“Sometimes you get what you want. Other times, you get a lesson in patience, timing, alignment, empathy, compassion, faith, perseverance, resilience, humility, trust, meaning, awareness, resistance, purpose, clarity, grief, beauty, and life. Either way, you win. Brianna Wiest “Stop asking: Why is this happening to me? Start asking: How might
“Always keep your chin up, otherwise you’re just staring at your boobs all day.” Unknown “Breathe in the good shit, breathe out the bullshit.” Karen Salmansohn “Trust the next chapter because you are the author.” Unknown #3 Happiness is a habit I am developing. Happiness is created not waited for.
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” Frances Hodgson Burnett “You know what’s just as powerful as a good cup of coffee in the morning? Starting your day with some good, loving thoughts. It can change how your whole day unfolds.”
“Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom.”Sharon Salzberg “One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else’s survival guide.”Brené Brown “When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to
“Ask yourself if what you are doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.” Unknown “Maturity is learning to walk away from the people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values and self-worth.” Buddha “I was a late bloomer. But anyone who
“We must reject not only the stereotypes that others hold of us, but also the stereotypes that we hold of ourselves.” Shirley Chisholm “Don’t think about making women fit the world—think about making the world fit women.” Gloria Steinem “Once I learned to like me more than others did, then
“If you get tired, learn to rest, not quit.” Unknown “A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go farther than a great idea that inspires no one. Mary Kay Ash “You’re not too old, and it’s not too late.” Unknown #11 Enthusiasm is my daily exercise. I treasure the moments
“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.” Maya Angelou “Most birds were created to fly. Being grounded for them is a limitation within their ability to fly, not the
“You did the best you could with the knowledge you had in that moment. It’s easier to look back at an event and see a better choice or pathway because we already learned from our experience. Hindsight happens after the lesson, so we can’t condemn ourselves for not knowing the
“Sometimes I wake up and have to remind myself: THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ME. I have patterns to unlearn, new behaviors to embody, and wounds to heal. But there is nothing wrong with the core of me and who I am. I am unlearning generations of harm and remembering
