I want to write individual cards for people in my group therapy sessions — What are your favorite quotes/daily affirmations that carry you?

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Cris · Answer

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us”: Perpetually relevant.

Marlo · Answer

The Guest House by Rumi: This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond

Liz · Answer

"One coin won’t make you rich, but the only way to get rich is by collecting coins.": I couldn't find an attribution for this, but I think about the concept all the time. My kids' tennis coach says it in a different way: "Do a little, a lot." It's those small, regular habits that, over time, add up to big things.

Sarah Beck · Answer

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing.”: Annie Dillard, forever and always. A daily call to action/attention/being.