“Life can be tough sometimes. But I think it just starts with admitting, 'Okay, the world's not perfect, how do we live our lives within that and not be miserable?'” ThinkingWorldSometimesPerfectOur LivesToughOkayMiserableNot PerfectAdmitting Author:Amy Lee
“Maybe freedom really is nothing left to lose. You had it once in childhood, when it was okay to climb a tree, to paint a crazy picture and wipe out on your bike, to get hurt. The spirit of risk gradually takes its leave. It follows the wild cries of joy and pain down the wind, through the hedgerow, growing ever fainter. What was that sound? A dog barking far off? That was our life calling to us, the one that was vigorous and undefended and curious.” PainJoySpiritLeftSoundLosesHurtOur LivesGrowingRiskTreeCrazyChildhoodDogCryWindCallingOkayPaintCuriousClimbsBikeWipeVigorousJoy And PainHedgerows Author:Peter Heller
“In the Western world there isn't much value given to the necessity for just being quiet. And just resting, and just being, without a focus or a goal. At least a certain amount in our lives - we don't need to do half and half; it's okay if we're doing a lot of doing, we just need some being mixed in.” IfsWorldNeedsCertainValuesGivenGoalHalfFocusOur LivesAmountQuietOkayWesternJust BeingWestern WorldBeing Quiet Author:Shakti Gawain
“Most of us spend our lives convinced that there's something missing: "If only I had a bigger barbecue, more money, a bigger car, a different wife, a different.... If only I could upgrade somehow, then I would be okay."” IfsDifferentWould BeOur LivesWifeCarMissingOkayBiggerConvincedMore MoneyBarbecue Author:Arjuna Ardagh
“When we put the pen to paper, we articulate things in our life that we may have felt vague about. Before you write about something, somebody says, 'How do you feel?' and you say, 'Oh, I feel okay.' Then you write about it, and you discover you don't feel okay.” FeelsWritingMayFeltOur LivesPaperOkayOver YouPensVague Author:Julia Cameron
“Our lives are so visual now, with social media and we're constantly shifting gears. Nobody requires a table of contents. Nobody requires that one page leads to the next page, we're okay being surprised by things that are eclectic.” NextSocialOur LivesMediaPagesOkayTablesSocial MediaVisualsShiftingGearsEclecticTable Of Contents Author:Sophia Amoruso
“I wouldn't mind the early autumn if you came home today I'd tell you how much I miss you and know I'd be okay. It's funny how we never know exactly how our life will go It's funny how a dream can fade with the break of day. Time can't erase the memory and time can't bring you home Last Summer was a part of me and now a part is gone. —Margaret” IfsKnowsMindHomeDreamTodayLastsMemoriesBreakGoneOur LivesMissingSummerOkayAutumnFadesEraseLast Summer Author:Jacqueline Woodson
“I never lied to you. (Kiara) Of course you did –you said you could see the real us– that we weren’t as bad as we claimed. But you didn’t and, just like everyone else, so long as we risk our lives to protect and save you, we’re okay. But the moment we have to make a choice not ours, the moment you see what our pasts have made us, you’re horrified by the truth and hate us for it like we had some kind of choice in what we are. (Syn)” KindLongMadeSaidRealMomentsPastHateChoicesCoursesOur LivesRiskProtectOkayOur PastLied Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon