#insp

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. ↗

— Christopher McCandless

#change

There are several ways to react to being lost. One is to panic: this was usually Valentina's first impulse. Another is to abandon yourself to lostness, to allow the fact that you've misplaced yourself to change the way you experience the world. ↗

— Audrey Niffenegger

#life #travel #change

That night in bed I was thinking about the way creeks and streams operate. They start off little, gurgling and bubbling and jumping over rocks and stuff, full of energy, going all over the place. Then they get older and bigger, become rivers, take a more definite course, stick to their path, know where they're going, get slower and wider. And eventually they reach the ocean and become part of this vast mysterious world of water that stretches away forever. Yep, just like people. ↗

— John Marsden

#life-and-death #life-changing #change

Being an author is having angels whisper in your ear - and devils, too. ↗

— Graycie Harmon

#writing #inspirational

People in general would rather die than forgive. It's THAT hard. If God said in plain language. "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die," a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin. ↗

— Sue Monk Kidd

#inspirational #motivational #forgiveness

Per vedere quello che non c'è bisognerebbe non esserci. ↗

— Elia Spallanzani

#inspirational

Once, [Rabbi Chanoch] Teller was traveling with 16 of his [18] offspring ... while changing planes in Frankfurt, Teller noticed a German woman gaping. 'Are all of these your children?' the woman asked. 'From one wife?' 'Yes, God has blessed me with all these children,' the rabbi replied. 'Haven't you heard about the population problem?'the woman sniffed. 'How many more children do you want to have?' Rabbi Teller paused and looked the woman in the eye: 'About 6 million,' he said. ↗

— Lynn Vincent

#germany #inspirational #jews #life #nazis

My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#compassion-wisdom #inspirational #medicine #change

Gratitude is the greatest prayer. Thank you is the greatest mantra. ↗

— Paramahamsa Nithyananda

#inspirational

When YOU stop believing one person in the world cannot make a difference; differences in the world will be made. ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#change-the-world #homeless #humanity #humanity-and-society #inspiration