Rachel Hollis

“If you’re going to blame your hard times for all the things that are wrong in your life, you better also blame them for the good stuff too!”

You cannot ignore your pain. You cannot ever leave it behind completely. The only thing you can do is find a way to embrace the good that came out of it—even if it takes you years to discover what that is.

your Creator delights in the intricacies of you, and he is filled with joy when you live out your potential.

When you’re engaged and involved and choosing to enjoy your own life, it doesn’t matter where you are, or frankly, what negative things get hurled at you. You’ll still find happiness because it’s not about where you are but who you are.

moments when you feel like you’re drowning are supposed to be brief. They should not be the whole of your existence!

Life is not supposed to overwhelm you at all times. Life isn’t meant to be merely survived—it’s meant to be lived.

This is your life. You are meant to be the hero of your own story.

Moving doesn’t change who you are. It only changes the view outside your window. You must choose to be happy, grateful, and fulfilled. If you make that choice every single day, regardless of where you are or what’s happening, you will be happy.

Comparison is the death of joy,

because honestly, if you really
cared about that commitment, you’d do it when you said you would.