Quotes from Alexandra Stoddard

I find that through all my work, I really get to see and feel energy, health and vitality between people and their surroundings and how they interact with each other.

When I'm the happiest, my desk is not neat. It has lots of pens and the books I love. It gets messy when I'm in the flow. So many houses are so neat.

We have to establish time boundaries and learn how to say no.

Being a mother and grandmother is the best of the best in my life. My grandchildren multiply the joy my daughters bring me.

Slow down. Calm down. Don't worry. Don't hurry. Trust the process.

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." Our

Love of truth shows itself in this, that a man knows how to find and value the good in everything. GOETHE

The only life worth living is the one we take responsibility for choosing.

An inspired letter can be as riveting as a stare. It can move us to tears, spur us to action, provoke us, uplift us, touch us. Transform us. When written from the heart, letters are dreams on paper, wishes fulfilled, desires satisfied. letters can be powerful.

What you think and do now builds. Value this moment. Be patient. Smile often. Love the process of living each minute fully. Your presence is a source of strength and an inspiration to people you spend time with. Give your greatest gift-- your full attention, yourself.

Slow down. Calm down. Don't worry. Don't hurry. Trust the process.

What we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.

The thoughtful little things we do each day have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.

We all have neighbors. Greet them on the sidewalk or in the elevator, but try not to peer through their windows. Windows are to look out from, not into.

The 'art of tea' is a spiritual force for us to share.

Letter writing is a habit that allows us to explore new trails all our lives. Each day is a fresh new adventure when we regularly send and receive letters.

The correct word is like any small detail - it enhances life.

Letter writing allows us to be alone yet connected. We need a certain amount of solitude in order to have true ideas to communicate. But few of us desire solitude all the time .... Yet solitude is what makes us contemplative and receptive, more aware of life's gifts and our own special blessings.

Move your feet in the direction that is most favorable for your living up to your full potential.

We choose how enthusiastically we live our time alive.

Our lives are made up of time, and the quality of our existence depends on our wise use of the moments we are given.

Life is too short for you to be the caretaker of the wrong details.

I want to fill my mind with life-enhancing, positive, beautiful memories. The dark experiences can remain buried without a funeral.

There is only one true heroism, and that is to know the world as it is and to love it. The great people of history, certainly the spiritually great, give evidence of this ability. HUGH DOWNS W