Favourite quotes : #5

Quotes below are from Oprah Winfrey: The Wisdom of Sundays

The number one principle that rules my life is intention. Thought by though, choice by choice, we are co-creating our lives based on the energy of our intention.- Oprah

The energy we put out in the world is the energy we get back. If you want more love in your life, set your intention to be more loving. If you seek kindness, focus your energy on empathy and compassion. - Oprah

Dare greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you are feeling. To have the hard conversations.  - Brene Brown

All I think that vulnerability is the cornerstone of confidence. Because you have to allow yourself to take the risk to be open, to live as wholehearted person. When you can do that, you recognize that you're really just like everybody else, and that gives you the confidence to be yourself, which is all you really need in life, to be more of yourself.

What I realised is that sometimes we, in the most difficult times in our story, we begin to lose faith. - Devon Franklin

I try to live my life knowing that if you can see it and you can feel it and you believe it, then it is completely possible. - Amy Purdy

There are so many simple pleasures that allow me to delight in the present moment. A long walk in solitude or a spirited hike with friends brings a renewed sense of gratitude and connection. I consider reading a book a sacred indulgence. And I also happen to love a cup of piping-hot Masala tea. The daily ritual of being at the sink, boiling the water, steaming the milk, and then steeping the tea helps bring me to a place of stillness. Whether it's watching a sunset, or really feeling the stream of water hit your face in the shower, everyone needs to take time to find a way to quiet themselves. -Oprah

The true power of staying in the now means that you resist projecting what might happen in the future or lamenting past mistakes. There will always be times of stress of sadness, but when you feel the earth moving, that's the time to bring yourself back to center. Whatever shakeup or disturbance that might come, you will handle that when it actually happens. But in this moment, you are still breathing. In this moment, you are finding a way to step onto higher ground. - Oprah

We go from being twenty to thirty without a pause. We go from one job to the next, from one bed to the next. For every one, pause. Take a breath. Pause. - Iyanla Vanzant

Connect to yourself becomes a spiritual experience because you have realized you are causing the vast majority of your own problems, due to your mental reactions. So as life unfolds on a daily basis, you have the right to choose not to do that. You can still go to work, you still take care of the kids, you just lean away from this mess that the mind is doing to amplify and overemphasize or over exaggerate whatever is going on. What will happen is when you let go of the noisy mind, you will end up in a seat of quiet, because that's what it is back there: quiet. And my experience is that now you can look at reality and you will know what to do. - Michael Singer

You recognise the situation and help yourself not to be overwhelmed by the negative feeling like fear or anxiety. You are still yourself. It is like a mother: when the baby is crying, she picks up the baby and she holds the baby tenderly in her arms. Your pain, your anxiety is your baby. You have to take care of it. You have to go back to yourself, recognise the suffering in you, embrace the suffering, and you get relief. And if you continue with your practice of mindfulness and concentration, you understand the roots, the nature of that ill-being, and you know the way to transform it. - Thich Nhat Hanh

No matter how devastating, these are opportunities to stop sleepwalking through your life, wake up, and pay attention to the red flags, whispers, pebbles and bricks along the way. Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom unfolds. - Oprah

And I never knew at that age, in my twenties, that “I don’t know” is actually a legimate answer that you are allowed to say. You are allowed to say, “I don’t know,” and you are allowed to ask for as much time as you need until you do know. And if somebody doesn’t want to give you that time, they are allowed to leave. But you are allowed to sit with your “I don’t know.” - Elizabeth Gilbert

Ego is an imposter, imposing on the real you, making you think you are something that you are not. True self-esteem is realising that the stillness and presence in me is the same as the presence in all people. - Oprah

“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different. - Dr. Gerald G. Jampolsky

Favourite Quotes #4

 The following quotes are what motivates, resonate with my perspective and values, gives me directions in life and generally some really good stuff to share. 

"I think late bloomers sometimes have the feeling that even after they’ve “made it” – whatever that means to them – that there’s the chance the rug could be pulled out from under them again. After they reach their goals they create new goals to focus on because they never want to stop actively working on their progress."

"There’s always an element of gratitude late bloomers feel towards the life they’ve created for themselves. They know how much longer it took them to get where they are, either because of past choices or circumstance, and they refuse to ever forget their journey." 

