💬 Quotable & Notes Worth Contemplating
by ReneeShupe · 51 things on Twos
- “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” — Albert Einstein
- 8 tiny notes to help you create time for what you love - Courtney Carver
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- If catching up worked you'd be caught up by now
- It's easier to take back a no than to take back a yes
- Most things don't require or deserve your time and attention
- You can say no even if you're not busy
- Don't sacrifice your sleep in the name of doing one more thing
- Doing more things doesn't make you a better person it makes you a tired person
- You have to stop doing things you want to do so you can do the thing you most want to do
- Pretend the internet is broken
- There is rarely a need to go that second mile beyond what's essential. It's better to just go the first mile than to not go anywhere at all - Effortless by Greg McKeown
- Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization ~ Peter Kropotkina
- Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them. – Mandy Hale
- The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off. – Robert Hand
- "How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?" — Epictetus
- My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather have less to do ~ Francine Jay
- If the stuff you own is not helping you create the life you want, them let it go ~ Peter Walsh
- The world around you is only beautiful when you are at peace with the world within you ~ Unknown
- Don't ever be ashamed of loving the strange little things that make your weird little heart happy ~ Elizabeth Gilbert
- “You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. I’m finished with it.’”
— Maya Angelou
- "The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas." ~ Linus Pauling
- “You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” ~ Kahlil Gibran
- Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.”
—Bob Kerrey
- He said, "In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that in the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger something better, pushing right back." ~ Albert Camus
- “Do not be afraid to disappear, from it, from us, for a while and see what comes to you in the silence.” – Michaela Coel
- “Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just need to remember to do it.” — Sharon Salzberg
- ‘Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere’
- “We can not control the sea, but we can learn how to surf the waves” - Jon Kabat-Zinn
- ‘Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul’ -Jamie Lyn Beatty
- “You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking” - Lyndon B. Johnson.
- ‘The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you someone else’ -E.E. Cummings
- “I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” -Johnny Depp
- Nothing happens until you decide. Make a decision and watch your life move forward.” — Oprah Winfrey
- Your goal is not to battle with the mind, but to witness the mind.” — Swami Muktananda
- “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh
- “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss
- “Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.” — Swami Vivekananda
- Forget about outcomes, focus on making a little progress everyday ~ Ryan Holiday
- It is better to do less than you hoped than to do nothing at all ~ James Clear
- Don't spend much time thinking about what other people think, think about what you think. ~ Daily Stoic
- The better you manage your time & energy, the better your business & life.
- “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” - Michael Jordan
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
- "I am not writing it down to remember later. I am writing it down to remember it now." - Field Notes credo
- “Oh what we could be if we stopped carrying the remains of who we were.” - Tyler Knott Gregson
- All those days that came and went, little did I know that they were life. - Stig Johansson
- The more apps, the more gaps. - Ryder (Bullet Journal)
- “The things that matter most should never beat the mercy of the things that matter least.” - Goethe
- “Simplify, simplify, simplify.” - Henry David Thoreau
- “The beginning is half of every action.” - Greek Proverb