Quotes about Personal Growth

Like all of my fictions, Sinner is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice.

You can only learn who you really are by getting to the end of who you think you are;

Yes, well… that's not good. I—" "A lot's happened in this last month

Everyone needs a strong sense of self. It is our base of operations for everything that we do in life.

So far, I should be calm and more specifically not like that...Anything else? Would you like to do surgery on my personality? How about open-heart surgery? I´ve got some tools

It just goes to show that our children are not carbon copies of us, even if we imagine that is how they will turn out. They have their own souls; they choose their own paths.

My relationship with my father was strained at best, and there were certain pivotal events that I preferred to forget altogether—events that involved my mother, which I don't really wish to go into now, but I will explain later, I promise.

just goes to show that our children are not carbon copies of us, even if we imagine that is how they will turn out. They have their own souls; they choose their own paths.

that reason, it was time to go our separate ways. Life was like that sometimes. We change and we grow.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without adversity." – Donina Va'a Renata

I remind myself that my son is no longer the little boy I used to cuddle at night when we read bedtime stories together. He's a man now, living on his own. I'm proud of him and pleased that he's independent, even though I miss him every day.

Life is easier when you know yourself. When you can accept your past and your limitations and recognize your strengths and desires. When you really know who you are and what you want, and you don't try to be something you're not.

I've learned things about myself through singing. I used to have a certain dislike of the audience, not as individual people, but as a giant body who was judging me. Of course, it wasn't really them judging me. It was me judging me. Once I got past that fear, it freed me up, not just when I was performing but in other parts of my life.

If you're lucky enough to be able to have therapy -- because I know it's very privileged -- it gets rid of so much garbage and enables you to focus on what's important. When I first went into analysis, my mother was absolutely horrified. She thought I'd be a loony!

They didn't guarantee you'd come out a whole person.

Courage consists of the power of self-recovery.

I can't buy the idea that we're supposed to live and learn from horrible things. That somehow these things happen so we can grow as people

But if they've helped form you into who you are, then they never really leave you; they're always with you in whatever you do, and maybe that's the point.

Two years ago, I was a twenty-nine year old secretary. Now I am a thirty-one year old writer. I get paid very well to sit around in my pajamas and type on my ridiculously fancy iMac, unless I'd rather take a nap. Feel free to hate me -- I certainly would.

There's nothing complicated or expensive about living purposefully and meaningfully. And we don't have to travel to some exotic place to "find ourselves," or to make a difference. The most effective practices that afford us the most happiness and meaning are done within the context of our daily lives. This is the premise of all my work – bringing our ideas and practices into our daily life. The place we make a real difference is within our own personal lives.

Scouting rises within you and inspires you to put forth your best.

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

A man is not a tree'...If we remain where we start from we will neither grow nor flourish.

They both started out with the basic ingredients, but it took a special touch for them to spread their wings and fly.