"You don’t have to bloom right now. You just have to stay rooted."
- woquotes
The Quiet Power of Staying Rooted You don’t have to bloom right now. You just have to stay rooted. That line stopped me in my tracks the moment I thought it. Because we’re so conditioned to equate growth with visible... See more
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through."
- Maya Angelou
Beauty and the Journey We Overlook Maya Angelou once observed "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through." On the surface it seems simple, but Angelou’s life carried a deeper echo.... See more
"The time is always right to do what is right."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
A Moment When Action Becomes Compassion Martin Luther King Jr. once said "The time is always right to do what is right." His words still strike a chord because they remind us that kindness and integrity are not seasonal—they are... See more
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
- Nelson Mandela
The Quiet Triumph of Courage Nelson Mandela once said, "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it" and then added, “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he... See more
"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."
- Maya Angelou
“I can be changed by what happens to me…” Maya Angelou once said, "I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." It’s the kind of line that lands differently depending on... See more
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
- Charles Darwin
The Quiet Power of Adaptability "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." When Charles Darwin said this, he wasn’t giving motivational advice — he was explaining... See more