I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.

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"Who would deduce the dragonfly from the larva, the iris from the bud, the lawyer from the infant? …We are all shape-shifters and magical reinventors. Life is really a plural noun, a caravan of selves."

- Diane Ackerman

Transformation

"I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well."

- Diane Ackerman

Personal Growth

"Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning."

- Diane Ackerman

Learning

"If an event is meant to matter emotionally, symbolically, or mystically, food will be close at hand to sanctify and bind it."

- Diane Ackerman

Connection to Earth

"June orchestrates the symphony of life, reminding us of the interconnectedness and wonder of the natural world."

- Diane Ackerman

Connection to Earth

More Reflection Quotes

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection