Favorite Inspiring Quotes
Birth & Rebirth
Commentary by Peter Shepherd

“You know what the great thing about babies is? They are like little bundles of hope. Like the future in a basket.” ~ Lish McBride
Of course, it works both ways... Frank Howard: "A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it." So as ClarkTaylor Hanson says, “Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.”
“We have a secret in our culture... and it's not that birth is painful, it's that women are strong.” ~ Laura Stavoe Harm
A baby makes love stronger, the days shorter, the night longer, savings smaller, and a home happier.
“The baby rises to its feet, takes a step, is overcome with triumph and joy - and falls flat on its face. It is a pattern for all that is to come! But learn from the bewildered baby. Lurch to your feet again. You'll make the sofa in the end.” ~ Pam Brown
We are reborn when we make transitions in our lives. Yes, we make mistakes and we encounter challenges but that's par for the course, that's how we learn and progress. A baby has support from its parents; you can have support from our Trans4mind personal development resoures - learn more.
“A human being must be born twice. Once from his mother and once from his own body and his own existence.” ~ Susan Valad
We're more than we seem. As Marianne Williamson said, "The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is within us."
“To awaken as your true self is the same as watching the first flower of spring open and the flower is you. And, as it opens more, you become aware of other flowers in a glorious field and there is unbounded joy.” ~ Michael Newton
Once birth has taken place, the union of spirit and flesh has been fully solidified into a partnership. The immortal soul then becomes the seat of perception for the developing human ego; as we learn and practice mindfulness and raise our consciousness, our ego can be not so much erased as transcended.

Here’s some further reading on this theme...
8 Clues That A Spiritual Awakening Is Happening ~ by Michelle Walling
In essence, a spiritual awakening occurs each moment we make a choice. However, one day a grand opportunity for awakening occurs that will change the past, present, and the future. When the choice is made to advance beyond the old beliefs and patterns, triggers and clues emerge that are telltale signs of a spiritual awakening. Continues...