Quotes About Growth

Afrontar la crítica es la mejor prueba para el trabajo porque permite descubrir virtudes y defectos insospechados, además de que sirve de guía para mejorar en la siguiente ocasión.

I had a very happy New Year, after all; and when I thought it over in my room, I felt as if I was getting on a little in spite of my many failures; for I'm cheerful all the time now, work with a will, and take more interest in other people than I used to, which is satisfactory. Bless you all!

they will be loving children to you, will do their duty faithfully, fight their bosom enemies bravely, and conquer themselves so beautifully, that when I come back to them I may be fonder and prouder than ever of my little women.

jo achou que parecia que a irmã tinha amadurecido muito naqueles quinze dias e que se distanciava dela para um mundo em que não poderia segui-la.

im not afraidof storms , for i am learning to sail my ship

então eu as aconselho a pegar novamente seus pequenos fardo, pois embora às vezes pareçam pesados, nos fazem bem. e ficam mais leves conforme aprendemos a carregá-los.

eu sigo virando páginas e estragando-as, como costumava estragar meus cadernos de exercício, e faço tantos começos que nunca haverá um fim.

Never mind being bashful, it won't last long if you keep going

The best have to get through the hobbledehoy age, and that's the very time they need most patience and kindness. People laugh at them, and hustle them about, try to keep them out of sight, and expect them to turn, all at once, from pretty children into fine young men. They don't complain much,--plucky little souls,--but they feel it.

Then let me advise you to take up your little burdens again; for though they seem heavy sometimes, they are good for us, and lighten as we learn to carry them. Work is wholesome, and there is plenty for everyone; it keeps us from ennui and mischief, is good for health and spirits, and gives us a sense of power and independence better than money or fashion.

I am not afraid of storms, for I'm still learning to sail my ship

Je suis en proie à la colère presque tous les jours de ma vie, Jo ; mais j'ai appris à ne pas la manifester et j'espère encore apprendre à ne plus la ressentir ; quand bien même cela devrait me prendre quarante autres années de ma vie.

No sabes cuánto! Lo intento, pero cada día pierdo un poco más de fuerza y comprendo que no la recuperaré jamás. Es como una marea, Jo; cuando crece, va lenta, pero es imparable. —Pues debemos pararla. Tu marea no puede crecer ahora, eres demasiado joven, ¡sólo tienes diecinueve años! Beth, no puedo dejarte marchar...

Trying to work too quickly, trying to work in too polished a way too quickly, expecting clarity too soon, can set us up for failure.

As we begin a work, remembering we needn't know how it'll turn out or whether it'll be successful might be comforting. And we can cultivate our ability to work despite confusion

Let's imagine how we might grow as writers if we work in a slow writing way rather than rushing through our work trying to accumulate a pile of pages. Just imagine what we might gain from being writers who move slowly through our work and slowly through our lives.

When we begin a new project, as embryonic or unsatisfactory as our early work may seem, we're readying ourselves for the deeper work that comes later. We learn about ourselves as writers. We establish our work's foundation. We permit ourselves to play and explore. We commit—or recommit—to working steadily and purposefully.

So many things in the world have happened before. But it's like they never did. Every new thing that happens to a person, it's a first... In that night I felt expansion, as if the world was branching out in shoots and growing faster than the eye could see. I felt smallness, how the earth divided into bits and kept dividing. I felt stars.

Getting blown up happened in an instant; getting put together took the rest of your life.

The universe is transformation.

i want to hear what's happened to you, she said evenly after a while. she gestured in the direction, down river, of the butcher shop. it's just that there is nowhere else to start, she said gently. niether of us is the same. but i'm different because of small, good, manageable things. you're different because ... things i don't know.

A newborn baby has a powerful effect on character. But so does a toddler. A child. A preteen. A teenager. A mother changes with every stage. Some stages are within a mother's skill set. Some stages are like being told to scale a cliff using a rope attached to nothing.

But then as time passed, I learned the lesson that parents do early on. You fail sometimes. No matter how much you love your children, there are times you slip. There are moments you can't give, stutter, lose your temper, or simply lose face with the world, and you can't explain this to a child.

I'd taken a pink eraser to my childhood and blurred the pain.