Inspiration for the Mind, Body & Soul
A BLOG DEVOTED TO SHARING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING MESSAGES FOR THE HUNGRY HEART
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
In this life, you have the amazing ability to choose what kind person you want to be…what kind of life you desire. Each of us is born with a blank canvas and it is up to you to create a masterpiece or a tragic comedy. The decision and power is yours alone.
“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”
― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass
Live life on your own terms. Don’t let society or other people dictate the course of your life. Be bold, take chances, don’t apologize, dance to the beat of your own song, be fierce, and be free. You get but one life, so choose to live it.
“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.”
― Sarah Dessen
When things get hard, don’t run away and hide. Instead, stand up tall and deal with it. No matter how difficult or painful, commit yourself to working through whatever curveball life throws at you. For how you deal with these situations ultimately shapes who you are as a person.
“Life is like an escalator. You see, it carries you on regardless. And you might as well enjoy the view and seize every opportunity while you’re passing. Otherwise, it’ll be too late.”
― Sophie Kinsella
Life waits for no one. So, if there is something you want out of life, then go after it now. If you have a dream, start fulfilling right now. Don’t wait for tomorrow to start doing you and creating the life you crave. For life will pass you by before you realize it.
“There is no list of rules. There is one rule. The rule is: there are no rules. Happiness comes from living as you need to, as you want to. As your inner voice tells you to. Happiness comes from being who you actually are instead of who you think you are supposed to be. Being traditional is not traditional anymore. It’s funny that we still think of it that way. Normalize your lives, people. You don’t want a baby? Don’t have one. I don’t want to get married? I won’t. You want to live alone? Enjoy it. You want to love someone? Love someone. Don’t apologize. Don’t explain. Don’t ever feel less than. When you feel the need to apologize or explain who you are, it means the voice in your head is telling you the wrong story. Wipe the slate clean. And rewrite it. No fairy tales. Be your own narrator. And go for a happy ending. One foot in front of the other. You will make it.”
― Shonda Rhimes
At the end of the day, if there is one lesson you carry with you throughout life, it is this: Be Your Own Person. Don’t live your life trying to meet other people’s expectations for you. Dare to live your truth and never apologize or feel the need to explain yourself to anyone.
“Never try to do anything that is outside of who you are. A forced smile is a sign of what feels wrong in your heart, so recognize it when it happens. Living a lie will reduce you to one.”
― Ashly Lorenzana
Be confident in who you are, and never let anyone or anything force you to compromise your values. This is often the hardest lesson of life but is the key to living a life full of happiness and integrity. For if there is one rule to govern your life by, it would simply be to live your truth each and every day.
“Everyone is in such a hurry. People haven’t found meaning in their lives, so they’re running all the time looking for it. They think the next car, the next house, the next job. Then they find those things are empty, too, and they keep running. Once you start running, it’s hard to slow yourself down.”
― Mitch Albom
We all have the tendency to rush through life and search externally for happiness. We’re guilty of thinking that by changing our circumstances, it’ll fill the emptiness inside of us…that it’ll fix the brokenness within you. But sadly, this is not the case, for happiness and peace comes from within. So, stop running and face the person in the mirror.
“Push yourself to do more and to experience more. Harness your energy to start expanding your dreams. Yes, expand your dreams. Don’t accept a life of mediocrity when you hold such infinite potential within the fortress of your mind. Dare to tap into your greatness.”
― Robin S. Sharma
Within each person is the potential for greatness…the potential to do good things. You must only believe in yourself and allow yourself to dream without limits. Free your mind and you will free your soul from the chains restraining you from reaching for the stars.
“Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you’re not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you’re not demanding more from yourself – expanding and learning as you go – you’re choosing a numb existence. You’re denying yourself an extraordinary trip.”
― Dean Karnazes
Life is the ultimate marathon. It has it joys along with its sorrows. It has its treacherous roads and its flat, straight roads. And there is no escaping the chaotic journey that is life, unless you choose to sit on the sidelines instead of being brave enough to live a life worth living. Choose to embrace the pain and beauty that is life. For to go through life numb is the coward’s way out.
“You can’t hang around waiting for somebody else to pull your strings. Destiny’s what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you. And if it throws more than you’d like, more than you think you can handle? Well then you just have to find the heroism within yourself and play out the hand you’ve been dealt. The universe never sets a challenge that can’t be met. You just need to believe in yourself in order to find the strength to face it.”
― Darren Shan
No one else can fight your battles for you. And in life, you will be dealt many hands that you and only you must play. Sometimes it’s a crappy hand, but you must not be defeated and must always keep pushing on. So, no matter what life may throw at you, never give in and keep fighting until you take your last breath.