Geri Larkin quotes

“When I finally learned to let go of having to totally control everything around me and let my life unfold, I was stunned by the results. How could I have ever thought I could outsmart the Universe?”
-- Geri Larkin

Source : Geri Larkin (2011). “Stumbling Toward Enlightenment”, p.7, Celestial Arts

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“After all the years of [spiritual] work, ... I've realized this: that everything and everyone is precious beyond words. Everything and everyone is holy. And the point of our being on this sweet planet is to be of service to all of it. And when we understand this truth in our bones, joy fills our hearts.”
-- Geri Larkin

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“Spiritual growth is like learning to walk. We stand up, fall, stand up, fall, take a step, fall, take a couple of steps, fall, walk a little better, wobble a bit, fall, run, and finally, eventually fly.”
-- Geri Larkin

Source : Geri Larkin (2011). “Stumbling Toward Enlightenment”, p.7, Celestial Arts

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“Calmness is a huge gift. And once you master it, you will be able to respond in a useful way to every difficult situation that decides to walk into your heart.”
-- Geri Larkin

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“Give yourself the gift of uninterrupted time. It can be the first hour of your day. Or the last hour. A lunch hour. You want time free from phone calls, visitors, mail, things to read. Unplug the phone if you have to. Lock your door. Put a sign on it that warns people of the consequences of entering. Do what you have to and watch the results. One hour of uninterrupted time can double a person's productivity for the day.”
-- Geri Larkin

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“I've learned that by returning my calls between 11:00 a.m. and noon and 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. I can keep them short and to the point because people are either hungry and starting to think about lunch or they are trying to gear down at the end of the day.”
-- Geri Larkin

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“Stay in the Word. The moment you start letting go of that, you're on the road to compromise. Stay grounded, remain pure, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus.”

Source : "Interview: Owl City's Adam Young and His God-Inspired Music". Interview with Josephine Vivaldo, www.christianpost.com. June 25, 2011.

“What if you let go of every bit of control and every urge that you have, right down to the most infinitesimal urge to control anything, anywhere, including anything that may be happening with you at this moment? If you were able to give up control absolutely, totally, and completely, then you would be a spiritually free being.”

“When you let go of the egoic self what you're getting in exchange is the whole universe.”

“Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.”

“A very large part of space-time must be investigated, if reliable results are to be obtained.”

“We are the result of the stimulus we receive.”

“With imagination, we can hold a universe inside our minds.”

“The basis of everything I do is the universe.”

“We can't understand the universe in any clear way without the supernatural.”

“Boredom is actually the most plentiful substance in the universe.”

Source : Amber Dermont (2012). “The Starboard Sea: A Novel”, p.63, Macmillan