Our 10 Favorite Quotes from Oprah Winfrey’s The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose
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She is one of the most influential celebrities in the world, but even with her international clout and formidable business empire, Oprah Winfrey’s warmth and wit still make her feel like someone you could have over for a cup of coffee and a cozy yet illuminating chat. In her new book, The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose, Winfrey, a dedicated philanthropist, sets her sights on helping readers embark on their own journeys of self-discovery. In a series of ten chapters distilling what she refers to as her “spiritual laws”, Winfrey uses her own hard-won life experiences and lessons—coupled with insights, stories, and advice from a wide range of other public figures, including Elizabeth Gilbert, Jay-Z, and Thich Nhat Hanh—to urge readers to search inside themselves to discover their true purpose in life, while also asking themselves what it is they really want. This is a task requiring deep and patient soul-searching, and Winfrey is an incomparable spiritual guide. Her adages will resonate with readers who find themselves overwhelmed by the cacophony of competing messages we receive constantly through social media, in the news, and in our own personal and professional lives, and the relentless daily demands of modern life. Winfrey’s book is also visually striking, including over one hundred photographs to emphasize the meaning behind each lesson, and the Barnes & Noble Exclusive edition includes a helpful 16-page workbook.
The Path Made Clear is a book to return to again and again, while confronting different challenges and during various stages of life. It is filled with startling and delectable quotes that, while highly readable, are also meant to be savored. While many standouts come from its impressive array of guest contributors, we wanted to highlight some of the absolute best, post-on-your-bathroom-mirror, repeat-them-every-morning quotations from Oprah herself. These brilliant, pithy quotes are part of what make her book such an essential must-read. Here are ten of our favorites:
Your life is not static.
The true meaning of courage is to be afraid—and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, take the leap anyway.
No matter how far away from yourself you may have strayed, there is always a path back.
There will always be setbacks. What you are experiencing is a detour. It’s not the end of the road.
We fall off course the minute our intention shifts from following our heart to responding to what we think others believe.
If you want support for your idea, stand in what you hold sacred. Those who sense your truth will rise up.
Don’t wait until you’re sitting on your porch in your rocking chair to evaluate the character of your actions. Ask yourself today, in the middle of your complicated, demanding, chaotic life: What do I want my legacy to be?
The goal is to get back to living for yourself, to get back to your flow. And that is not a selfish thing. That’s an honorable thing.
You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities.
Your life is speaking to you all the time.
The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose is on B&N bookshelves now.
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