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“Smart don’t come out of books, kid. Smart is making the right decision at the right time. You gonna dig deep and find out what it takes?” —Stick to nine-year-old Matt2
“I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our asses kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time. Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage.”
― Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
― Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
“Life is never going to be smooth sailing, but I've learned to roll with the punches.”
― A Moment
― A Moment
“But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
― Kingdom Series Collection #1-3
― Kingdom Series Collection #1-3
“You belong where you're loved.”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
“When I see people stand fully in their truth, or when I see someone fall down, get back up, and say, “Damn. That really hurt, but this is important to me and I’m going in again”—my gut reaction is, “What a badass.”
― Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
― Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
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