On quotes that keep me going

Quotes that get me through the hardest of days:

Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.

“When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.”

After a while you learn

the subtle difference between

holding a hand and chaining a soul

and you learn

that love doesn’t mean leaning

and company doesn’t always mean security.

And you begin to learn

that kisses aren’t contracts

and presents aren’t promises

and you begin to accept your defeats

with your head up and eyes ahead

with the grace of a woman,

not the grief of a child.

And you learn

to build all your roads on today

because tomorrow’s ground is

too uncertain for plans

and futures have a way of falling down

in mid-flight.

After a while you learn

that even sunshine burns

if you get too much

so plan your own garden

and decorate your own soul

instead of waiting for someone

to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure

you really are strong

you really do have worth

and you learn

and you learn

with every goodbye, you learn...

-Veronica Shoffstalf

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost,

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

-FotR

“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.”

- Barbara De Angelis

People will forget what you said. Peoople will forget what you did. People will never forget what you did. 

- Maya Angelou

Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women.
- Michelle Obama

What would I do if I weren't afraid?

The only calibration that counts is:
how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught or humiliated. 
And the only thing people regret is:
that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't live enough. Nothing else really counts at all.

      

To live for only some future goal is shallow. 

It is the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.