Janine

“I'm often asked how I define "success." It's an overused term, but I fundamentally view this elusive beast as a combination of two things - achievement and appreciation. One isn't enough:

Achievement without appreciation makes you ambitious but miserable.
Appreciation without achievement makes you unambitious but happy.”
― Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life

“There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask "What if I fall?"
Oh but my darling,
What if you fly?”
― Erin Hanson

“We 're all yearning for a wedge of sky, aren 't we? I suspect God plants these yearnings in us so we'll at least try and change the course of things. We must try, that's all" - Lucretia Mott in The Invention of Wings
― Sue Monk Kidd”
― Sue Monk Kidd, The Invention of Wings

“People who are beset by tragedy once and twice are sure to grieve again. Fate finds it easier to retrace its treads.”
― Nadia Hashimi, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell