Three Wisdom Quotes

I love reading quotes and sayings that inspire and motivate.  These are three of many that I especially like.  I hope you do as well.

I believe when we are perfectly still, silent, the earth can and does speak to us ... we begin to hear the rustle of leaves rattling in a soft breeze, the sounds we ordinarily pay no attention to or take for granted.   The earth sounds are always present but not always heard.  It is only when we allow ourselves to quiet the thoughts that seem to be constantly bombarding us from every direction, to be in the moment, to purposefully listen ... we begin to hear ...