Suzanne Stabile > Quotes

“perfection is like an ice sculpture: it lasts only as long as there’s no change in the atmosphere.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships

“Fives have a limited, measured amount of energy for every day so they are careful about what they offer to others and when. It is extremely brave of them to show up for relationships because it costs them more than any other number.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships

“It can feel like Eights don’t care about us, but the fact is they simply aren’t thinking about us—they are thinking about what needs to be done next.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships

“it’s really important that Ones minimize the temptation to overdo by stopping to ask the question: “What is mine to do?”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships

“e.e. cummings puts it: “To become an artist means nothing, whereas to become alive; or one’s self, means everything.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships

“It is the hardest question. And I kind of think part of the reason it's so hard is because we don't know if we did figure out what we needed and asked for it, how we would manage if we didn't get what we asked for.”
― Suzanne Stabile

“Fours are not jealous of our possessions; they long for our comfort in the world. They want the apparent ease with which other types move through life and they don't know how to have it.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Journey Toward Wholeness: Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation

“Good, solid relationships are built in vulnerable times, so Eights need to work on that confusion about weakness and vulnerability by staying connected to others when they’re down or when things don’t line up, and then sharing with others what means the most, what frightens them the most, and what they consider most important.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships

“The Enneagram reveals who you are and who you can become.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Journey Toward Wholeness: Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation

“It’s up to you to believe that you are God’s beloved child, with whom God is well pleased.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Journey Toward Wholeness: Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation

“It is the hardest question. And I kind of think part of the reason it's so hard
is because we don't know if we did figure out what we needed and asked for it,
how we would manage if we didn't get what we asked for.”
― Suzanne Stabile