Kari Kampakis > Quotes

“One reason why girls cultivate false identities is to impress the wrong people.”
― Kari Kampakis, Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For?

“Downtime is helpful to your identity search because it allows you to let your guard down, drop any pretense, and discover the real you. It offers space for you to enjoy activities for the simple pleasure of doing them rather than to achieve a specific goal.”
― Kari Kampakis, Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For?

“What a person uses to harm you, God can use for good. Trust Him as your protector.”
― Kari Kampakis

“God knows the full story and your heart. Focus on pleasing Him, and He’ll take care of you.”
― Kari Kampakis

“Always remember that you are a gift. Some people won’t treat you like a gift, but that doesn’t change your value. You are still a gift no matter what anyone else says or thinks. You got that?”
― Kari Kampakis, More Than a Mom: How Prioritizing Your Wellness Helps You (and Your Family) Thrive

“As a flower responds to light, it stretches up toward the sun and serves its God-given purpose by growing into its full potential.”
― Kari Kampakis, Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For?

“The amount of light you expose yourself to is really a matter of how much Jesus you expose yourself to. Do you pray and read your Bible? Do you go to church and let the message of the gospel influence your thoughts, habits, and actions? Do you spend time with people who live by faith and learn from them?”
― Kari Kampakis, Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For?

“Looks are a depreciating asset, and the older you get, the more your inner beauty matters. How you act (and make people feel) impacts the way people see you. Beauty is a running tally influenced by a woman’s choices, and many outwardly beautiful females make themselves ugly by acting catty, vindictive, or mean. They start as a ten on the beauty scale and fall to a seven as their true colors show. Then there are females with so much character and inner light that they rise from a seven to a ten. Once you know them, a deeper beauty shines through: God’s presence inside of them. Your beauty quotient grows by simply being kind. And you can feel more attractive by using your heart, brain, and talent, all of which can appreciate and get better with time. Appearance is a starting point, and what makes people crave your company runs deeper than the eye can see.”
― Kari Kampakis, More Than a Mom: How Prioritizing Your Wellness Helps You (and Your Family) Thrive

“To be deeply loved and known, you have to dig deeper. This means thinking about what’s below the surface and sharing your heart with people who have earned your trust and respect.”
― Kari Kampakis, Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For?

“All of us need more Jesus to cultivate our real self.”
― Kari Kampakis, Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For?

“girl’s best asset is her soul, and the purpose of her body is to protect that soul and put it into motion.”
― Kari Kampakis, More Than a Mom: How Prioritizing Your Wellness Helps You (and Your Family) Thrive