Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.

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"The world is big, and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark."

- John Muir

Awareness

"Most people are on the world, not in it – having no conscious sympathy or relationship to anything about them."

- John Muir

Awareness

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe."

- John Muir

Awareness

"And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul."

- John Muir

Self-awareness

"You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you."

- John Muir

Self-awareness

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"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."

- Beauty and the Beast

Personal Growth

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

Personal Growth

"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."

- Clayton M. Christensen

Personal Growth

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

Personal Growth

"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

Personal Growth