Crystal Paine > Quotes

“Time doesn’t expand limitlessly. When I say yes to one thing, I must say no to something else.”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“Many times busyness is often mistakenly equated with productivity. But those words are not synonymous. Just because we're spinning our wheels, rushing from one commitment to the next, doesn't necessarily mean that we are doing anything worthwhile.”
― Crystal Paine

“Americans are suffering from a busyness epidemic. We’re addicted to busy. So many of us try to find fulfillment and self-worth in piling our plates too high. The busier we are, the more important we feel. This is why our culture, by and large, is exhausted, overworked, and overwhelmed.”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking. —SIR JOHN LUBBOCK”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. —CHARLES DICKENS”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“Remind yourself that there are seasons of life.”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“You need to consider the constraints on your time, your current family and work responsibilities, your energy levels, the ages of your children, and so forth. For instance, a mom of three young children, one of whom has special needs, should have a much different level of expectation for herself than a woman who is young, single, and has no kids.”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“I wasn’t living. I was merely surviving. Scared of what might happen if I couldn’t find a way out of this maze of misery,”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“Living with intention means saying no to the things that aren't important to us so we can say yes to what matters most.”
― Crystal Paine

“Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go. —MOTHER TERESA”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“Am I spending time on my priorities?”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“Do the best with what you can. As I've said before, do something. Start small. And when your life season afford more breathing space, pick up the pace. Do what you can, when you can, where you are!”
― Crystal Paine, Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference

“Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. —MARIANNE WILLIAMSON”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“sometimes courage is just showing up.”
― Crystal Paine, Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference

“Financial freedom is not just about getting your finances in order. It’s about mentally getting your head in the right space.”
― Crystal Paine, Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference

“We get to model Jesus’love in action to our kids. We get to set an example of a servant’s heart. We get to be the hands and feet of Jesus to these little ones. We get to point our kids to Jesus and pour into them in their most formative years. And we get to acknowledge our struggles, admit when we are wrong, and experience their forgiveness.

Ultimately, we have the opportunity to show our kids what humble leadership looks like, and that’s powerful stuff! And sometimes we get opportunities to see all that work pay off in big dividends as our kids model Jesus’love right back to us!

If you’re feeling the work you are doing is mundane and thankless, picture me leaning in and looking into your eyes right now and saying this: Don’t give up. Press on. Keep loving the people around you wholeheartedly. Keep investing. Keep showing up and leading with humility. It is making a difference—even if you can’t see it right now.”
― Crystal Paine, Love-Centered Parenting: The No-Fail Guide to Launching Your Kids

“Enthusiasm, excitement, and determination won't get you anywhere if you don't know where you are going.”
― Crystal Paine, Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference

“When you know you are so valuable and loved, there is a hiccup in your thought processes now . . . and you have a moment where you get to say, ‘Whoa, whoa, wait a minute,’ in relation to this situation, like, how am I going to see this now. . . . Remember, remember, I’m loved now, so how would Loved Me do this?”1”
― Crystal Paine, Love-Centered Parenting: The No-Fail Guide to Launching Your Kids

“As parents, leading with humility means we give and give—especially when our babes are little and they need our constant care. Often it can seem like exhausting, thankless work.

We spend our lives doing the same thing over and over again. We wash and fold the same clothes. We do the same dishes. We change who knows how many diapers.

We make meals only to have our family be hungry almost right after they are finished eating. We wake up for middle-of-the-night feedings. We bathe little bodies over and over—only for them to go play in the mud yet again the next day.

We answer the same questions again and again. We give the same reminders countless times. It can feel monotonous and we might wonder if it’s really making any difference.

I’m here to tell you that it’s not pointless work; it’s investing in the lives and souls of humans. It’s nurturing and loving. It’s holy work—even the mundane stuff. It matters.”
― Crystal Paine, Love-Centered Parenting: The No-Fail Guide to Launching Your Kids

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. —CICERO”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“Today, I commit to live as loved. I choose to believe I am fully and wholeheartedly loved by God for exactly who I am. I don’t have to be more, do more, or achieve more to be loved by Him. When I am tempted to believe the lies that have held me back for so many years, I will replace those lies with the truth that I am fully loved by God. Jesus loves me unconditionally and doesn’t judge me based upon my kids’ behaviors or choices. I will put my hope in Him, not in my child’s choices. I choose to be okay with my children making mistakes and messing up because I know this is why Jesus came. I will focus on pointing my kids to Jesus and will no longer spend my days trying to be my children’s rescuer and Holy Spirit. I choose to open my tightly clenched fists trying to control all of life, and hold out my hands to accept the gift of God’s love for me. I refuse to believe the lies that tell me I’m not measuring up and am missing the mark of perfection as a parent. Instead, I choose to rest in the truth that I am created in the image of God and He sees me as His masterpiece. I don’t have to beat myself up when I feel like I don’t have what it takes but will remember that I am enough in Christ. I was made for more than living a life stifled by lies and suffocated by false beliefs. I will replace those lies with the truth of who I am in Christ. I am loved. I am forgiven. I am enough in Christ. Jesus, thank You for loving me exactly as I am. Thank You for not expecting me to parent perfectly, but for being the Ultimate Example of a Love-Centered Parent to me. I rest in Your amazing love for me. Let me be a conduit of God’s love to others. May it pour through me and spill out to everyone I come into contact with.”
― Crystal Paine, Love-Centered Parenting: The No-Fail Guide to Launching Your Kids

“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today. —AFRICAN PROVERB”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

“in the words of Theodore Roosevelt, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
― Crystal Paine, Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference

“I have always felt compelled to live like Bob Dylan’s famous song “Shelter from the Storm.” You know, the woman who says, “Come in, I’ll give you shelter from the storm.” I’ve wanted to be the outstretched arms, the hopeful heart, and the kind words that others may need. My journals are packed with quotes and meditations on being hospitable, generous, and kind. Yet I’ve been too timid to embrace this lifestyle. I don’t struggle with giving my possessions, but I do struggle with trusting other people, sharing my thoughts, and loving people nonjudgmentally and without jealousy. I do struggle to believe that my friendship and support are beneficial to others. I do struggle in affirming and serving other people when the work is dirty, difficult, and frightening.”
― Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life