Charlene Costanzo > Quotes

“The first gift is Strength. May you remember to call upon it whenever you need it.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“May your heart open.
May joy emerge.
May love flow through you.
May you heal and help others.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts for Healing: An Illustrated Gift Book of Inspiration and Encouragement for Triumph Over Adversity

“No matter who we are, where we live, what we look like, the circumstances of our birth or the situations we face; each of us has gifts within us. Strength, beauty, courage, compassion, hope, joy, talent, imagination, reverence, wisdom, love and faith are among them. They are not like material presents we unwrap and hold in our hands. We can’t see these gifts with our eyes. But they are real and powerful. When we open ourselves to them, they can enrich every aspect of our lives. They can help us transform challenges into opportunities and tragedies into triumphs. They can help us make a difference in the world.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts for Healing: An Illustrated Gift Book of Inspiration and Encouragement for Triumph Over Adversity

“May you see the world with wonder.
And may you imagine only good things.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts for Healing: An Illustrated Gift Book of Inspiration and Encouragement for Triumph Over Adversity

“The third gift is Courage. May you speak and act with confidence and use courage to follow your own path.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“May hope rise within you.
May peace wash over you.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts for Healing: An Illustrated Gift Book of Inspiration and Encouragement for Triumph Over Adversity

“Use your gifts well and you will discover others, among them a gift that is uniquely you. See these noble gifts in other people. Share the truth and be ready for the miracle to unfold”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“The ninth gift is Reverence. May you appreciate the wonder that you are and the miracle of all creation.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“Someday all the children of the world will learn the truth about their noble inheritance. When that happens, a miracle will unfold on the kingdom of Earth.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“The eighth gift is Imagination. May it nourish your visions and dreams.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“May you hear the voice of wisdom.
Listening, may you act with trust.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts for Healing: An Illustrated Gift Book of Inspiration and Encouragement for Triumph Over Adversity

“At the wondrous moment you were born, as you took your first breath, a great celebration was held in the heavens and twelve magnificent gifts were granted to you.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“But the healing place is within you. Healing is a gift you were granted at birth, just as you were granted others. Use your gifts, child. Use the beauty, the courage, the hope and the love that is in you. Call upon your strength. Use compassion and faith. Even during sad times joy is within you. Bring it forth. Wisdom is there to guide you. Use any one of your gifts and you will rouse the power of your healing place. Use all of them and you will sustain it.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts for Healing: An Illustrated Gift Book of Inspiration and Encouragement for Triumph Over Adversity

“The twelfth gift is Faith. May you believe”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“The fourth gift is Compassion. May you be gentle with yourself and others. May you forgive those who hurt you and yourself when you make mistakes.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“May you allow fear to soften and melt away.
May you release all regrets and resentments.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts for Healing: An Illustrated Gift Book of Inspiration and Encouragement for Triumph Over Adversity

“The sixth gift is Joy. May it keep your heart open and filled with light.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“The tenth gift is Wisdom. Guiding your way, wisdom will lead you through knowledge to understanding. May you hear its soft voice.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“The seventh gift is Talent. May you discover your own special abilities and contribute them toward a better world.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“the twelve royal gifts of birth belong to every child, born anywhere, at anytime" -”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“The fifth gift is Hope. Through each passage and season, may you trust the goodness of life.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“The eleventh gift is Love. It will grow each time you give it away.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“The second gift is Beauty. May your deeds reflect its depth.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“But the healing place is with in you. Healing is a gift you were granted at birth, just as you were granted to others. Use your gifts, child. Use the beauty, the courage, the hope and the love that is within you. Call upon your strength. Use compassion and faith. Even during sad times joy is within you. Bring it forth. Wisdom is there to guide you. Use any one of your gifts and you will rouse the power of your healing place. Use all of them and you will sustain it.”
― Charlene Costanzo