“The most solid advice for a writer is this, I think: Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” –Ernest Hemingway
“We are the same…people are people. They laugh, cry, feel and love and music seems to be the common denominator that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.” –Willie Nelson
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” –Theodore Roosevelt
“In a competition of love we’ll all share in the victory no matter who comes in first.” –Mohammed Ali
I don’t know who said this and it doesn’t matter:
Behind every strong independent woman lies a broken little girl who had to learn how to get back up and to never depend on anyone.
Here’s more:
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.
The beautiful thing about life is that your past may have been difficult, get smarter. Your future can be extremely bright. So never lose hope because you never know what tomorrow will bring.
A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.
Make it happen. Shock everyone. Shock yourself. This mission is personal. It takes a lot to start over again. You owe it to yourself to become everything you’ve dreamed of. Be brave. Trust the magic of new beginnings. Things will find their shape.
We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it is our garden that is really nurturing us.
Boundaries are not walls. They are doors with locks you control. You’re not being mean for saying no. You’re being wise. You’re allowed to choose who has access to your heart, your time, and your energy.
I love this one:
Children are meant to laugh uncontrollably, play with wild abandon, and make mistakes without fear of judgment. Let them take their time. Let them explore, dream, and live in the moment without the weight of unmet expectations. After all, childhood is not a rehearsal for life–it is life itself.
Growing Up Hilt 