Regina Brett > Quotes

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

“No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.”
― Regina Brett

“Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.”
― Regina Brett

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

“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.”
― Regina Brett

“Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.”
― Regina Brett

“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.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

“God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.”
― Regina Brett

“Life isn't about how you survived the storm ... it's about how you danced in the rain. Dance with me.”
― Regina Brett

“Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.”
― Regina Brett

“Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.”
― Regina Brett

“Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.”
― Regina Brett

“When in doubt, take the next step.”
― Regina Brett

“Your children get only one childhood.”
― Regina Brett

“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.”
― Regina Brett, Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold Onto Happiness

“God never gives us more than we were designed to carry.”
― Regina Brett

“To go after what you want in life, you have to silence the critics, starting with the biggest one: you.”
― Regina Brett, God Is Always Hiring: 50 Lessons for Finding Fulfilling Work

“You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

“Wouldn't it be great if health-care plans included a list of Buddhist monks among the network providers?”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

“Get busy living the life of your dreams instead of looking for the man or woman of your dreams.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

“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.”
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“No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.”
― Regina Brett

“Choice, not chance, determines your destiny.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

“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.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

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

“Get busy on the possible”
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“you can be happy or you can be miserable. It takes the same amount of effort.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

“the place God chose for you is the intersection where your greatest joy and the world’s greatest need meet.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

“Lighten up. You’re too intense. Don’t take yourself so seriously.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

“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.”
― Regina Brett, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours