01UndatedEmpowering beliefs are ideas that launch us forward and help us to become the person we want to be. Empowering beliefs are freeing, encouraging, and inclusive; they nurture and uplift. When we find ourselves harboring a limiting belief, we need to replace it with one that cultivates joy.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
02UndatedDoing something for the mere joy of it—for one's self or others—is quite possibly one of the best returns on an investment of time that a person can receive.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
03UndatedWhen we inhabit our own life—stop doing things based on the approval of others—we offload baggage and trade up to joy!Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
05UndatedCreativity is more than the capacity to be inventive or innovative; it’s more than the ability to create great works of art, music, or dance. Creativity is an inherent tool that’s needed for wellness.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
06UndatedAny belief worth embracing will stand up to the litmus test of scrutiny. If we have to qualify, rationalize, make exceptions for, or turn a blind eye to maintain a belief, then it may well be time to release that belief.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
08UndatedAll of us at some time will have someone to forgive for something they did or failed to do. And all of us at some time will need forgiveness for something we did or failed to do.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
09UndatedRegardless of the religious tradition, spiritual path, or personal perspective we choose to embrace, the potential exists for it to encourage and uplift every aspect of our being and to affect the types of goals we may choose to set for ourselves.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
10UndatedDon't allow yourself to be held hostage by the opinion of others.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
11UndatedSelf-care is a deliberate choice to gift ourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health—body, mind, and spirit.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
13UndatedJust as we expect others to value our boundaries, it's equally important for us to respect the boundaries of others.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
14UndatedOne of the benchmarks of great communicators is their ability to listen not just to what's being said, but to what's not being said as well. They listen between the lines.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
15UndatedPeople who are adept in healthy self-expression exercise front-end consideration before speaking.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
16UndatedEach of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry and what we perceive is how we live.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
17UndatedTrue love is healthy, respectful, and nurturing, whether it's for ourselves or for another person. It's positive, uplifting, constructive, and healing to those in our sphere of influence, including the person we look at in the mirror every single morning—ourselves.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
18UndatedEnlightenment is recognizing that we are all connected, then consciously living that realization—our thoughts, words, and actions an unshakable reflection of that understanding.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
19UndatedEach of us has an undeniable responsibility to ourself and the rest of the world to be our personal best on any given day.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
20UndatedWe may never pick up a paintbrush or sculpt a masterpiece, but each one of us—without exception—is an artist in our own way.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
21UndatedMy mother, Delle Hunter, was a physically small woman, yet she was the biggest person I’ve ever known. She had total focus, an attribute that deeply impressed me. She taught me by example that how we live impacts how we die. She lived a life of courage, beauty, and integrity; she died in the same manner.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
22UndatedLife is about showing up, so is writing. That’s why I sit at my desk every day and dance my fingers across the keyboardLaurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
24UndatedBirth is not a beginning; it’s a continuation. That lends tremendous comfort because we then understand that, equally true, death is not an end; it’s merely a continuation.Laurie Buchanan PhD / quote ↗
