{"id":13070,"date":"2022-01-24T19:20:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T19:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samiraholma.com?p=13070"},"modified":"2022-02-01T18:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T18:28:46","slug":"quotes-to-inspire-in-every-area-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/es\/quotes-to-inspire-in-every-area-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"100+ Quotes To Inspire You In Every Area Of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>I&#8217;ve always loved quotes.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>When I feel stuck or things get tough, recalling some of my favorites motivates me to not give up and take action.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>No matter what areas in life you&#8217;re focused on at the moment, these quotes will hopefully help remind you what&#8217;s important and that you can achieve anything that you set your mind to.<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Overview&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x62;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;79px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;38px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||-100px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Life philosophy, purpose, and direction&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#one&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Fear and courage&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#two&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Freedom, forgiveness, and letting go&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#three&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Suffering and hope&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#four&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;The power of thoughts and perception&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#five&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Happiness, slowing down and feeling at peace &#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#six&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Time is precious&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#seven&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Being grateful&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#eight&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Learning, curiosity, and creativity&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#nine&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Relationships and acceptance&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#ten&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Being present&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#eleven&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Success, mindset, and entrepreneurship&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#twelve&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Accountability and choices&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#thirteen&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Get things done, commit and take action (bye, excuses)&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x3d;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;27px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;567px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;4px||||false|false&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||-28px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#fourteen&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;one&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Life Philosophy, Purpose, and Direction<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13083 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Life-philosophy-purpose-and-direction.jpg\" alt=\"Life philosophy purpose and direction quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Life-philosophy-purpose-and-direction.jpg 600w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Life-philosophy-purpose-and-direction-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Life-philosophy-purpose-and-direction-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Life-philosophy-purpose-and-direction-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.&#8221;<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>&#8211; Napoleon Hill<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were not born on earth to please anyone; you have to live life to express yourself, not to impress someone. Don&#8217;t pretend to be someone you&#8217;re not, and never lose yourself in search of other people&#8217;s acceptance and approval.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; <em>Roy T. Bennett<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lifestyle where you work less but accomplish more is possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Oprah Winfrey<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I discover who I am, I\u2019ll be free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Ralph Ellison<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;two&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||49px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Fear and Courage<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13085 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fear-and-courage-1.jpg\" alt=\"fear and courage quotation\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fear-and-courage-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fear-and-courage-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fear-and-courage-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fear-and-courage-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fear-and-courage-1-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fear-and-courage-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We suffer more in imagination than in reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Lucius Annaeus Seneca<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife shrinks or expands in proportion to one\u2019s courage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Anais Nin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch non-fear, you are free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Nelson Mandela<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;three&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;11px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Freedom, forgiveness and letting go<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13087 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Freedom-forgiveness-and-letting-go.jpg\" alt=\"freedom forgiveness and letting go related quotation\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Freedom-forgiveness-and-letting-go.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Freedom-forgiveness-and-letting-go-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Freedom-forgiveness-and-letting-go-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Freedom-forgiveness-and-letting-go-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Freedom-forgiveness-and-letting-go-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLetting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If in our heart we still cling to anything &#8211; anger, anxiety, or possessions, we cannot be free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom lies in being bold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8211; Robert Bold<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that she had nothing to lose, she was free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Paulo Coelho<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;True forgiveness is when you can say &#8211; &#8216;Thank you for the experience.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Oprah<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>&#8220;As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn\u2019t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I\u2019d still be in prison.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Nelson Mandela<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing when to leave is so important. The job. The party. The relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Forgiveness is healing&#8230;especially forgiving yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Alyson No\u00ebl<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it\u2019s better to just let things be, let people go, don\u2019t fight for closure, don\u2019t ask for explanations, don\u2019t chase answers, and don\u2019t expect people to understand where you\u2019re coming from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2014 Rania Naim<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;four&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Suffering and Hope<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13089 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/francisco-gonzalez-M8UEJd58GcE-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"saffuring and hope related quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/francisco-gonzalez-M8UEJd58GcE-unsplash.