Be mindful of the very moment you are living. Start exactly this second. You don’t wait until the children get out of the house or when the sun comes out. Create something better. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
Your past is something you cannot change. You can’t live it; it’s dead. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
How we feel about ourselves as we read the newspaper, set the table, wash the dishes, recycle the trash and wash our clothes… is essential to our overall happiness and well-being. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
Our home, just like our garden, evolves. We experiment, try out different things and new colors until we feel content. Try to keep the metaphor of home as garden in your consciousness. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
I find that through all my work, I really get to see and feel energy, health and vitality between people and their surroundings and how they interact with each other. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
My grandfather was a Methodist preacher, and my father was an unsuccessful businessman. We didn’t have status or wealth. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
I think of myself as the little girl Renoir painted with the watering can. I loved the garden colors. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
Colors are important. People are in clinical depression whether they are on medication or not. Neutrals are another form of medication. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
Feeling at home with ourselves and being able to create a spirit of place that nourishes us physically, emotionally and spiritually is a goal worthy of our highest priority. Alexandra Stoddard Read Quote
