Quotes About Growth

To stay in recovery, you must be responsible for finding your own motivation. Remember, motivation may not be easy to come by at first. It will probably be a very small, timid part inside of you. When you find it, let that part be in charge. Let the minority rule and lead you to a life you never dreamed was possible

Holding myself to perfectionistic standards, I used to think I had to become lifelong friends with everyone who entered my life. This was exhausting, and I now know it's not true. I believe the old saying that people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime." (127)

In the past, I was a perpetual victim; how I was doing in any given moment depended on what happened to me. Today I do my best to avoid this kind of 'victim thinking.' Instead, how I am doing is determined by how I respond to what happens to me.

Ironically, this physically weak feeling signifies that I'm actually getting stronger. I know from my past that I will ultimately feel strong if I just sit with the feeling and experience it.

With Ed, I always pushed away the good and only heard the bad. Today, I let in the good.

Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kind of falls into place.

There are no regrets in life, just lessons.

I will not let myself down like that -- I also know what feels good and it doesn't feel good to harbor anger and resentment ... We do have tools to work through stuff. Everybody does.

If you wait until you are perfect and free of conflicts, you will never change anything in the world.

To understand women who look both ways requires hearing their stories, not just noting the sex of their current partner. And when you listen closely, it's apparent these women have learned something crucial in these relationships.

You can change everything about your external environment in search of a good life. You can move to a different city, change your job, and even dress more professionally. But if you don't change the way you think and your fundamental view of the world, the chances of you maintaining a well-lived life for long are slim.

Antes de la iluminación, corta madera y carga agua. Después de la iluminación, corta madera y carga agua.

The change you seek isn't out there somewhere in space. The change comes from within you. When you bring a deliberate awareness to your daily tasks – especially the most mundane of them – you've changed the whole complexion of your day. In fact, you've transformed the essence of your very being.

God cannot use a man or woman greatly until they have been broken deeply".

fellow students taught her about fighting for justice and making her voice heard, and more worldly friends invited her to expand her consciousness in ways that she never would have imagined back in Brown Deer

But are we not both made for this very thing? If you pluck an apple from a tree, is the tree ruined? If you use a new pen, is it ruined, or is it finally fulfilling the purpose for which it was created?

I understood that at eight years of age, but I had forgotten it by eighteen.

A life well-lived is a life filled with mistakes and stupid shit you should've never done.

A life well-lived is a life filled with mistakes and stupid shit you should've never done." The

Very few people mate for life with the people they fall for at twelve. Doesn't mean is isn't real, doesn't mean it doesn't hurt, doesn't mean it doesn't matter, but basically, we're talking a practice swing in the big game of love.

If you haven't failed, you're not trying hard enough.

He was not looking forward to breaking the law. He was straight now. He'd matured. Crime no longer excited him. What?' Ronald said. I didn't say anything.' You're breathing heavy.

What about the check? Suze said. Pay it, he called back. This is your party. I don't like him, Suze said to Margie. Margie slid out of the booth. Think of him as a growth experience. Oh, good, I've been wanting one of those, Suze said and tossed a twenty on the table. It was too much, but she was in a hurry to steal a dog.

I'm stuck in the old me, and I don't know how to get out. I just know the old me isn't the real me anymore.