I am very thankful that life is so much more than what I expect it to be.
The truth about my life though, is that I often limit it to what I think I can handle in any moment. My limitations include having a chronic illness which results in fatigue, pain and brain fog. All good reasons to slow down and take life easy.
But I’m realizing more and more that without these limitations, I probably wouldn’t be where I am right now. I have to say that I love my life and where it’s headed. It’s scary, but it’s exciting and life-giving.
What about you? What is the truth about your life right now? Are you stuck somewhere, or are you moving forward into a future you want, one step at a time? Wherever you are, remember that you can make choices about your life. In fact, you are the only one who can.
I have had times in my life when I’ve allowed myself to be frustrated by various limitations that stifle me and stop me from doing what I want to do. But when I stop and look at the things that are holding me up, they often prove to be opportunities for me to grow and ultimately help me to move into a future that I love.
One of the tools that I find so helpful when I’m in this space, is to read others’ words about life and their perspective on how to live it. We need to be careful who we listen to, but when you see these words coming from a life that hasn’t been easy; that has had challenges to overcome and yet they’ve encouraged and helped so many people, I know that’s a life I want to understand.
I love these quotes that pop up on Social Media that ask questions about who you are and why you do the things that you do. They make me stop and think about where I’m headed and where do I want to be down the track. I’ve chosen ten quotes that speak to me. Take some time to reflect on these words, from some very wise people who have certainly lived a challenging life and yet overcame so much.
TEN QUOTES TO REFLECT ON:
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” Nelson Mandela
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” Nelson Mandela
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” Mother Teresa.
“We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.” Mother Teresa
“If you judge people you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
“A ship is always safe at shore but that is not what it’s built for.” Albert Einstein
“Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.” Albert Einstein
“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” Albert Einstein
“When one door closes another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.” Alexander Graham Bell