"We are still a work in progress. We're still young, after all. Meeting someone new means needing to explain stuff about yourself and your life: whether you love your career or dream of something else, if you close with your family, if you're generally happy with your situation. If you're not happy and want to make some changes, it can be picture yourself becoming a part of someone else's life." 

" By never making yourself vulnerable, you are automatically protected against rejection. But that type of security is nothing more than glorified loneliness. "

"All that pretending not to care led to many midnight bowls of cereal and very few dates, and it left me feeling deficient and scared, wondering how I'd ever learn to let down my guard and whether I would ever experience anything like true intimacy."

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others opinions frowning out your own inner voice. And, most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

"Passion is a feeling, it changes."

"Ideas get better if you give them a chance to develop."

"During a twenty-something crisis we often choose what seems to be the safe choice but a safe choice can also be only a reaction to our past. Sometimes things seem safe because they are familiar not because they in our best interest."

"You are never going to feel like it, you just have to make yourself do it."

"The first 2 to 3 hours of the day are the best hours for the brain to focus on the tasks or goals that advance your own personal or professional goals."

"There's a principle called Parkinson's Law work expands to whatever time you give it. So give your workday a deadline. A deadline is important for stamina and mental health. It forces you to focus and be serious about taking the break from work."

"When you mind takes you somewhere sad, dark, doubtful, or negative, you do not have to go with it."

"It's ok to be scared. Being scared means you are about to do something really, really brave."

"There will always be someone who cannot see you worth. Don't let that person be you."

"Confidence builds when you do things that affirms your sense of self, particularly when they are things you might not normally do, like getting up on time, speaking in front of your church, or chasing down the CEO of Cisco on bike path. These are acts of everyday courage and they build confidence."

"What I do know is that the first time you do anything, it is going to feel difficult and maybe a little scary. You are going to need a little courage. We are all capable of acting out of character when it serves an important purpose."

"There's no expiration date on discovering and expressing the power of you."

" Don't tell people your dreams, show them."

"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them."

"Be aware of your financial attitude, this is perhaps the most important tip of all. If you are constantly saying things such as " I am broke" and "I don't have any money." Guess what? That is how you are going to stay."

"if making a relationship last is more important than tending to the things that makes us who we are, we will eventually feel a sense of loss."

"We are in our twenties, not our fifties. These is time to let things evolve in our lives independent of any expectations of comparisons."

"When we are in love, or when want to be in love, we sometimes see the world through rose-colored glasses and don't spot the red flags."

"The more we psych ourselves up and the more we try to control how we get into relationships, the less likely we are to date with ease and the more hangovers we will face. As I've stressed, we need to follow our own dating rules, but our rules cannot be so rigid that we leave no room for fate to intervene."

"The best dating tips I can give you are to have faith and to approach getting what you want in a relationship with a clear sense of your identity and goals."

x. Bessie 

Favourite quotes from random reads: #3 May - June 2017

" One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy; One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy with yourself."

Following quotes are from a book called : " What I wish I knew at 18" 

"Being an individual is what makes you stand out, what made you special."

"Realizing that we are the creators of our own experience - the happiness and the suffering - is the beginning of wisdom and the beginning of growing up."

"Look for the good in any bad experience and be grateful."

"Don't just stick to your own friends. Make an effort to talk to people who don't fit the usual mold - they can challenge your thinking and make life much more interesting."

"The more you do it the more you can imagine doing."

"When you are young you treat older people differently because they look different to you. As you get older you realize that, inside at least, you feel the same as you did when you were in your 20s. No one feels like an old person - on the inside everyone is just a person."

"Never ask a question unless you can : Handle the answer and understand the consequences."

"Don't at any point entertain the idea that you have to be like somebody else in order to succeed. Don't run away from what you've experienced or try to change yourself. Just tell the truth. The more truthful you are, the bigger the laugh, the larger the response, the better the show and the longer the season."

"Our internal dialogue can be vicious and outrageous. If someone spoke to us the way we speak to ourselves we should never talk to them again. Have compassion for yourself, especially in the tough times. Give yourself the same love and kindness that you show others."

"Working in an emergency unit makes you realize that the quality of life can change abruptly and that life can end instantly. So for me, success in life has nothing to do with wealth or material possessions. It's having the guts to try things - travel, singing lessons, travel, acting classes, whatever. Even if it doesn't pan out, I tried. For me, success is trying."

