“There are ultimately two choices in life: to fight it or to embrace it. If you fight it you will lose – if you embrace it you become one with it and you’ll be lived.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Alice came to a fork in the road. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked.
‘Where do you want to go?’ responded the Cheshire Cat.
‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered.
‘Then,’ said the Cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No relief in hate. It’s just a waste of perfectly good happiness.”
― Katerina Stoykova Klemer
“Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents.”~Edward Hoagland
“Each day is a new beginning. You can start fresh, anticipating what today will bring. Or you can just settle for yesterday’s doubts, fears, or worries. Which road will you take? Do you take the path to the clear present or the shadows of the past?”
― Eve Evangelista, Create and Move Forward in Life
“If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.”
― Ashok Kallarakkal
“That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.”
― Deb Caletti
“You know, sometimes the world seems like a pretty mean place.’
‘That’s why animals are so soft and huggy.”
― Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes: Scientific Progress Goes “Boink” Cuddle with puppies
“Maybe friendship can’t begin until someone chooses you. But… that doesn’t mean you don’t get to make a choice too. You can’t do that…unless you know who they are. And they can’t choose you…until they know who you are.”
― Miyoshi Tomori, A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1
“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes
“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.”
― Barry Finlay, Kilimanjaro and Beyond
“Feeling at peace, however fragilely, made it easy to slip into the visionary end of the dark-sight. The rose shadows said that they loved the sun, but that they also loved the dark, where their roots grew through the lightless mystery of the earth. The roses said: You do not have to choose. ”
― Robin McKinley, Sunshine
“You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life.”
― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes
What is your story?
Great quotes and photos, Debbie. I’m drinking a cup of coffee right now which definitely moves me in the right direction. Have a great week.
Like a kick in the butt – I like that one….so much sleeping talent and wasted potential as people are lulled into complacency by a comfortable, or at least, routine and predictable life….
Haha! I just had to use that photo somewhere. It seemed very appropriate for my life. I needed a kick in the butt to awaken sleeping talents. 🙂
What a lovely post! My favorite quote was by Eve Evangelista, “Each day is a new beginning”… Now I have a lot of quotes to think about and begin my day! Anita
Thanks, Anita. It was fun finding quotes to tell my story. Have a great day!
Beautiful Debbie! I love this post. Are you at a fork in the road these days? Or just exploring the theme? 🙂 Kids start school tomorrow so I will be at a fork in the road with my time!
Nicole, I am constantly at a fork in the road. That’s why I ask so many questions. Haha! I have no doubts that your fork in the road will lead to many new discoveries. 🙂
The arrow signs are a hoot 🙂 Great shots and love the quotes
The arrow signs were from Puerto Lopez in Ecuador. Aren’t they something? Story of my life! Which way to go? 🙂
Great pics! Where was the skate/graffiti tunnel one taken?
Thanks Abi. They were taken in a park in Quito, Ecuador. I forget the name of the park, but there was a museum, a small lake with paddleboats, and the botanical gardens.