Quotes about Personal Growth

Creating is the act of paying attention to our experiences and connecting the dots so we can learn more about ourselves and the world around us.

Living, growing up, working, or worshipping on eggshells creates huge cracks in our sense of safety and self-worth. Over time, these cracks can be experienced as trauma, whether this happens at work or at home.

Sadly, I've also learned that sometimes, even when the pain takes your breath away, you have to let the people you love experience the consequences of their own behavior. That one really hurts.

choose loving ourselves over making other people comfortable. It was the hardest work I've ever done and continue to do.

And perhaps the most painful lesson of that day hit me so hard that it took my breath away: It was clear from the data that we cannot give our children what we don't have. Where we are on our journey of living and loving with our whole hearts is a much stronger indicator of parenting success than anything we can learn from how-to books.

The gap starts here: We can't give people what we don't have. Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be.

Perhaps Jung's most compelling contribution is the idea of individuation, that is, the lifelong project of becoming more nearly the whole person we were meant to be—what the gods intended, not the parents, or the tribe, or, especially, the easily intimidated or the inflated ego. While revering the mystery of others, our individuation summons each of us to stand in the presence of our own mystery, and become more fully responsible for who we are in this journey we call our life.

I'd love to skip over the hard stuff, but it just doesn't work. We don't change, we don't grow, and we don't move forward without the work. If we really want to live a joyful, connected, and meaningful life, we must talk about things that get in the way.

I can be as much of a lost and stumbling traveler as anyone else.

How did I get here from there? How do I get there from here?

The ultimate goal in receiving feedback: a skillful blend of listening, integrating feedback, and reflecting it back with accountability.

As Carl Jung said, "I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to become." Even

in this perception-driven world, the big question is always: Are you setting goals and expectations that are completely outside of your control?

Here are some of the most commonly shared experiences and a few notes on the context: Watching children grow up Leaving a job Divorce/Ending a relationship Graduating

I had to dig very deep and make the conscious choice to believe… to believe in myself and the possibility of living a different life.

If you want to kick-start your shame resilience and story-claiming, start with these questions. Figuring out the answers can change your life: 1. Who do you become when you're backed into that shame corner? 2. How do you protect yourself? 3.

We feel admiration when someone's abilities, accomplishments, or character inspires us, or when we see something else that inspires us, like art or nature. Interestingly, admiration often leads to us wanting to improve ourselves.

We cannot give our children what we don't have. Where we are on our journey of living and loving with our whole hearts is a much stronger indicator of parenting success than anything we can learn from how-to books.

permission slips. We each wrote down one thing that we gave ourselves permission to do or feel for this meeting. Sometimes we do it on Post-it notes, but I prefer to write in my journal so that, in addition to my meeting notes, I have a reminder of what I was feeling that day.

I learned how to worry more about how I felt and less about "what people might think." I was setting new boundaries and began to let go of my need to please, perform, and perfect. I started saying no rather than sure (and being resentful and pissed off later).

I didn't plan to get pregnant with his child, but it happened. All I can do is take this opportunity and run with it.

in due time you'll learn there is life after a lost love!

The only way to become a better writer is to become a better person

I'm starting to judge success by the time I have for myself, the time I spend with family and friends. My priorities aren't amending they're shifting.