were designed to carry.

To go after what you want in life, you have to silence the critics, starting with the biggest one: you.

You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

Wouldn't it be great if health-care plans included a list of Buddhist monks among the network providers?

My life used to be like that game of freeze tag we played as kids. Once tagged, you had to freeze in the situation you are in. Whenever something happened, I'd freeze like a statue, too afraid of moving the wrong way, too afraid of making the wrong decision. The problem is, if you stand still too long, that's your decision. When in doubt, do the next right thing.

Get busy living the life of your dreams instead of looking for the man or woman of your dreams.

When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with an impossibility.

Choice, not chance, determines your destiny.

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.

I once heard someone say that prayer is more than words. It's a stance you take, a position you claim. You throw your body against the door to keep the demons from advancing and stay put until they go away.

...there were two kinds of women: those who wear nail polish and those who don't. Which do you prefer?...

Get busy on the possible

Lighten up. You’re too intense. Don’t take yourself so seriously.

the place God chose for you is the intersection where your greatest joy and the world’s greatest need meet.

you can be happy or you can be miserable. It takes the same amount of effort.

Life is not about how you survive the storm, but how you dance in the rain!

But miracles aren’t what other people do. They’re what each of us does. They’re what happens when ordinary people take extraordinary action.

Like every wounded woman, I wanted someone who would never hurt me, never let me down, never reject or abandon me. It was an impossible order.

In real life, the dots aren’t numbered.

Each morning I would start from scratch: forget all about yesterday, and not even think about tomorrow. I'd try to just live in today.

There's something special about letting your kids see you cry. It doesn't mean you're weak. It means you are human.

It takes a strong person to cry. It takes a stronger person to let others see those tears.

Look, at the end of it all, God us going to ask just one question: Did you love? Eh? That's all that matters. Did you love.

The world isn't ending. You are just experiencing turbulence. The plane is safe. The pilot is good. You're in the right seat of life. You just hit a patch of bumpy air. Wait. It will pass.

We are all afraid of making the mistake that will ruin our lives. There's probably no such thing. Even if we made every mistake we feared would ruin us, our lives wouldn't be ruined. They would be changed.

Life is what happens when you're making other plans. So does your résumé. It takes on a life of its own if you let it. Some people try to map out their paths and plan every step, but in reality, life hands you something better. A dead end is really a detour to a new route you hadn't planned on taking. Every experience enhances your life now or later.

If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you’ve never been in a tent with a mosquito.

If you want to accomplish the impossible, get busy on the possible.

Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

It's up to us to call forth our greatest light and love and be the miracle, right here, right now.

All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

Eating something fresh out of the oven is like a hug you can taste.

Is this reaction about the present moment? Or is it about the past? I can't change the past. But by changing my response to its leftovers, I can change the present.

Rewiring your thoughts won't get rid of the holes in your life, but it can prevent you from falling in them.

Cry alone and you'll keep crying those same tears over and over. Cry with someone and those tears have the power to heal you once and for all.

Someone once told me the difference between a rut and a grave is this: a rut has a little more room to move around. When I find myself in a rut, I know I better get out fast before it becomes a grave.

We need to stop hiding our tears and actually share them. It takes a strong person to cry. It takes a stronger person to let others see those tears. We need to be tough enough to be tender, no matter who is watching.

He'd be the first to say God never gives us more than we were designed to carry. Some of us were designed for more, some for less. No matter what, even if we are asked to carry a portion of sky, it is beyond bearable. It is a gift.

I was born with the idea that I had to be perfect in all things because deep down I felt like one big fat nothing at everything. All my life, my brain has sent out false warning signals. It constantly tells me that if I'm not perfect, I have failed. My brain is color-blind. It sees the world in black or white, yes or no, right or wrong, all or nothing .The gray matter between my ears can't discern that there are shades of gray coloring everything in life, that the world isn't a class you take pass-fail.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Every

I don't always understand how God works, but I still pray. It's like that old saying, I don't understand how electricity works, either, but I don't let that keep me in the dark. I don't have to understand God to believe in God. What gives me hope are those words some anonymous soul wrote: "I believe in the sun, even when it is not shining. I believe in love, even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent.

It's for people like me who once felt lost in life and wandered aimlessly along a broken road that ultimately led straight to the perfect place in life. I believe there is a perfect place for each of us. Our job is to find it. Or to relax and let it find us.

The dots all connect in time. As a kid, I used to love those coloring books with the connect-the-dot pictures. Each dot had a number, which made it easier to discover the final picture. In real life, the dots aren't numbered.

A dead end is really a detour to a new route you hadn't planned on taking.

