#nspirational

I have a pesky little critic in the back of my mind. He's a permanent fixture and passes judgment on everything I write. In order to placate him, especially when I'm endeavoring to write anything as ambitious as a novel, I have to constantly mutter, 'I'm not writing a masterpiece, I'm not writing a masterpiece.' This mantra lulls him into a kind of stupor so that he pays no attention to what I'm doing, because after all, I'm not claiming it's any good. Slowly, and secretly, one page at a time, I write my story. I know I've succeeded when he grudgingly admits, 'That's pretty good.' And if I'm lucky, every once in a while, I blow him away. ↗

— Rukhsana Khan

#inspirational #writing #inspirational

No price is too great to pay for inner peace. Peace is the harmonious control of life. It is vibrant with life-energy. It is a power that easily transcends all our worldly knowledge. Yet it is not separate from our earthly existence. If we open the right avenues within, this peace can be felt here and now. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

#life-energy #peace #inspirational

When ours are interrupted, his are not. His plans are proceeding exactly as scheduled, moving us always (including those minutes or hours or years which seem most useless or wasted or unendurable). ↗

— Elisabeth Elliot

#god #inspirational #life #plans #purpose

In our hyper-secular world, worship is still inevitable. But it is vital to remember that our gods don't choose us, we choose them. ↗

— John Green

#inspirational #religion #inspirational

You don't have to believe everything you think." - Chris Hardwick, "The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (In Real Life) ↗

— Chris Hardwick

#inspirational

A hero is defined by what he or she can do, not by what he or she cannot do. ↗

— Damon Throop

#ability #confidence #confident #hero #heroes

I've learned, that not all worth is measured by price. I've found so many gems that didn't cost me much! ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#the-cost-of-value #the-cost-of-worth #worth #worth-and-cost #inspirational

Every second a seeker can start over, For his life's mistakes Are initial drafts And not the final version. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

#mistakes #never-give-up #inspirational

Tonight I Can Write ↗

— Pablo Neruda

#inspirational

Waiting around to be perfect never amounts to anything. Don't be a waiter or you'll be serving other people. ↗

— Ian Desabrais

#life-lessons #motivation #inspirational