#thelitbit // The Wisdom of Sundays
The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations by Oprah
Oprah, you are a queen.
If ever you’re looking for a dosage of inspiration and soulful discovery, look no further. Per usual, Oprah delivers.
Picking just a few favorites proved too difficult. So instead, I'm highlighting a handful of the ones that spoke most to me, at this point in my life. This is one of those perfect coffee table books that you'll find yourself coming back to time and again.
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Key Takeaways
On Intention
"Thought by thought, choice by choice, we are cocreating our lives based on the energy of our intention." -Oprah
"If my life was a book, and I was the author, how would I want this story to go?...I try to live my life knowing that if you can see it and you can feel it and you believe it, then it is completely possible." -Amy Purdy
On Spiritual GPS
"You’ll know you’ve found it when every cell in your body vibrates with your own truth. When you’re filled up by what you’re doing instead of being drained by it." - Oprah
"I think there’s a strength that only vulnerability knows...I think sometimes where you think you want to go is not the place where you will find your most heartfelt, most meaningful, most purposeful life." -Timothy Shriver
On Forgiveness
"Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different." -Gerald G. Jampolsky
"In order to be who you are, you must be willing to let go of who you think you are." -Michael Singer
On being Broken Open
"Turn your wounds into wisdom...Challenges provide opportunities that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t resist. Resistance only causes more struggle. You can’t win if you’re fighting the truth. Instead, persist in finding and letting it break you open." -Oprah
On Grace and Gratitude
"Trade your expectation for appreciation...Or change your blueprint." -Tony Robbins
"And so being brave enough to break your own heart is about being brave enough to make the decisions that end up being really right for you. And also brave enough to sometimes make a decision that wasn’t the best one in the end. But you learn from it. And life goes on. Hard times will come. But you know what else will always come? A sunrise and a sunset. And so it’s up to you. You want to be there for it? Be there for it. It’s about perspective and gratitude. And those two things are so key to a happy life." -Cheryl Strayed
On Fulfillment
"Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use me for a purpose greater than myself...The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on service. Ask yourself, what are the gifts and talents you can share to raise the collective consciousness of all that you encounter?" -Oprah
"...you know that you have a reason to be here. It is the only thing that gives you enthusiasm. And you know when you are betraying your personal legend, when you are doing something without enthusiasm." -Paulo Coelho
"I’m talking to you about what the spirit can do, and that’s not measurable. The spirit is larger than the body. Find a way." -Diana Nyad
"What is your sentence? Was I better today than yesterday?" -Daniel Pink
On Love and Connection
"Please take responsibility for the energy you bring into this space." -Oprah
"When I look at people who had any kind of trauma, I ask, 'What have they gained?'" -Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
"I tell them a career is not a life - the essential question is 'Who do you want to be?' And so now I ask you, how can you allow who you want to be to emerge in all aspects of your life?" - Oprah
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