Danielle Dunkley > Danielle's Quotes

“Beneath the surface of the protective parts of trauma survivors there exists an undamaged essence, a Self that is confident, curious, and calm, a Self that has been sheltered from destruction by the various protectors that have emerged in their efforts to ensure survival. Once those protectors trust that it is safe to separate, the Self will spontaneously emerge, and the parts can be enlisted in the healing process”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

“Every second you dwell on the past you steal from your future. Every minute you spend focusing on your problems you take away from finding your solutions. And thinking about all those things that you wish never happened to you is actually blocking all the things you want to happen from entering into your life. Given the timeless truth that holds that you become what you think about all day long, it makes no sense to worry about past events or mistakes unless you want to experience them for a second time. Instead, use the lessons you have learned from your past to rise to a whole new level of awareness and enlightenment.”
― Robin S. Sharma, Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“On his deathbed, Aldous Huxley reflected on his entire life’s learning and then summed it up in seven simple words: “Let us be kinder to one another.”
― Robin S. Sharma, Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“And saying that you don’t have enough time to be silent on a regular basis is a lot like saying you are too busy driving to stop for gas — eventually it will catch up with you.”
― Robin S. Sharma, Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“One of the lessons I have learned in my own life is that if you don’t act on life, life has a habit of acting on you.”
― Robin S. Sharma, Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“how benign is solitude.”
― Robin S. Sharma, Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“Stop complaining about having no time for yourself and get up an hour earlier. You have the option, why not exercise it? Stop complaining about not being able to exercise given all that is on your plate these days. If you sleep seven hours a night and work eight hours every day, you still have more than sixty-three hours of free time every week to do all the things you want to do. This amounts to 252 hours every month and 3,024 hours every single year to spend on life’s pursuits.”
― Robin S. Sharma, Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari