The Messy Joys of Being Human: A Guide to Risking Change and Becoming Happier
Helen S. Rosenau
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Run With Me: You're evolving into a different and better you. You believe more in yourself so you're more ready for risk.”
“One More Time: When your issues cycle around look at them unafraid. Your transition is already underway. The biggest Yes is behind you. A thousand smaller ones may lie ahead. But now we are insulated and buoyed by hope and have more courage.”
“What Do You Really Want? : The key is living with awareness and intention.”
“What Do You Really Want: Despite our different packing and problems, we¹re pretty much all on the same road. But we choose different paths to what we really want. Some will choose big lives and others smaller ones. The only wrong choice is staying stuck where you don¹t want to be.”
“Russian Dolls: How we hide those parts of ourselves, the ones that we can conceal, is by constructing an elaborate emotional infrastructure not unlike nested Russian dolls. True healing requires going through all the hidden layers.”
“Artisanal You: I hope you've found your favorite ways to be, whether that's gardening or teaching, kayaking or governing. I hope you're on a road that matters to you, and that you feel like you're getting somewhere.”
“What, Me Worry? Invite help, ask for help, give thanks for help, and pay attention to how it arrives and what it is telling you.”
“Russian Dolls: The more we stay layered up, the more we stay reactive. Instead of healing, our hardnesses bump into one another. We knock each other off balance, intentionally or not. That might sometimes peel away a little paint, making a crack in an outer façade. But those cracks allow light and insights in. And out.”
“Run With Me: The only thing I know for sure is this: there's no hiding. If you don't face your issues this round, you'll inevitably face them again.”
“North Star: What I learned from unshackling my gremlins is this: the ship of self will not keel over. Your life won't flounder. Even if it heads in the wrong direction for a while, if you are sincerely committed to feeling more whole, and saying "no more pain" to those voices, you will heal.”
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Book Keywords:
transition, intentional-living, hidden, risk, facade, avoidance, healing, avoiding, reactions, life-journey, favorite-things, help, evolving
