Exhale Quotes

“Helping Meddling by invitation by invasion asks and respects assumes and presumes meets another’s needs meets my needs (to control, feel important, etc.) avoids needless, destructive pain and disappointment prevents necessary pain and disappointment moves people toward independence, growth, and maturity makes people dependent, stunted, and entitled”
― Amy Carroll, Exhale: Lose Who You're Not, Love Who You Are, Live Your One Life Well

“Have you ever seen a small child trying to blow dandelion seeds? They have passion, but it's all hard blowing and no movement. Just like a toddler, we have passion - boy, we want to blow those seeds all over the place - but unless it's a steady, calm, Spirit-led exhale, we're not sending seed, we're just spitting in the wind.”
― Amy Carroll, Exhale: Lose Who You're Not, Love Who You Are, Live Your One Life Well

“Women spend the first half of their lives not living fully because they don’t think they’re enough—not old enough, not experienced enough, not skillful enough. Women spend the second half of their lives not living fully because they think they’re too much—too old, too irrelevant, too out-of-touch.”
― Amy Carroll, Exhale: Lose Who You're Not, Love Who You Are, Live Your One Life Well

“Change and growth happen on the inside for a long time before anything exhibits on the outside.”
― Amy Carroll, Exhale: Lose Who You're Not, Love Who You Are, Live Your One Life Well