I think a lot of us are not on a path; we're in a rut. We have confused comfort with peace, belief with faith, safety with wisdom, wealth with blessing, and existence with life.
Erwin McmanusRead
The future awaits those with the courage to create it.
Interpretation
Having the courage to take action can shape a better future.
This quote emphasizes the importance of bravery in the face of uncertainty and the active role individuals play in shaping their own futures. It suggests that rather than passively waiting for change to happen, one must be bold and take initiative to create the future they desire.
In practice
In a motivational speech about entrepreneurship.
I think a lot of us are not on a path; we're in a rut. We have confused comfort with peace, belief with faith, safety with wisdom, wealth with blessing, and existence with life.
Home is ultimately not about a place to live but about the people with whom you are most fully alive. Home is about love, relationship, community, and belonging, and we are all searching for home.
There are few things more powerful than a life lived with passionate clarity.
Deeper than our instinct to live is our longing to be alive.
Far too often, when we think we are frightened by mystery, the fact is that we are haunted by history.
You are both a work of art and an artist at work.
It is the first law of practical courage. To be in the weakest camp is to be in the strongest school.
The war of my life had begun; and though one of God's most powerless creatures, I resolved never to be conquered.
Any swagger is just defense. When you're reminded so much of who you are by people - not a fame thing, but with my size, constantly, growing up - you just either curl up in a corner in the dark or you wear it proudly, like armor or something. You can turn it on its head and use it yourself before anybody else gets a chance.
Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.
I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
I don't want to hurt myself. I want to stop hurting.
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