Gina Greenlee Quotes
Follow your heart. Then root its longing with the facts.
No moment is too small to claim. Strung together, moments fashion a life.
Taking risks to create the life you want is an act of trust. It means believing in your ability to create a new reality while you are in the process of creating it.
As your training integrates Mind, Body and Spirit, enjoy the process. Your journey to the marathon finish will last a few hours. Your journey to the start will influence a lifetime.
Risk: no full life occurs without it.
Practice makes comfort. Expand your experiences regularlyso every stretch won’t feel like your first.
Mistakes help to sharpen your next steps. They don’t prove that you shouldn’t try again.
Each of us has our definition of adventure: ending an unsatisfyingrelationship, returning to school, parachute jumping or training for amarathon. Go ahead. Get your thrill on.
Stand up for yourself by not standing yourself up.
We can talk about it, dream about it and dissect the fine print.In the end, only action satisfies our longing.
To believe that we can have what we want is an act of trust – not only of others but also, ourselves.
If companionship is a mandate for all of our experiences, then we will miss out on many of life’s blessings.
The study book for life’s tests is the whole of our experience. Though we mayfeel unprepared, tests appear only when we are truly ready to ace them.
What would happen if you gave yourself permission to do somethingyou’ve never done before? There’s only one way to find out.
What do you resist examining up close?How can you ground yourself so you feel safe enough to try?
The notion of the perfect time is more than myth. It's the ultimate self-delusion.
Feeling lonely? Wish you had a special someone to help fill the void? Reconsider your definition of romance, reconnect to your passions and be swept away.
Cultivate the art of maximizing serendipitous opportunities.
It's tempting to believe that a break from life's routine will only cause chaos. But regimen does not ensure security. The only constant we can count on is change.
Forgive someone today. Especially if that someone is you.
One of the best kinds of thrill is defining, honoring, and achieving our goals.
The best way to teach is how you live your life.
To commune with your heart and soul, be willing to go out of your mind.
Much of our lives consists of a series of choices over which we have absolute control.
No matter. I was single, no children, a handful of plants and at 39, young enough to regroup. If I hit ground before I finished building my wings, I would not take anyone with me.
I knew I could always earn money from a job. What I didn’t know was could I extend the dream of writing beyond my trip?
Ten years ago I wondered, “How does one travel around the world? How does one step out of a well-established life to follow the dream?” I’ve answered those questions. But now new ones emerge.
Then I’d go home, return to a pattern of worry, unable to tap the surrender core to travel’s inspiration. What was different?
Embrace those parts of yourself that you've skillfully avoided until now. That's your true adventure.
Take time for yourself. If you feel guilty eating lunch away from yourdesk or lingering in a bath, let the deprogramming begin.
Let your body move. It will give voice to a language that can heal.
When your safety is in question follow your intuition. It will help you balance along the precipice between vulnerability and adventure.
Is there a place you can go to break away for a little while? If you haven't yet built your tree house, it's never too late to start.
Adventure, opportunity and reward extend beyond our field of vision, and are made known to us only when we test our wings.
Experience is a master teacher, even when it’s not our own.
Few experiences are more satisfying than becoming someone we always imagined we could be.
If you can’t remember when you last basked in your own glow, it means you’re overdue.
At times, productivity means doing nothing at all.
The next time someone tries to make you feel bad about feeling good, respond by continuing to live well.
Life lessons are not journeys traveled in straight lines but are crossroadsformed years and miles apart.
Distinguish between getting lost and losing your way. The first is a shift in direction. The second is the absence of perspective. Cultivate perspective and you will be able to steer home.
What we seek when we wander usually leads us back home.
The help we give to others creates the ripple of good feeling we give to ourselves.
Sharing our story is one way we create intimacy. And like a good novel, it’s more engaging – and lasting – when we allow it to gradually unfold.
As you consider your next move, practice this definition of trust: the willingness to take steps while simultaneously waiting for “instructions.
Don’t wait for a genie to grant your wishes. That power is yours.
Sometimes our dreams are affirmed in the most unlikely ways by the mostunlikely people. That’s why we need to speak our commitment out loud.
Large bodies of goal achievement research encourage written goals for good reason. When we write down our goals, we transform what we imagine into reality.
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to feel like a million. A good night’s sleep, a quiet walk by the river or a hug from a favorite person will do the trick.
When we establish human connections within the context of sharedexperience we create community wherever we go.