#growth

Like a butterfly stuck in a chrysalis, waiting for the perfect moment, I was waiting for the day I could burst forth and fly away and find my home. ↗

— Emme Rollins

#butterfly #chrysalis #dependence #dependency #dependency-growth

We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world ↗

— Helen Keller

#inspirational #personal-growth #inspirational

He had also been demonstrative and intelligent from the very beginning, his questions startlingly insightful. She would watch him absorb a new idea and wonder what effect it would have on him, because, with Edgar, EVERYTHING came out, eventually, somehow. But the PROCESS – how he put together a story about the world’s workings – that was mysterious beyond all ken. In a way, she thought, it was the only disappointing thing about having a child. She’d imagined he would stay transparent to her, more PART of her, for so much longer. But despite the proximity of the daily work, Edgar had ceased long before to be an open book. A friend, yes. A son she loved, yes. But when it came to knowing his thoughts, Edgar could be opaque as a rock. (295) ↗

— David Wroblewski

#development #distance #growth #insight #motherhood

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow. ↗

— Anthony Robbins

#growth #inspirational #problems #inspirational

I remembered learning from my favorite professor at Belmont to “surround yourself with people who are better than you,” and I was now living that mantra. ↗

— Kimberly Novosel

#good-people #growing-up #inspirational #learning #lessons

Loneliness is a condition of energetic imbalance. As with all human conditions it is an illusion, albeit a very debilitating one if left unchecked. The key to overcoming any imbalance is to open your awareness to it, and then simply observe it. By observing the imbalance, the anguish of the emotional aspect dissipates allowing a new perspective to emerge, which ultimately has a smoothing effect on the imbalance itself. A focused mind over a short period of time can conquer any energetic imbalance… even loneliness ↗

— Gary Hopkins

#enlightenment #god #higher-self #holy-spirit #inspirational

You fill a bucket drop by drop. You clear your mind thought by thought. You heal yourself moment by moment. Today I make one drop, clear one thought, and get present to one moment. And then I do it again. ↗

— Lisa Wimberger

#mindfulness #neuroplasticity #spiritual-growth #inspirational

Don't allow the pride, ego and insecurities of others stunt your growth. ↗

— Yvonne Pierre

#growth #insecurities #inspirational #inspiring #pride

Making peace with one's truth is to live in one’s own moment, moving passionately forward in joy. ↗

— Michelle Cruz-Rosado

#peace-of-mind #spiritual-growth #inspirational

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. ↗

— Harvey S. Firestone

#development #growth #highest #leadership #people