Laurie Buchanan Quotes

Creativity 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.

My 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.

Self-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.

One of the hallmarks of social wellness is being inclusive, not exclusive, with our friendship.

One 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.

The characteristics of healthy boundaries include self-respect; non-tolerance of abuse or disrespect; responsibility for exploring and nurturing personal potential; two-way communication of wants, needs, and feelings; expectations of reciprocity; and sharing responsibility and power.

INCLUSION - It's amazing what happens when we allow the flower that is us, the flower that is them, to become part of the bouquet.

Your time is now. Live in the moment.

Be the spark - live light!

Enlightenment is recognizing that we are all connected, then consciously living that realization - our thoughts, words, and actions an unshakable reflection of that understanding.

We may never pick up a paintbrush or sculpt a masterpiece, but each one of us - without exception - is an artist in our own way.

Don't go with the flow, or against it. Create your own.

When we listen, we hear someone into existence.

For business and personal relationships to flourish, we must engage with the people in our lives. Together is better. Together is how we win.

True 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.

Individual choices have universal consequences.

Color is simply energy, energy made visible. Colors stimulate or inhibit the functioning of different parts of our body. Treatment with the appropriate color can restore balance and normal functioning.

Assumptions aren't facts; they're opportunities for research and testing.

People who are adept in healthy self-expression exercise front-end consideration before speaking.

When we inhabit our own life - stop doing things based on the approval of others - we offload baggage and trade up to joy!

As a minimalist, I find empty space to be one of my greatest luxuries.

Clearing clutter - be it physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual - brings about ease and inspires a sense of peace, calm, and tranquility.

Any 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.

Doing 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.

Life is messy. The only thing we can control is how we react to what happens to us and move forward.

Forgiveness isn't for the other person. It's for you. Holding a grudge gets heavy and depletes energy. Forgiveness offloads excess baggage, freeing us to live light.

All 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.

Sound judgment is absolutely necessary to stay alive. Being judgmental - critical - is not. They are two very different things.

Live light. Offload internal and external baggage for peace within and peace without.

Unity, though concerned with the larger group, is birthed by individuals when we're at our compassion-filled, authentic best.

For me, writing is like stoking a fire; I enjoy being mesmerized by its flames.

Any belief worth embracing should be able to stand up to scrutiny. If not, it's time to release it; let it go.

Understanding your life purpose is vital to joy and dynamic participation in the world.

Just as we expect others to value our boundaries, it's equally important for us to respect the boundaries of others.

Never underestimate the influence you have on others.