This is a hard one, mostly because I love so many quotes. I
collect them in files on my computer, although I hardly ever use them…I like
finding little inspirational nuggets in small amounts of text, I suppose. I
find the following three quotes especially touching.
"...if it is true that there are as many minds as there
are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."
~Anna Karenina
This quote reminds me that there is no right way to think,
or act, or love. We are all different, unique, but still so similar. When I read
Anna Karenina, I literally stopped and wrote this down because I found it
profoundly touching, the recognition that we all think and love a little bit
differently, and that’s ok.
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but
he who conquers that fear." ~Nelson Mandela
Nelson was such an amazing man. I constantly force myself to
face my fears, knowing that good things will come from it. Even when I’m afraid
to put myself in certain positions, I almost always tell myself to get on with
it. After the first steps, it’s always easier and you almost always get
something good out of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Thanks for
that reminder, Nelson!
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself
what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world
needs is people who have come alive." ~Harold Whitman
This goes hand in hand with the courage quote. It can be
hard to tune out the noise of the world telling you what you SHOULD do, instead
doing what you WANT to do, in terms of job options and opportunities. Don’t be
afraid to do what you love, it seems like the people who are infinitely more
satisfied with their jobs are those that love what they do. I’m still working
on getting there, piecing together the puzzle of what I really love and what
makes me come alive, but I know that it’s getting closer.
And at that I’ll leave you. I went to Puebla today for work
and I’m exhausted and slightly brain dead. I hope this helps you remember some
of your own favourite quotes.
Kim x
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