Quotes

Passion, is what drives us. Life, is a choice.

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"You have curly hair, but you want it straight; you spend hundreds at the salon to get that look. You are curvy, but you want to be stick thin; you spend thousands to achieve and maintain the look you want. You have brown eyes, but you want blue; you spend money for colored contacts to achieve that look. You are getting older, and you want to be young; thousands are spent to achieve the look you are going for. Yet, at the end of the day, you are “you” and you cannot change that. We all want to be something we are not, and this feeling that we are less because we aren’t what we picture is making us depressed, anxious, moody, and insecure."  - Mary-Jo Rapini

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Words of Wisdom

Never do anything you can't tell your mother about when you're 21. - Nick Ferrari

Not everyone in your life will think you are wonderful - the people who matter will. - Jan Etherington

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. When you're in a hole, keep digging until it's big enough to hide in properly. When in love, don't write poetry about it. It's pointless trying to drown your sorrows; they only learn how to swim. Curiosity is the cure for boredom. Saying nothing can be a powerful way of saying something. Visit Venice, Florence and Rome every chance you get. The most talented people are the ones who practice the most. The secret of making food taste delicious? Cream and salt. However much water you are drinking every day, drink more. - Nigel Farndale

The Buddha was right: life is a suffering, so be prepared. But life is wonder just the same. Failure is inevitable , but give every endeavor your best shot. The most useful tool in the world of work is personal network. Never leave bad news by voice-mail. When you dread a daunting task, just do a little bit everyday. One excuse is plausible: two is unbelievable. Never say, "I have to cancel because I have flu and anyway, my grandmother died." - Mary Kenny

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All endings are beginnings. We just don't know it at that time. - Mitch Albom

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Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. And intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception. If you expect to find people who will understand you, you will grow murderous with disappointment. The best you’ll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way. - Janet Fitch

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Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is,to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you win then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer. - Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

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It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. - Lou Holtz

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The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground. - Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. - Brené Brown

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In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It's important to combine the two in just the right amount.  - Haruki Murakami, After Dark

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Whenever I feel the familiar tug of fear about myself or others perception of me and my work, I remember Seth Godin and Lady Gaga:

“Do you think it bothers her that I don’t listen to her music and wouldn’t recognize her if she stopped by and said hi? It shouldn’t. Even if you’re a pop star, you don’t need everyone to be a fan or a customer. And especially if you’re not a pop star, worrying about whether everyone laughs at your jokes, buys your product or even likes you is counterproductive.”

Don’t let fear push you around. Accept that what you do might not always be what they expect. Let your work be your best and your own. - Emily from Chatting at the Sky