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/francisco-gonzalez-M8UEJd58GcE-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/francisco-gonzalez-M8UEJd58GcE-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/francisco-gonzalez-M8UEJd58GcE-unsplash-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/francisco-gonzalez-M8UEJd58GcE-unsplash-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful&#8230;How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural &#8211; you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only reason you suffer is that you choose to suffer. Happiness is a choice, so is suffering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Miguel Angel Ruiz<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Friedrich Nietzsche<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2015 Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn three words I can sum up everything I\u2019ve learned about life: It goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2015 Robert Frost<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;five&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>The Power of Thoughts and Perception<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13091 alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/134087357_906475460157239_784583214721685382_n-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"thoughts and inspirational quotations\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/134087357_906475460157239_784583214721685382_n-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/134087357_906475460157239_784583214721685382_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/134087357_906475460157239_784583214721685382_n-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/134087357_906475460157239_784583214721685382_n-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/134087357_906475460157239_784583214721685382_n-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/134087357_906475460157239_784583214721685382_n.jpg 955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2014 Lao-Tze<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A negative mind will never give you a positive life&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Ziad K. Abdelnour<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>&#8220;Your perception may not be my reality.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Aporva Kala<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<p>&#8220;I believe I am in Hell; therefore I am.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Arthur Rimbaud<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Wayne W. Dyer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t see things as they are. We see them as we are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Anais Nin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;six&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Happiness, Slow Down and Feel at Peace<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13093 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Happiness-slowing-down-and-feeling-at-peace.jpg\" alt=\"happiness and feeling peace related quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Happiness-slowing-down-and-feeling-at-peace.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Happiness-slowing-down-and-feeling-at-peace-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Happiness-slowing-down-and-feeling-at-peace-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Happiness-slowing-down-and-feeling-at-peace-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Happiness-slowing-down-and-feeling-at-peace-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unhappiest people in this world, are those who care the most about what other people think.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; C. JoyBell C<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When ego is lost, limit is lost. You become infinite, kind, and beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Yogi Bhajan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people think excitement is happiness&#8230; But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>&#8220;Do more of what makes you happy.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My practice is the practice of nonpractice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Buddha<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Dr. Ariadna Cymet Lanski<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today I will not allow myself to stress for things I can&#8217;t control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Buddha<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no need to run, strive, search or struggle. Just be. Just being in the moment in this place is the deepest practice of meditation. Most people cannot believe that just walking as if you have nowhere to go is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;seven&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Time Is Precious<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13096 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Time-is-precious.jpg\" alt=\"time is precious related quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Time-is-precious.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Time-is-precious-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Time-is-precious-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Time-is-precious-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Time-is-precious-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Life becomes more meaningful when you realize the simple fact that you&#8217;ll never get the same moment twice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you love life, don\u2019t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Bruce Lee<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Enjoy your life today. Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is never promised.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Alan Coren<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Time and attention are the most valuable assets in life. Make sure whatever you&#8217;re doing is worth the investment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;eight&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Being Grateful<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13098 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-grateful.jpg\" alt=\"being gratefulness quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-grateful.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-grateful-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-grateful-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-grateful-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-grateful-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there&#8217;s so much to smile about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Marilyn Monroe<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t cry because it\u2019s over, smile because it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Dr. Seuss<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Always have an attitude of gratitude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Sterling K. Brown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>\u201cEnjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Robert Brault<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Hellen Keller<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you\u2019re humble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Andra Day<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Epicurus<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; John F. Kennedy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;nine&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Learning, Curiosity, and Creativity<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13100 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Learning-curiosity-and-creativity.jpg\" alt=\"learning curiosity creativity quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Learning-curiosity-and-creativity.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Learning-curiosity-and-creativity-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Learning-curiosity-and-creativity-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Learning-curiosity-and-creativity-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Learning-curiosity-and-creativity-480x318.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Jiddu Krishnamurti<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Winston Churchill<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Claude Bernard<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChange is the end result of all true learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211;<strong> Leo Buscaglia<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe expert in anything was once a beginner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCuriosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Leo Burnett<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>\u201cEvery act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one\u2019s self-esteem. That is why young children before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>\u2013 Thomas Szasz<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCreativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn\u2019t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Steve Jobs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe power of imagination makes us infinite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 John Muir<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don\u2019t be intimidated by what you don\u2019t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Sara Blakely<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Pablo Picasso<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The more I see, the less I know for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; John Lennon.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;ten&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Relationships and Acceptance<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13103 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Relationships-and-acceptance.jpg\" alt=\"relationship and acceptance quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Relationships-and-acceptance.