#action

I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in everything I do, whether I want them to or not. Well, "guide" is too weak a word. "Dictate" is more like it. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#life

Today is yours to shape. Create a masterpiece! ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #life #motivational #now #today

The problem for us is not are our desires satisfied or not. The problem is how do we know what we desire. ↗

— Slavoj Žižek

#meaning-of-life #satisfaction #life

The purpose of fear is to raise your awareness not to stop your progress. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#fear #life #motivational #progress #life

Never confuse someone else's inability to do something with its inability to be done. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#life #motivational #life

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way... you become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions. ↗

— Aristotle

#life #quality #virtue #life

The woman recovering from abuse or other stressful life situations may feel she's in no way in charge of anything, least of all her own world. She faces the horse with trepidation. The horse senses the fear and becomes tense and concerned. The wise instructor starts small. The woman is handed a soft brush and sent to fuss over the horse. It's pointed out that if she stands close to the animal, she will be out of range of a well-aimed kick. She is warned to watch for tell-tale signs of fear in herself and the horse. She's warned to keep her feet out from under the horse's stomping hoof. They're both allowed to back away and regroup and try again until they reach an accord regarding personal space. Calm prevails, and within a few minutes, hours or sessions, interaction becomes friendship. It happens almost every time a woman is allowed enough time and space to work through the situation. So a woman whose daily life is overwhelming her learns to step back. Is this a cure for her endless problems? Of course not. Simple is not simplistic. ↗

— Joanne M. Friedman

#calm #friendship #horses #interaction #regrouping

If one’s life is so unsatisfying that an unhealthy activity brings a shred of happiness, it is nigh impossible to give it up unless something that brings greater happiness can be enjoyed in its stead. (28) ↗

— Prem Prakash

#happiness #health #satisfaction #life

She was full of some strange energy that morning. Her every movement had purpose and life and she seemed to find satisfaction in every little thing. ↗

— Anna Godbersen

#love #satisfaction #life

It's better to be one who is told to wait than one who waits to be told. ↗

— John G. Miller

#life