"Appreciate what you've got now and stop looking for what you might have in the future."

"Be willing to let go of the things that don't matter so much."

Favourite Quotes from random reads: #2 September 2016

Hej, hvordan har du det? 

*Here are some of my favourite quotes from random reads around September last year, hope you'd love them as much as i did. And again i still can't reference them because I just don't have the websites for all of them.* 

Enjoy

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" Although many people would argue you have to date around to truly discover what you want, I can confidently say when you know, you know. And if you're the more guarded and picky type like I am, finding that special someone could take some time, but it's completely worth it." 

" You have more freedom when you're dating as an adult. Not having to deal with parental curfews is a major plus to going on dates at night." 

  

" Why did I feel so guilty about spending money on myself and my life? "

" When did our 20s start to feel like our 40s? When did we get weighed down with the same pressure and stresses as a woman with four kids and a second mortgage? "

" Money, properly used, gives you the opportunity to spend your time in ways that are more important to you. A big part of my ability to walk away from a nine-to-five job and start off on my own entrepreneurial dreams was due to my realization that buying things that didn't last in my heart and mind was ensuring that I wasn't going to have that dream. " 

" The luxury of enjoying my money comes from having money in the bank and not from having spent it on things that I won't remember in a week." 

" You'd be surprised at how cautious people get with just a few thousand in the bank? Do you want to know what I did when I had a few thousand in the bank? I quit my very secure, well paying job to stay at home and write for a blog. Please, explain to me the caution in that decision. The thing is,that's not a decision I would have made if I didn't have a few thousand in the bank. Having that few thousand in the bank stripped away most of the fear of making that decision. I knew that if I fell flat on my face, I could pick myself up off the mat and get back on another track without having to starve or to rely on my parents. " 

" Essentially, I just don't see the rush to attach yourself to one person when you're 20-something. You have the rest of your life to do that. Instead, spend your time and energy trying new things, traveling and not having to worry about anyone else except for yourself.Enjoy being 20-something while you can. You've got plenty of time. "

" Life is, as I like to think of it, a beautiful journey, and sometimes you come across breathtaking scenery on the way. You want to take a break and stay there, as after all you have the rest of your life to continue on the journey. However, the longer you pause the more the place starts to lose its "awe." It then becomes just another place, and you seem to forget which way you were originally headed. You can no longer go back on your beautiful journey, and are stuck in this place, which becomes a dreaded dead end for you. " 

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Vi ses naeste gang 

XOXO 

Favourite Quotes from Random Reads : #1 July- August 2016

The following quotes are some of my favourite ones from random online articles. They are maybe a little bit too irrelevant or too true to not put them into my favourite quotes collection. Those quotes are mainly from July and this month. Unfortunately I won't be able to reference them at all. 

 Enjoy ! 

"It’s hard being a left-hander in a right-handed world."

"So why do we sleep? When I asked my mum the same question, she responded indisputably: “We sleep because we get sleepy”."

"You curl up in bed and dream a little or not, snore a bit or a lot, and eventually wake up well-rested, but most often not."

"It’s similar to when you’re spaced out driving and the green light abruptly turns yellow, but you’re too close to make a sudden stop and too far away to coast through the light easily. "

" The truth is you still want their attention, don’t want them to end up elsewhere, straight up hate being alone, or something of that nature. We’re weak, we’re in need, we’re in the moment — but most of all, we’re human."

" It’s hard to be relaxed about trusting someone you care about when they can be involved with anyone else, and attempt to justify it on the technicality that you’re not ‘official’. Then there’s the fact that even if you claim not to care, and have a friends-with-benefits type of connection, you’re probably destined to fail. Eventually someone will develop stronger feelings, and if they’re not reciprocated, it’s catastrophic." 

"Sarah Corse, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, along with Jennifer Silva, a sociology professor at Harvard, ran the study. What they found is that you can’t find long-term love if you can’t afford groceries or movie tickets for two."

" Mature-age students traditionally enjoy telling the rest of the class mundane, irrelevant stories about their families or children, with most arriving annoyingly early to lectures to secure a prime seat in the front row – while others even find it acceptable to bring their young children to the library." 

"This is the recipe for disaster."

"When you feel anxious or afraid to be alone, you usually haven't developed a strong enough sense of self. That can lead you to choose romantic partners from a place of desperation rather than a place of strength."

x.Bessie