Michelle Hickox

“...My "poodle" brain craves the adventures that happen during training and racing. Days-long relays, obstacle courses involving fire and barbed wire, races at night, races where you wear tutus. (Fact: that can be every race, if you want it to be.) Some adventures can be intimidating, but it’s still fun to conquer something new.”
― Dana L. Ayers, Confessions of an Unlikely Runner: A Guide to Racing and Obstacle Courses for the Averagely Fit and Halfway Dedicated

“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“So this, I believe, is the central question upon which all creative living hinges: Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“In Wales, we make a burning list on New Year’s Eve. You write down all of the actions of other people that upset you that year and that you don’t want them to continue doing in the New Year. Just the actions. Not the names of the people doing them. That’s important to remember, because otherwise there could be bad consequences! Anyway, you make the list, and then you burn it. It works. Those behaviors just stop! I told this client to make a burning list, and then I told her, ‘Every day for two weeks, write down all the things you are thankful for and all the things you love about yourself.’ The assignments really helped. Actually, she’s almost impossible to be with now. She loves herself too much,” Reesha said and laughed (and laughed).”
― Victoria Loustalot, Future Perfect: A Skeptic’s Search for an Honest Mystic