Even on the coldest days stay connected to nature, for it is there that you will learn life’s greatest lessons. In the cycles of the moon, in the sun’s daily rising, in the sounds of the ocean’s waves, in the roots of the plants and trees, in the habits of all the creatures, in the beauty of the skies, in the rushing rivers and streams, in the light of day and the dark of night, in experiences of life and death, find who you are. For you too are nature first, as singularly awesome, as inspiring and beautiful. Find your connection to all that is outside of you and learn what it is to be at one within yourself too, with your surroundings and your own heart’s pulsing, for you are nature and nature is you. Respect and value nature. Respect and value yourself.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

In containment find calmness. In centering find balance. In breathing find gentleness. In quietude find the peace and joy you seek. And when you step out into the world and into your busy life bring it all with you, your gifts to yourself and to the world. Calmness, balance, gentleness, peace and joy—find them all within!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

When you feel compassion for another, can you feel it for yourself? What you project onto another, can you take it back? What you give to another, can you give to yourself? You are the only one who can give you what you need. You are the only one who can help you. You are the only one who can change you. You have everything you need inside you. You matter. Don’t forget that. You matter to yourself most of all. Don’t forget that either.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Who are you going to believe? The mind spins its stories telling you this or that, enticing you or preventing you, sending you off on wild goose chases or keeping you confined. The heart beats its steady rhythm keeping you alive, sending you notice of life at its most basic, nature flowing through you, always present, quietly giving you what you need. Somewhere between the two lies the Middle Way, offering the path of mindful moderation, of participation and constraint, enjoyment and self-control, freedom and will. When heart and mind choose to work together, what a wonderful thing!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

How long have you believed that you are this way or that, that you can or can’t, that you should or shouldn’t, that you are or aren’t something or another? Who told you the things you believe about yourself? What if none of them were actually true? What if you have just been telling yourself lies your whole life? How would that make you feel? There is a part of you that knows differently, that knows that you are so much more than you believe. Let that part speak up now and create a whole new world of you. Right now!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne