Danielle LaPorte Quotes

Masters focus on whatever they do best.

Can you imagine NOT craving to be different than you are right now?

Take a breath.

For just a moment... can you stop craving to be any different than you are right now?

Because here's the sacred paradox: transformation begins with the radical acceptance of what is.

True strength is not necessarily about skill or adeptness. It’s about vitality.

I want to feel good more than I want to check accomplishments off my list.

I dream of Morocco and Paris, and a koi pond in the backyard. Making art, supporting art, learning art. Late-night talks with soul sisters who make me feel crazy blessed and motivated. Stage presence. Books and more books. Film. Belly laughs. I dream about communion. My man. Our son. Always. I dream of sitting around a fire with leaders and lovers of progress. Being able to give yeses that open doors and new dimensions for people. I dream of tenderness and innovation. I dream of invitations that humble me, and magical connections with people I recognize on a cellular level. I dream that we band together to leverage change. I dream of feeling more electric and sweet every single day. Mostly, I dream of being amazed. How ’bout you?

We get so many societal messages about what the Right Dream is that it gets hard to decipher what our own dream is.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. — Judy Garland

Truth is a journey.

Be strategic with your desires.
Leverage your contradictions.
Say no to resentment and yes to inspiration.
Make ease a metric of success.

I desire to write, be wildly in love, support my son to be who he is, keep my hair thick and shiny, get more tattoos, recite mantras, speak onstage, sleep in linen sheets, drive alone in the wide open spaces of New Mexico for hours, be flexible and productive, be alone at parties, be alone at home, be alone, be liked-loved-respected, keep a temple-tidy house, drive a reliable car, make millions of dollars and give lots away, meditate, get caught in thunderstorms, dance long and hard, wear cashmere, make things that make people want to make things of their own, sleep in, recycle, be One, seek approval, go to weddings (and funerals), order in, worship Rothko paintings, call my grandmother, free spiders, go back to India, stay up too late, get just the right font spacing, listen to Tibetan singing bowls on repeat for hours, watch three documentaries in a row, give all I have to give at any given moment to pretty much anybody, wear perfume every day of the week, shave my head, burn everything I’ve ever written, give insight, give money, give time, find my True Nature, and touch the face of God … Why do I desire what I desire? The answer is fast, clear, and simple: to feel good, of course.

No te lo tomes como algo personal. Controla tus sentimientos. No vayas con el corazón en la mano. No te impliques sentimentalmente. No seas tan sensible. No permitas que te controlen tus sentimientos. No importa cómo te sientas sobre ello, es así.

You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you'll lose your edge.

We wrote out a bunch of positive feelings, and then we asked ourselves, “So what can we do to feel that way?” In that simple question lay a new way of living life, which subtly and slowly led to profound changes in the way I went about getting things done.

Give up trying to be good at stuff that makes you feel bad.

Desire is the engine of creation.