I've noticed that a lot of the chicks around here have posted some wonderfully inspirational quotes in their signatures or in various threads as we try to support each other. I thought it would be great to round up a bunch of those quotes (and others we can find) in one thread for all of us to look back on whenever we need that inspiration.
I'll start with something I posted in another thread . . .
"Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise?
'Cause I believe if you change your mind, you'll change our lives."
~Your Life is Now, John Mellencamp
Well ok, it's more song lyrics than a traditional quote but you get the idea.
What's a quote you've found inspiration from that can help us all through our journeys?
What a great thread! I've commented on a few things some of our Chickies have said that were awesome. I'll keep my eyes peeled for those as well as famous, inspirational quotes. This will be a happy, feel good kind of thread.
This one has been rattling around in my head lately
"So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late." - Lee Iacocca
And this is an all time favourite for me
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or ****. ~the Buddha
"Any man can work when every stroke of his hands brings down the fruit rattling from the tree....but to labor in season and out of season, under every discouragement....that requires a heroism which is transcendent."
"Don't let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries." ~ Astrid Alauda
There was one I remember seeing on 3FC one time but I don't remember who said it or how it was phrased exactly. Something along the lines of "If you fall down a 1/2 flight of stairs, do you throw yourself down the other half? No. So why do it when you fall off plan. Don't use it as an excuse to continue off plan. Get back up and get on track." - I'm sure it was more concise than that, though.
I keep a running list of quotes in a Word doc that I love. Here are the ones pertinent to this journey that I love:
“Losing weight is not a goal in itself but rather the result of changing your attitude and the way you do things. Therefore, the truest indication that you're winning this battle comes in how you spend your days.” Victoria Moran
“It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you are.”
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” Carl Bard
“You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” James Allen
“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” Leon J. Suenes
"No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut." Channing Pollock