Personal Growth Quotes

"No two eating disorders are the same. No two individuals are the same. No two paths to recovery are the same. But everyone’s strength to reach recovery is the same."

- Brittany Burgunder

"So when he asked about getting high, I didn't think, I agreed. We smoked some good California green. Took three tries to put me in the place he said I should be."

- Ellen Hopkins

"I used to smoke marijuana. But I’ll tell you something: I would only smoke it in the late evening. Oh, occasionally the early evening, but usually the late evening – or the mid-evening. Just the early evening, midevening and late evening. Occasionally, early afternoon, early midafternoon, or perhaps the late-midafternoon. Oh, sometimes the early-mid-late-early morning…but never at dusk."

- Steve Martin

"Just let go – and fall like a little waterfall."

- Bob Ross

"My desert soul erupts with turquoise water, floods and cascades and waterfalls rushing in around my rocky parts, pushing and reshaping and filling every hidden dark spot."

- Kiersten White

"Fall like a waterfall & become a new version of yourself when you fall"

- Palak Tewary

"When you’re young, there’s so much that you can’t take in. It’s pouring over you like a waterfall. When you’re older, it’s less intense, but you’re able to reach out and drink it. I love bring older."

- Sigourney Weaver

"[My desert soul] erupts with turquoise water, floods and cascades and waterfalls rushing in around my rocky parts, pushing and reshaping and filling every hidden dark spot."

- Kiersten White

"No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet introspection."

- Patrick Rothfuss

"Your 20s are your ‘selfish’ years. It’s a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible."

- Kyoko Escamilla

"A woman simply is, but a man must become."

- Camille Paglia

"The marathon. How an average runner becomes more than average."

- New Balance

"For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar and by clearing each level I elevate myself. In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be."

- Haruki Murakami

"What is better, to be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"

- Paarthurnax (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

"What is better – to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"

- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

"We don’t stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing."

- George Bernard Shaw

"Do not give the past the power to define your future."

"Scars tell where we have been. They do not have to dictate where we are going."

"You are a masterpiece in progress. Embrace the mess and keep going."

"Recovery is about progression not perfection."

- Anonymous

"Cherish the past, enjoy the present, and claim the future."

"Sometimes, you have to fall to rise again."

"In the fall of water, find the rise of your spirit."

"Fall in love with the journey, not just the destination."

"The waterfall teaches us to let go, flow, and stay true to our path."

- Anonymous

"A marathon is like life with its ups and downs, but once you have done it, you feel that you can do anything."

"Life is like a marathon. It’s full of ups and down that take your breath away."

"Marathons are like having kids. Sometimes you’re not sure why you signed up for it…then in a moment, it all becomes apparent."

"Create a Beautiful Life"

"Progress Over Perfection"