“Will asked the same questions as many times as he’d read the verse. What did Keats want to do, why would it take so many years, and what the hell ever got done just because a guy decided to overwhelm himself in poetry called by an old fashioned word?”
Source: Adjustments
“Hemingway writes of people becoming stronger in the broken places, which is a heartening thought, and sometimes true. All too often, though, it belongs in the file that Jim Webb labeled typical Hemingway bullshit.”
Source: The Nightingale's Song
“I have seen so much of the deep dark. How can I now crave to stand in the light?”
“Real change begins when you shift from asking ‘What should I do?’ to ‘Who am I becoming?’ The person you are becoming determines the choices you make, the habits you keep, and the life you ultimately live. Identity is not a destination — it is a daily decision.”
Source: Alignment Is The Key: Mastering The 8 Timeless Principles of Enduring Success
“The storm through which you sail, called life, has no calm eye. There never is a “right time” for your big dreams. You never will, by magic, get an extra twenty hours a week when you can do that thing that you have always wanted to do. Start now!”
Source: Reboot Your Life: A 12-day Program for Ending Stress, Realizing Your Goals, and Being More Productive
“Every journey towards change begins with awareness.”
Source: ChangeAbility: How artists activists and awakeners navigate change
“Just like the seasons, people have the ability to change.”
“It may feel as though the fixed mindset gave you your ambition, your edge, your individuality. Maybe you fear you'll become a bland cog in the wheel just like everyone else. Ordinary. But opening yourself up to growth makes you more yourself, not less.”
Source: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
“Why don’t people 'look up'? In other words, why do they almost blindly do things that are counter to their well-being or survival?”
Source: Earth to Poetry: A 30-Days, 30-Poems Earth, Self, and Other Care Challenge
“Though we are trained to answer questions, the questions we ask will determine our future. Your life today is the result of your answer to a question such as:
: Is God real?
:Is God going to provide for me?
:Can I trust people?
:Am I capable of doing that?
The types of questions you ask have made you the way you are.”
Source: The Power of One Thing: How to Intentionally Change Your Life