Quotes About Self-discovery

When I was little, the idea of waking up as a girl was like a fairytale. I had this idea that I'd meet a witch who would transform me. From the moment I found out that it was actually possible, I went to bed each night feeling that when it happens, it will be the best day of my life. And it was!

I'm entranced by Amanda Lovelace's work. She wrote two wonderful books, 'The Princess Saves Herself in This One' and 'The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One.' You can feel your heart opening because she says things that you thought only you felt.

Have you ever asked yourselves what you are going to do when you grow up? In all likelihood you will get married, and before you know where you are, you will be mothers and fathers; and you will then be tied to a job, or to the kitchen, in which you will gradually wither away. Is that all that your life is going to be?

The only journey is the one within.

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.

Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people - the beauty within themselves.

Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

I'm not searching for the meaning of life, but I'm looking for a meaning within my life.

Meditation is to dive all the way within, beyond thought, to the source of thought and pure consciousness. It enlarges the container, every time you transcend. When you come out, you come out refreshed, filled with energy and enthusiasm for life.

So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren't always happy things happening to me or around me. But when you look at the core of goodness within yourself - at the optimism and hope - you realize it comes from the environment you grew up in.

Don't look at someone else and want to be them. Search within yourself and find out who you are and be someone positive.

There's got to be a voice deep within you that is untouched by definitions. And it is there that you become divinely who you are.

I, myself, have tried following people around me, and I've got lost and ended up feeling emptiness rather than a sense of accomplishment. I'd like everyone to find their own role models within themselves.

God mode is something that I've always tried to unlock within myself.

Genuine beginnings begin within us, even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities.

In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.

If you cannot find the truth within yourself, where else do you expect to find it?

That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were. So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

I try not to listen to the shoulds or coulds, and try to get beyond expectations, peer pressure, or trying to please - and just listen. I believe all the answers are ultimately within us.

I came to believe that my true identity goes beyond the outer roles I play. It transcends the ego. I came to understand that there is an Authentic 'I' within - an 'I Am,' or divine spark within the soul.