Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you can not bear the pain. But you have already borne the pain. What you have not done is feel all you are beyond that pain.
Kahlil Gibran
Do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of fear is certain.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Every exit is an entry somewhere else.
Stoppard, Tom
One sees great things from the valley, only small things from the peak.
Chesterton, G. K.
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.
Jung, Carl
Stop thinking and talking about it and there is nothing you will not be able to know.
Zen Paradigm
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
Seneca
There is the risk you cannot afford to take, and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take.
Drucker, Peter
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
Nair, Keshavan
Trust that still, small voice that says, "This might work and I'll try it."
Mariechild, Diane
Life shrinks and expands in proportion to one's courage.
Nin, Anais
Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.
Black, Claudia
You've got to find the force inside you.
Campbell, Joseph
I need to take an emotional breath, step back and remind myself who's actually in charge of my life.
Knowlton, Judith
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response.
Deng Ming-Dao
The only way to pass any test is to take the test.
anonymous
If you are not living on the edge, you take up too much room.
Native American saying
I think many of us on this board already have lived a few of these. And as long as you are alive, will continue to do so.
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Defender for the Light -
Goodness knows there is a lot of Dark out there!! - Where are my matches?!?
Wandering Soul - Finding my life's calling is Bodhisattva
Looking for lost brain - I left it only for a moment....and there it goes... rolling under the table!!
Renunciate in Training
Trucker Punkin Fluffy