Reflection Quotes

"Finish each day and be done with it."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not. 'Have you found joy in your life?' 'Has your life brought joy to others?'"

- The Bucket List

"I like firsts. Good or bad, they're always memorable."

- Ahsoka Tano

"Can I offer you a libation to celebrate the closing of our shared narrative?"

- The Client

"Happiness is not something you experience, it's something you remember."

- Oscar Levant

"May is a pious fraud of the almanac, A ghastly parody of real spring."

- James Russell Lowell

"There is but one May in the year, And sometimes May is wet and cold; There is but one May in the year Before the year grows old."

- Christina Georgina Rossetti

"But winter lingering chills the lap of May."

- Oliver Goldsmith

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect)."

- Mark Twain

"In the morning, there is meaning, in the evening, there is feeling."

- Gertrude Stein

"Journaling is like whispering to oneself and listening at the same time."

- Mina Murray

"There are a lot of myths about my injuries. They say I have broken every bone in my body. Not true. But I have broken 35 bones. I had surgery 14 times to pin and plate. I shattered my pelvis. I forget all of the things that have broke."

- Evel Knievel

"The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales."

- Aesop

"The very act of writing it down made her realize how easy it would be to forget, how important it would be from now on to put everything, everything, down on paper."

- Donna Tartt

"Writing in a daily journal is important but the reason why I journal is because I can read my own writing after many months have passed by. I’m able to reflect on my life, my actions, my behaviors, my memories and also the behavior of others around me."

- Nando Prudhomme

"Writing in your journal gives you a chance to go back over your day and extract meaning from a hurried meeting with a friend or retrieve the significance of some fleeting event."

- Janette Rainwater

"Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell."

- Louisa May Alcott

"I owe a good deal to this journal. By unburdening my mind on paper I feel, as it were, in some degree to get rid of it; it seems made over to a friend that hears it patiently, keeps it faithfully, and by never forgetting anything, is always ready to compare the past & present and thus to cheer & edify the future."

- Anne Lister

"The private contemplation that journaling provides gives us a place to examine what life really means to us … It receives the mood we’re in and preserves it for us to look at and learn from … Every time we chronicle our thoughts and activities, we are verifying our existence."

- Luci Swindoll

"There is, of course, always personal satisfaction of writing down one’s own experiences so they may be saved, caught and pinned under glass, hoarded against the winter of forgetfulness."

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"What happens to us is not as important as the meaning we assign to it. Journaling helps sort this out."

- Michael Hyatt

"In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us."

- Virginia Woolf

"I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career would've been."

- Barry Larkin

"People who keep journals have life twice."

- Jessamyn West

"The truth is, journaling can be as simple as capturing a moment in time through a photo or arriving at a clear decision made possible by asking intentional questions."

- Marc Champagne

"Wishing you a Thursday filled with mindful moments. In the midst of tasks and responsibilities, allow yourself the grace to appreciate the simple joys and the profound lessons."

"Happy Thoughtful Thursday! Today, let your thoughts be like a gentle breeze, navigating the landscape of your mind with mindfulness and purpose. Every reflection is a step towards self-discovery."

"On this Thoughtful Thursday, consider each decision as a brushstroke on the canvas of your life. Choose colors of kindness, understanding, and gratitude, creating a masterpiece of thoughtful living."

"Thursday is an invitation to engage with the world thoughtfully. Be present, be mindful, and let the day unfold with a conscious awareness of the beauty that surrounds you."

"Never regret a day in your life. Good days bring you happiness and bad days give you experience."