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“There’s a quote I love that says we have only two ways to live our lives. One is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle. Nature shows me that everything is a miracle.”
― Gisele Bündchen, Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life

“When a baby is born, a mother takes a step backward. A part of her dies. It was also the death of me-ness, of ego, of me putting myself and my own needs first. Birth is a metaphor for many aspects of life, because it takes much effort, and only after we have passed the test are we given a reward.”
― Gisele Bündchen, Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life

“Remember, you and I and everyone who lives on this earth is a part of nature—and why are we here if not to learn, grow, and help one another?”
― Gisele Bündchen, Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life

“Viewed in this way, the traumas we inherit or experience firsthand can not only create a legacy of distress, but also forge a legacy of strength and resilience that can be felt for generations to come.”
― Mark Wolynn, It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle