Life is Messy Quotes

“So next time somebody is upsetting you, frustrating you, annoying you, or ignoring you, take a deep breath and remember that she is fighting her own hard battle. Allow the greatness of your humanity to rise up within you, and act with gentle compassion.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“We need. To need is to be human.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“You are not what happened to you.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“When we pretend to be somoene other than who we are, our true self hides in fear and shame; the fear of being discovered and the shame of not being enough.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“Can something that has been broken be put back together in a way that makes it more beautiful than ever before?”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“Don't waste your gold dust.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“And if you don't say no to the wrong things there will be no room in your life to say yes to the right things.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“We build our lives one choice at a time.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“There is enough time today to carry out everything God wants me to.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“There is a way to acknowledge the great suffering of others without diminishing our own suffering.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“Allow the ordinary to heal you.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“We become more cautious with people, we are gentler with others, and we give them the benefit of the doubt, because we don't want to be on the giving end of carelessness.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“If you have ever been on the receiving end of carlessness, you know it changes you.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“The point is our actions can tip the balance between hope and despair.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“Any action is clumsy when what is needed is inaction.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“I am broken. Pretending otherwise is exhuasting.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“doesn’t stop, but he slows down. “How are you?”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“Social media is like a drug that has been on the market for twenty years before they discover it is causing cancer.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy

“The unexpected is either a curse or an opportunity. We get to decide.”
― Matthew Kelly, Life is Messy