You can't always see the growth when your life is taking root. If you're one of those people who feel lost in life, take heart, Being lost could lead you to the very place life planned on taking you anyway.

That's when the world opened up. Everything in my life changed when I decided to change me. I didn't need to find the right person. I needed to become the right person.

Sometimes we're the ones who need a second chance; sometimes it's up to us to grant one. Sometimes it's both.

He taught me that you're never too small to make a difference and never too big to be gracious about it.

Your worst job could be someone else's best job.

They told me they preferred the sun, wind, and sky to any indoor job. They pitied people stuck in an office all day with a glass window between them and the world.

They taught me that every job is as magical as you make it. Sometimes the magic isn't in the paycheck or perks. It's in the mark you make or leave behind.

Let's just do the best we can and call it enough.

I used to think only people like Mother Teresa and Gandhi had a mission in life. We all have one. How do you find it? You listen to your life. All those dead-end jobs? There's no such thing. In God's economy, nothing is ever wasted. The dots all connect in time.

We can’t do everything, and what we can do, we can’t do perfectly, but that’s okay. All we need to do is make a beginning, right here, right now. If we just do that, it will make all the difference in the world.

If you want to change the world in a big way, you do your small assignments with greater love, greater attention, greater passion. Simply embrace the job you have, the family you have, the neighborhood you have, the task you have been given.

We’ve all had moments like that. They happen when you are with people who know that everyone matters, that you don’t have to make a lot of money to make a big difference, that you can simply start where you are and magnify the good.

The problem is, if you stand still too long, that’s your decision.

Living an abundant life doesn’t mean winning the lottery, marrying rich, or getting a raise. It starts with a raise in consciousness and spreads from there. It starts with knowing that what you want isn’t always what you need, and often isn’t even what you truly want. It starts with making smart choices that lead to long-term gratification.

Dios no quiere que nosotros seamos tan santos que perdamos nuestra humanidad. Dios no quiere oraciones falsas ni alabanzas hipócritas. Dios quiere una relación honesta, genuina y real. "Dios nunca parpadea

El cáncer me hizo lo suficientemente valiente como para enfrentarme a los jefes. Una vez que has tenido cáncer y has estado enfermo, calvo y débil por la quimioterapia y la radiación, no hay muchas más cosas que alguien pueda hacer para amenazarte.

This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice in it and be glad.

He’d be the first to say God never gives us more than we were designed to carry. Some of us were designed for more, some for less. No matter what, even if we are asked to carry a portion of sky, it is beyond bearable. It is gift.

Create a greater you. Create and live a life that is so good, it doesn’t matter if anyone comes along. Say yes to every opportunity to make new friends, meet new people, try new adventures. Get busy living the life of your dreams instead of looking for the man or woman of your dreams. It’s like the proverbial butterfly: once you stop chasing it, it will gently land on your shoulder. Instead of looking for the right partner, become the right man or woman… for you. Be your best, deepest, truest self. Make yourself attractive to you.

In time, I found out that in God’s economy nothing is ever wasted. All those “dead-end jobs” prepared me for the job of my dreams in journalism.

You can compare yourself to those above you and whine or compare yourself to those below you and gloat, or you can stay focused on that man or woman in the mirror and embrace his or her unique assignment with gratitude.

Whatever you do, it’s up to you. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.

Humility is perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have a blessed home in myself where I can go in and shut the door and kneel to my Father in secret and be at peace, as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and about is seeming trouble. Perpetual

When you finally let go of the person you used to be, you get to discover the person you are now and the person you want to become.

«Haz las paces con tu pasado para que no te eche a perder el presente» —Regina Brett

Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?

Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

If a relationship has to be secret, you shouldn't be in it.

Over prepare then go with the flow.

Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you think you need.

Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

„Los szepcze: »Nie jesteś dość silny, żeby przetrwać burzę«. Wojownik odpowiada: »To ja jestem burzą«”. Ja również nią jestem. I ty też.

The cycle of life went on, uninterrupted. Nature is so durable. It reminds us that we are, too.

On any given day, if you want to escape from all the madness, personal or worldly, leave the TV, the computer, the iPod, put on your sneakers, and take a hike. There's always a surprise.

Yes, if we all threw our problems in a pile, I'd take mine back, not because they are easier, but because they are mine. My lessons. My honors. My gifts.

It turns out one man's trash isn't always another man's treasure. Sometimes it's still trash.

Decluttering forces you to let go of the past. It creates an opening for the future. What are you making room for?

Once you evict the excess, you can embrace the essentials: that which is beautiful, meaningful, and enhances your life. When you finally let go of the person you used to be, you get to discover the person you are now and the person you want to become.