Quotes by Sarah Ban Breathnach

“A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present”

“Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.”

“A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.”

“Show me your horse and I will tell you what you are.”

“A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.”

“The sight of him did something to me Ive never quite been able to explain. He was more than tremendous strength and speed and beauty of motion. He set me dreaming.”

“For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer.”

“So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.”

“Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of Gods best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of ones self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.”

“Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if youll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.”

“The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention.”

“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.”

“Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.”

“Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.”

“Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest”

“An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.”

“Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.”

“Real life isnt always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.”

“Lets choose today to quench our thirst for the good life we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.”

Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.