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Relationships-and-acceptance-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Relationships-and-acceptance-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Relationships-and-acceptance-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Relationships-and-acceptance-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Maya Angelou<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Eleanor Roosevelt<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Jim Morrison<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour network is your net worth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Jim Rohn<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Walter Winchell<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>\u201cFor things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Stephen R. Covey<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Gloria Steinem<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Never love anybody that treats you like you\u2019re ordinary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Oscar Wilde<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be beautiful means to be yourself. You don\u2019t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;eleven&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Being Present<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13107 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-present.jpg\" alt=\"being present quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-present.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-present-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-present-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-present-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Being-present-480x308.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Be where you are, otherwise, you will miss your life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Buddha<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople talk about entering nirvana, but we are already there. Aimlessness and nirvana are one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Buddha<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People don&#8217;t realize that now is all there ever is; there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Eckhart Tolle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Deepak Chopra<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>\u201cThe past has no power over the present moment. It cannot survive in your presence. It can only survive in your absence.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Eckhart Tolle<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future.<br \/>If you are at peace you are living in the present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Lao Tzu.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Never get too caught up in showing others what you&#8217;re up to so that you miss out on actually living the moment. Don&#8217;t let what it appears to take over from what it is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Part of my personal life philosophy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;twelve&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Success, Mindset, and Entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13110 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Success-mindset-and-entrepreneurship.jpg\" alt=\"success mindset quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Success-mindset-and-entrepreneurship.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Success-mindset-and-entrepreneurship-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Success-mindset-and-entrepreneurship-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Success-mindset-and-entrepreneurship-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Success-mindset-and-entrepreneurship-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u201cYou must expect great things from yourself before you can do them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Michael Jordan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; John Wooden<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Andrew Carnegie<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>&#8220;When you&#8217;re getting your life together, it can be a lonely journey. But choose growth over the company. Those people won&#8217;t stick around, but your future self will be so thankful for the work you put in today.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Leonardo Da Vinci<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; George S. Patton<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;thirteen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Accountability and Choices<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13113 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Accountability-and-choices.jpg\" alt=\"accountability and choices quotations\" width=\"700\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Accountability-and-choices.jpg 700w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Accountability-and-choices-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Accountability-and-choices-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Accountability-and-choices-480x586.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Life imposes things on you that you can\u2019t control, but you still have the choice of how you\u2019re going to live through this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Celine Dion<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; J. K Rowling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must be the change you wish to see in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Gandhi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every time you choose something, you also choose not to do something else. Be conscious&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>&#8220;Life is 10 % what happens to you and 90 % how you respond to it.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Charles Swindoll<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your choices create your reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Jason Harvey<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it&#8217;s only a choice of attitude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Judith M. Knowlton<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tell yourself that you have a choice, not that you are a product of your childhood, your environment, your culture, or your genes. Yes, you may have limitations, psychological damage, and a certain background, but you can make that choice every day: To be better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Albert Rogers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the biggest acts of self-kindness are very difficult to do at the moment, but they&#8217;re the right long-term choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Lara Heacock<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;fourteen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Get Things Done, Commit and Take Action (bye, excuses)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13115 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Get-things-done-commit-and-take-action-bye-excuses.jpg\" alt=\"get things done quotations\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Get-things-done-commit-and-take-action-bye-excuses.jpg 900w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Get-things-done-commit-and-take-action-bye-excuses-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Get-things-done-commit-and-take-action-bye-excuses-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Get-things-done-commit-and-take-action-bye-excuses-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Get-things-done-commit-and-take-action-bye-excuses-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Get-things-done-commit-and-take-action-bye-excuses-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best way to predict your future is to create it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Abraham Lincoln<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Oprah Winfrey<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being ambitious isn&#8217;t enough. Far more important than ambition is commitment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Aristotle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife isn\u2019t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; George Bernard Shaw<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>&#8220;Create more than you consume. Do that and it will change your life.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your execution is poor, nothing matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Albert Einstein<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Bruce Nauman<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more ability than willpower, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Fran\u00e7ois de la Rochefoucauld<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople with integrity do what they say they are going to do. Others have excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Laura Schlessinger<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The choice to take action to accomplish what you want or what you deserve is entirely up to you. No one is going to seek you out and no one is going to do it for you. It&#8217;s your move.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Catherine Pulsifer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;fourteen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><b>Inspiration To Get Where You Want\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;re about to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/samiraholma.com\/questionswhatyouwantinlife\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">realize your dreamlife<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or just need some encouragement in everyday life, the lessons of others are priceless resources. Did I miss one of your favorite quotes? Let me know which one you resonated most with in the comments!<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I feel stuck or things get tough, reminding myself of some of my favorites motivates me to not give up and take action. 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