Sara Kravitz > Quotes

“This is your dark side. The things you are holding onto, the things you think are wrong with you, but are actually the rightest thing about you – even when they don’t feel right yet. This is where the things that are right with you are born. It’s where the seeds are planted, even if no plants have grown yet. Think of them as the compost before the worms get their hands on it. Those tiny little worms who, thanks to some earthly magic, can turn garbage into beautiful, healthy soil. Without that soil, you wouldn’t be able to even think of growing anything.”
― Sara Kravitz, Just Tell Me What I Want: How to Find Your Purpose When You Have No Idea What It Is

“Yes, we all want world peace. But some of us also want to drink Starbucks every day without the guilt of reading a million articles about how if we just saved that money, it would become half a million dollars by the time we’re 65. Sometimes you just want what you want. And sometimes what you want is a latte. You”
― Sara Kravitz, Just Tell Me What I Want: How to Find Your Purpose When You Have No Idea What It Is

“You’re scared of getting fired. Having no money. Dying alone. Never accomplishing anything, let alone what you really want to. How do I put this? Everyone feels this way.”
― Sara Kravitz, Just Tell Me What I Want: How to Find Your Purpose When You Have No Idea What It Is

“I knew it was wrong after a week. I stayed for 10 months. Because that’s what you’re supposed to do at jobs – stay at them. I slowly, and not so slowly, developed hate in my heart. I had a client yell at me each time I talked to him. My superior would tell me things to say to him, and they would just make him yell more. And, honestly, I didn’t even know what we were talking about most of the time. I was scared of looking crazy or irrational. Like I couldn’t hold down a job, or didn’t know what I was doing. I wanted people to take me seriously and I thought having a job, paying rent, and acting like other functional members of society was how to do that. I “gave it a chance” because I didn’t know what to do other than quit. And quitting was shameful. My instincts were in direct conflict with society’s tenets, and I didn’t know at the time that you should always chose yourself over society. So”
― Sara Kravitz, Just Tell Me What I Want: How to Find Your Purpose When You Have No Idea What It Is

“There’s no part of yourself that comes from within you that can be wrong. It just can’t. The moon is no better than the sun, the earthworm is no less than the butterfly, the vulture from the puppies. If it comes from you, do not be afraid of it. Question it. Ask it (yes, maybe even literally) why it’s there. But do not run. It’s there to teach you something. Just let it be there. Also,”
― Sara Kravitz, Just Tell Me What I Want: How to Find Your Purpose When You Have No Idea What It Is