INSIGHTS FOR GROWTH

Circumstances don’t make you, they reveal you.

It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it. Lucy Maud Montgomery

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. Thích Nhất Hạnh

We are not our best intentions. We are what we do. Amy Dickinson

Some things are true whether you believe them or not.

It’s a good day to have a good day.

Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness. Marie Forleo

You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. William Faulkner

At any given moment you have the power to say: this is not how the story is going to end.

Weaknesses are just strengths in the wrong environment. Marianne Cantwell

When you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities. Zig Ziglar

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. Maya Angelou

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela

Make a difference about something other than yourself. Toni Morrison

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win. Carl Lewis

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. Maya Angelou

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. Shirley Chisholm

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa

Truth is powerful and it prevails. Sojourner Truth

Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us. Susan L. Taylor