5 Quotes & Sayings By Thea Euryphaessa

Thea Euryphaessa is a poet, playwright, novelist, memoirist, and teacher. She has published nearly 50 books in four languages. Her most recent works include "Traveling Light," a memoir about her immigration to the United States, "The Ordinary World," a memoir of her childhood in war-torn Europe, "Cairo to New York," an account of her time living in Cairo, Egypt, before moving to New York City. She has also written numerous books of poetry and novels for children including the Newbery Honor Book "Blueberry Girl" (1994) and the Book Sense 76 Best Book of the Year (1999) "A Bear Called Paddington." Her latest novel for adults is "Leslie Cootie," which was named one of the Best Books of 2016 by Kirkus Reviews Read more

She lives with her husband in North Carolina.

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But no-one came here to live an ordinary life. Despite what our somnambulistic, mythless society society tells us – a place stuffed to the gilders with unawake, unthinking folk ruled by shoulds, oughts and have-tos; people who have no understanding of themselves; individuals afraid to acknowledge, let alone live their dreams – you came here to weave your unique essence and vision into the world, thus rendering it magnificent, both for yourself and others. Thea Euryphaessa
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Stories are psycho-diagnostic ― they diagnose the condition of our psyches. When we watch, read or hear a story, whatever detail jumps out reflects an issue in our psyche that requires our attention. Thea Euryphaessa
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Our destiny is aligned with our heart's innermost longing, a longing embedded within our soul before birth. This longing is a unique pattern or configuration reminiscent of the constellations in the night sky. When we express (press out) our unique configuration, it shines through us with an otherworldly luminosity, manifesting abundance in our lives and the lives of others. Our sole task is to yoke our inner destiny, thread it through our lives and weave it into the world. All else is just shadows and dust. Thea Euryphaessa
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I don't believe the idea of Fate is that everything in our lives is predetermined. For me, it's those moments when, on reflection, Life seems to have intervened and given us a friendly or not-so-friendly nudge in another direction. Thea Euryphaessa