Darkness

"What if the darkness of these times is not the darkness of the tomb, but of the womb?... Breath, then push!" ... Powerful, healing words from Valarie Kaur

Wow. Chills.

What You Really Want

"What you really want for yourself is always trying to break through, just as a cooling breeze flows through an open window on a hot day. Your part is to open the windows of your mind." - Vernon Howard

Belonging

"Fitting in is a hollow substitute for belonging." - Brene Brown

Obstacles

"There are always obstacles and competitors. There is never an open road, except the wide road that leads to failure." -    Herbert Casson

Destination

“One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.” - Henry Miller

Overcautious

He that is overcautious will accomplish little.

Friedrich Schiller

You Can Do Anything

"Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance and facing your fears."

- Gillian Anderson

Something Great

Coming up with an idea is the least important part of creating something great. The execution and delivery are what's key.

- Sergey Brin

Become

"You become who you're with." - Sherman Alexi

Maya Angelou

“When you know better, you do better.” 

― Maya Angelou

Revolution in Your Heart

“Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” 

– Elizabeth Gilbert 

Journeys

"Some journeys are direct, and some are circuitous; some are heroic, and some are fearful and muddled. But every journey, honestly undertaken, stands a chance of taking us toward the place where our deep gladness meets the world’s deep need."
- Parker Palmer, "Let Your Life Speak" 

Creativity

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

Maya Angelou

Rejection

“I am good at walking away. Rejection teaches you how to reject.” ~Jeanette Winterson

Grow

“Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” – Brian Tracy

Passionate

“Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.” —Yo-Yo Ma

What are you passionate enough about to take a risk?

Children

Be Bold

Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never apologize for it.

- Mandy Hale

Connection

We have to believe that even the briefest of human connections can heal. Otherwise, life is unbearable. - Agate Nesaule

We Are The Ones

We are the gateways, the locks and the keys. We are the strings and the strands. We are the hypothesis and the theory. We are the ones we have been waiting for. Willingness to step forward, and be that experience, engages the opening.

~ Written by Simran Singh.

Relationships

“We set the standard for how we want to be treated. Our relationships are a reflection of the relationship we have with ourselves.” ~Iyanla Vanzant

Breathing

“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” 

~Thich Nhat Hanh

Thinking

“I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.” ~ Louise Hay

Become

The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

- Charles Du Bos

Intelligence

In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.

- Marya Mannes

Looking

"When it comes to searching for ideas, words aren't the right way. Sometimes you don't really know what you're looking for until you see it."

- Evan Sharp

Perseverance

I'm convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. It is so hard.

Steve Jobs