“Pain is a difficult companion. There's no getting around that. But, if pain is to be a companion, searching and discovering your own best ways to travel with that pain will lead you to the joy that you long to have. They are your paths, your ways and while my experience and the experiences of others may inspire you, ultimately it will be the choices you discover and make for yourself that lead you to certain joy in the midst of your challenges.” IfsWayLoveMayLongPainJoyCertainChoicesDifficultChallengesLeadershipPathInspireBest WayMidstCompanionDiscovering Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” MotivationalPainLastsSportsLeadershipAttitudeForeverDesignFailureExerciseCancerQuittingTemporaryBicycleSuccess And FailureCyclingSuccess FailureFitness MotivationalMotivational WorkoutLearning From FailureNo FailureQuitterCyclistsQuitting Your JobMotivational ExercisePain Is TemporaryUnknown Motivational Book:Every Second Counts Source: Every Second Counts
“Robin [Williams] was a world treasure. As we mourn his tragic death, we must remember him for the great waves of laughter that he was able to illicit from us, how his humor and insights - though they came from a place of pain and uncertainty - connected us and reminded us of how flawed and fragile...how human we are. How we are capable of moments of inspired transcendence and others of unspeakable despair.” WorldHumansMomentsWisdomRealityAblePainRememberCommunityLeadershipComedyHuman NatureHealthDespairCapableLaughterUnityInspiredIndividualityWaveInsightConnectedTreasureUncertaintyTragicFragileFlawedTranscendenceMournRobinsUnspeakable Author:Glenn Close
“But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know is possible, even if it's hard, and even if it's politically uncomfortable? Do we care enough to sustain the passion and the pressure to make our communities safer and our country safer? Do we care enough to do everything we can to spare other families the pain that is felt here today?” IfsKnowsCountryHardEnoughRealityCareTodayPainPassionPoliticsFeltCommunityLeadershipJusticeDemocracyViolenceHuman NaturePolicyEthicsStandingPressureHuman RightsOur CountryIdeologyUncomfortableSparesCivilityDisobedienceOur CommunityCivil Disobedience Author:Barack Obama
“There was a point that I stopped crying. It's not just because I didn't feel pain anymore, not because I didn't feel sorrow. It was just to keep going. I mean, it just was to survive, to live.” FeelsMeanWisdomRealityPainLeadershipHuman NatureCryHealthSorrowStrategyIndividualityIdeologyKeep Going Author:Elizabeth Smart