Mary Anne Radmacher Quotes & Sayings

Remember that nurturing yourself is as important (if not more so) as nurturing others. — Mary Anne Radmacher

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Consider calling it a challenge rather than calling it a crisis. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Forgiveness is really a gift to yourself - have the compassion to forgive others, and the courage to forgive yourself. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Live as if this is all there is. — Mary Anne Radmacher

There is no small act of kindness. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Take time to play! Ask for what you want. Laugh. Live loudly. Be avid. Learn a new thing. Be Yourself! — Mary Anne Radmacher

In my own deepening understanding of myself I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self-care the more genuinely nurturing of others I am able to be. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Manage the remarkable balance between acting from your heart and close to your gifts with completing the obligations that your labor and tasks require of you. Leverage opportunity AND seize joy. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Facing a difficulty requires a willingness of heart. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Every possibility begins with the courage to imagine. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Live with intention.
Walk to the edge.
Listen Hard.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Laugh.
Choose with no regret.
Appreciate your friends.
Continue to learn.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is. — Mary Anne Radmacher

In the cold you wrap me. in my uncertainty you listen. in all my joys you celebrate. at every turn you meet me with competence and grace. what a fine dance we have together. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Gardening is all about optimism. — Mary Anne Radmacher

When I want to be bold about my movement ... I for sure do not call it exercise! — Mary Anne Radmacher

One whispered yes becomes the wind song over an ocean of no's. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Protect your vision. Prevail over adversity. Persevere in the midst of turmoil. Passionately act upon your convictions. Purposely walk into the day. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Tonight, late, when I'm still not done with the day but must comply with sleep, I can whisper, "There was done a little good today. Today I changed myself and the world, just a little. And yes, I loved." Most days, that is enough. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Life is defined more by its contrasts than its samenesses; Life is defined more by its risks than the many securities. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Be avid. Create apart from perfection. Risk failure. Cover your words with sweat. Run a little Touch excruciatingly. Laugh until you cry. Dance with your eyes closed. Care. Understand you die a little in every moment. Be Enlivened — Mary Anne Radmacher

Dare to dream of your great success. Become intimate with those things which deeply motivate you and regularly work toward the realization of that mission. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Living in the present moment requires discretion toward memory. Without memory we'd have amnesia. What good would there be in that? Offer discretion and discernment for our past with a broad spectrum of forgiveness. As for our present moment, delight. And dedication to remain fully present to all the possibility. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Expressing gratitude seems like a cosmic invitation for all kinds of thankfulness and appreciation to pour in. — Mary Anne Radmacher

In choosing joy, the finish line dissolves into a different matter altogether. — Mary Anne Radmacher

In spite of unseasonable wind, snow and unexpected weather of all sorts - a gardener still plants. And tends what they have planted ... believing that Spring will come. — Mary Anne Radmacher

What is our family? We touch our full hearts and see ourselves reflected whole in each other's eyes. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Unexpected events can set you back or set you up. It's all a matter of - perspective. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Have your new year's resolutions been a new beginning for you or have they just been different words on the same old beginning? Maybe now's the time to establish a new pattern of viewing your life fresh. — Mary Anne Radmacher

BUILD UP YOUR CIRCLE ... A mind that perceives What can rationally be. A spirit that sees Innovative possibility. A heart that is open to Both beginnings and ends. A firm hand that fits readily To the reach of a friend. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Begin each day as if it were on purpose. — Mary Anne Radmacher

At first glance it may appear too hard. Look again. Always look again. — Mary Anne Radmacher

A bird only flies. It does not turn to another bird and ask, am I doing this right? — Mary Anne Radmacher

In all things and in all ways, choice impacts virtually every element of our life. It bears repeating that even those things which seem out of reach of our choice are governed by how we choose to perceive them. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I rest in the light of forgiveness. I forgive myself and others for that which is done (and better left undone) and also that which is not done (and better if done). I give myself permission to enjoy this moment without guilt. I freely release all uncertainty, regret, and fear. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Shake structures. School yourself. Look twice at a thing, once upside down. Answer yourself clearly. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Listen to the compass of your heart. All you need lies within you. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Your success will shine as a light of hope and inspire numbers you cannot total. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Judgment is discernment on a bad hair day. — Mary Anne Radmacher

And just dance a little. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I will close my eyes and leap. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Consistent physical structures can allow unbounded intuitive clarity. — Mary Anne Radmacher

If being good isn't working - try being outrageous. — Mary Anne Radmacher

In the garden of your days cultivate festivity, play and celebrations. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Loving is the most unmitigated and courageous act I perform in a day. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I confessed recently to an old friend, "I realized I was looking at you, in your visit, through old glasses. Speaking old words. Telling old stories. I realize that in my life I've made so many physical changes and I need to give my spirit time to catch up." Time for my spirit to look at my friend through the new glasses of current life experiences. Old friends are precious. They become even more treasured when they are wrapped in the currentness of life experiences and not relegated to the past in which they once lived. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Gardening is all about optimism. I put a seed in the ground. I consistently tend it, confident I will see the results, in time, of the nurture I have provided. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Great leadership is not the visit of an unexpected fate but rather a flame which is kept burning in spite of the winds of risk and opposition. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Gift the love of your life with undistracted, untelevisioned, unhurried attentiveness. — Mary Anne Radmacher

This day boldness is manifested in a simple grace: gratitude. — Mary Anne Radmacher

