Quotes & Questions

Reflection Questions What life experience do you feel shame about? What are the stories of fear that are held tightly within? Be gentle with yourself in this process. Shame is connected to one’s image of Self. ~Ann Ruane Fall in Love with the Whispers of Your Heart, Book 1

Reflection Questions What grudge are you carrying? What impact does it have on your physical body? How has resentment affected your emotional self? Avoid letting resentment turn into a metaphorical ulcer, eating away at you from the inside. ~Ann Ruane Fall in Love with the Whispers of Your Heart, Book 2

Reflection Questions What do you use as a barometer for a happy life? What aspect of your life do you feel is lacking? How can you bring balance to that area? The deeper you feel sadness, the greater the connection when it releases and reveals happiness. ~Ann Ruane Fall in Love with the Whispers of…

Reflection Questions How concerned are you about how other people see you? What impact does someone else’s opinion of you have on your own opinion of yourself? How can you shift to a deeper place of self-acceptance? If you were to choose self-acceptance with the same desire as acceptance from others, your mind would experience…

Reflection Questions What is your familiar response to change? How does that serve you? What can you do to lean into change? Change means letting go of what is familiar and stepping into something unfamiliar, without a clear sense of what will happen next. ~Ann Ruane Fall in Love with the Whispers of Your Heart,…

Reflection Questions How often do you allow yourself to be seen in the fullness of you and your talents? How would you describe your ability to clearly state what you mean or need? How do you respond in large group situations? Do you try to blend in or be you? There are times when the…

Reflection Questions Recall a challenge you have experienced. Where did the challenge lie? What did you learn about yourself from that experience? How has that shifted your sense of who you are? Challenges guide you to shift your perspective to see your talents in a different way, applying them from a new angle. ~Ann Ruane…

Reflection Questions When was the last time you experienced rejection? How did that situation resolve? What did you learn about yourself from that experience? What gifts or strengths can you acknowledge about yourself from that experience? There is a sense of self-rejection when the opinions of others are more important than your own. ~Ann Ruane…

Reflection Questions What is your reaction to the concept of prayer? What is your definition of prayer? Where did that definition come from? Has it changed over the years? What role, if any, does prayer play in your life? Prayer is sharing what is on your heart, trusting that it is heard with love, and…

Reflection Questions What limiting belief keeps your mind closed? What is feeding that belief? What needs to happen in order to open your mind? An open mind shifts your perception to see through eyes of compassion, softening the rough, hard edges of judgment and fear. ~Ann Ruane Fall in Love with the Whispers of Your…