Quotes About Reflection

When I first decided I was going to have a go at writing a book - and really, it was a mid-life crisis - I was 39. I was in business with my husband; we had a very busy lifestyle and quite a hectic schedule running this flourishing business in travel, and I found myself waking up and realising that I didn't want to do this anymore.

All you truly need to worry about is waking up each day and to try to be the best version of yourself.

After I left LA... it was like waking up. And so I moved back east and stopped auditioning.

I enjoy waking up in the morning and thinking, 'Who do I want to be today?'

The original title was 'Waking Up Diagonal'. It's the first line of the song. I just thought it was more interesting than 'I Don't Care', which is such a boring title to me. When I hear that song, it breaks my heart a little bit because it's my story.

It's hard when the season ends and you're not waking up no more for practices, games. You're not in your routine no more.

I have the legacy of my father and his nocturnal automatic waking up. But I like those periods. I immediately have a different vision of humanity and my life.

I think I said something mean when I was little, and my mother snapped on me. I was just like, 'I'm sorry!' I could relate. If I had cursed out my dad, I probably would be just waking up.

When you're waking up every day, and it's all about you, I don't consider that to be a way to live your life if you can help it. I think people who know me know that I find time to enjoy myself and not take life - or myself - too seriously at all.

My wife has now made a point of, after losses, to bring our son into the bed when he wakes up in the morning. So when I'm waking up and I'm still obsessing over whatever happened the night before, I see this little guy right in front of me smiling and wanting to connect with me. It's totally changed how I compartmentalize.

Every morning waking up and every night going to bed, I look at my scar. And I tell the Lord, 'Thank you for the blessing that He's given me to keep living, to keep playing, just to continue to breathe everyday.'

I used to be jack the lad, I was out a lot, I was mainly waking up with hangovers at tournaments rather than preparing.

I love the life that I live, I love being who I am, and waking up every day and trying to better myself each and every moment I get. I'm happy for that. I'm blessed.

If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.

Without being too profound, I never dreamt of getting 100 caps for Wales.

Toulouse opened my eyes as a player and as a person. I returned to Wales 10 times better for the experience. I admit that when I went there I was not life-savvy: I was a wild child who lived life instinctively. I would walk past a building and not even notice it.

I sometimes have a tendency to walk on the dark side.

Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.

A walk in nature is a perfect backdrop to combine exercise, prayer, and meditation while enhancing the benefit of these activities.

You walk through a series of arches, so to speak, and then, presently, at the end of a corridor, a door opens and you see backward through time, and you feel the flow of time, and realize you are only part of a great nameless procession.

If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away.

Having your nails and hair done can make you walk around saying, 'I look good today.' But challenging your mind can also make you feel good.

I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.

'The Taxi Ride,' from my second album, is one people want to hear a lot. I'm consciously trying to walk on the sunny side of the street, to really lift myself into a place of greater positivity, and that's a sad song.