One movement toward light becomes a clear signpost on a long road. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Making promises to myself, in my personal writing practice, has been important to me all my life. In practical application it is so much easier for me to make promises to others, and keep them, than it is to make promises to myself. "Why is that?" and the answer I gave myself is that in making promises to others I create a model of accountability and reinforcement. I duplicate that in my writing and have grown increasingly better at making and keeping promises to myself. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Manage through the uncertainties. Practice appropriate actions and participate in healthy choices. Value and celebrate the loyalty of the individuals around you: celebrate their competencies and successes, as well as your own. Build up your circle and reinforce it at every opportunity. — Mary Anne Radmacher

What are the proper grounds for joy? Is it circumstance which will determine the stature of my spirit? Ah, no. It is choice. It is always a choice - in the face of any event - for joy. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Persevere. Plan. Strategize. Focus. Breathe. Write. Let go: relax. Forgive. All this failing: take a nap. — Mary Anne Radmacher

In service, there is clarity and compassion. — Mary Anne Radmacher

The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be ... because of all I may become I will close my eyes and leap! — Mary Anne Radmacher

The challenge before us is to savor the unknown and delight in the taste of possibility. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I will move with the wind. — Mary Anne Radmacher

My courage does not depend on the weather. — Mary Anne Radmacher

An "always been" does not mean I must choose "what must be." — Mary Anne Radmacher

Fate makes us family. choice makes us friends. — Mary Anne Radmacher

It takes discipline and compassion to awaken the divine in ourselves long enough to recognize the divine in another. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Your informed, "no," to a particular service allows another to offer their gifted and unreserved, "yes." — Mary Anne Radmacher

Change of any sort requires courage. — Mary Anne Radmacher

In my prayers I never said I needed a home. I said I wanted a sanctuary. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Pain is a difficult companion. There's no getting around that. But, if pain is to be a companion, searching and discovering your own best ways to travel with that pain will lead you to the joy that you long to have. They are your paths, your ways and while my experience and the experiences of others may inspire you, ultimately it will be the choices you discover and make for yourself that lead you to certain joy in the midst of your challenges. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Just because it's true, I say as often as I can in as many ways as I can form, "I sure love you." — Mary Anne Radmacher

Wonder what opportunities you pass, unwittingly, because your hands are so busy clasping what you think you have always known. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I recognize this in my writing process. A consistent writing structure opens the door to amazing insights. I recognize the truth of this in my daily habits. When I set my keys in the place I, with practice, always set my keys ... I do not lose them. In many instances an ordered external structure can be an invitation for an extraordinarily unfettered, creative and unbounded inner structure. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I think one of the finest gifts I can give my friends in the holiday season is to pause with a long enough quality to actually SEE them. My calm, unhurried presence communicates this gift of a message, "I see you. I recognize you. I remember our times of together and am contributing right now to another quality memory. I value you and honor and take the time, right this moment to pause long enough to truly notice you." — Mary Anne Radmacher

My biggest dream is that my words will inspire heart, hope and personal responsibility in people around the globe long after my feet in these shoes aren't walking the planet. — Mary Anne Radmacher

See stars in the changing season and dance among them, shining. — Mary Anne Radmacher

There is no small act of kindness.
Every compassionate act makes large the world. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I rest in the light of forgiveness. — Mary Anne Radmacher

In the quiet of this day, may you know the greatness of your spirit and may your hopes fly on the wings of possibility — Mary Anne Radmacher

Our daily decisions create the scrapbook of our life. — Mary Anne Radmacher

If self-validation were our most significant societal measure - we would give trophies to ourselves. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Speak quietly to yourself & promise there will be better days. whisper gently to yourself and provide assurance that you really are extending your best effort. console your bruised and tender spirit with reminders of many other successes. offer comfort in practical and tangible ways - as if you were encouraging your dearest friend. recognize that on certain days the greatest grace is that the day is over and you get to close your eyes. tomorrow comes more brightly ... — Mary Anne Radmacher

Ask today as you consider the many choices in your view - what is the highest and best use of your talents, skills and abilities? When you answer that, seize the opportunity to sharpen those qualities even more sharply by applying your focused effort. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Best Friends: we're a parade - even by ourselves! — Mary Anne Radmacher

Who were you before you put yourself last. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Choose in ways that support your dreams. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Goes the song, "we change, we change." But the music is still mine. — Mary Anne Radmacher

How is it that one rails against that which is nearly a certainty? — Mary Anne Radmacher

I will reflect the finest qualities my friends offer me and remind them of all the promise I see in them. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Stand often in the company of dreamers: they tickle your common sense & believe you can achieve things which are impossible. — Mary Anne Radmacher

A small compassionate act enlarges the scope of community. — Mary Anne Radmacher

We tell the real truth of our life by the stories we repeatedly tell. — Mary Anne Radmacher

The well-timed question is more impacting than an answer. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Ask yourself to slow down. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Even from the darkest night songs of beauty can be born. — Mary Anne Radmacher

As you awaken, may your dreams greet you by name, and may you answer, "Yes!" — Mary Anne Radmacher

A Single Generosity Enlarges the World. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Dare to dream of your great success. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Change the conversation of the world by dwelling on what's gone right. — Mary Anne Radmacher

What if
we just
acted like
everything
was easy? — Mary Anne Radmacher

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow. — Mary Anne Radmacher

This day I see that pretty much all my correspondences are love letters. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Sometimes the things you really want sneak in the back door. Notice. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I appreciate the boldness of gratitude in the quiet, unspoken depths and its ability to buoy another by being articulated. — Mary Anne Radmacher