Fortune is a centaur —
half man, half luck
—Terri Guillemets
success
How to shine
it’s not that the people
with nice shiny attitudes
haven’t been banged up —
but they buff out their
dings and scratches with
gratitude and positivity
perspective and grace
resilience and courage
with purpose and faith
—Terri Guillemets
Saving y’all some time
After reading countless health books over the past couple of decades, I can tell you it pretty much all boils down to this: Eat plenty of veggies, work, play, rest, and don’t worry.
—Terri Guillemets
Healing stronger
Scars tell us more about the future than the past, about how we can live strong despite any pain we’ve been through.
—Terri Guillemets
Prickly & proverbial
Experience is the thorn-lined road to success.
—Terri Guillemets
The path
Follow your passion, and success will follow you.
—Terri Guillemets
P.S. Thanks to Chicken Soup for the Soul for using this quotation in ten titles of their book series — from the 20th Anniversary Edition to Tales of Golf and Sport.
Humble warrior
Success is a shell — don’t let it harden around your ego.
Failure is a shell — don’t let it harden around your determination.
—Terri Guillemets
Run for it!
Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night.
—Terri Guillemets
P.S. Thanks to Paula Abdul for posting this quote to Twitter and Facebook, and to my tweety followers for letting me know about it.