172 Quotes by Mandy Hale

So many people bump into our lives for a second and it changes us forever, but they never know it. And while that's funny and strange and a little sad, it's also just life. And the truth of the matter is, it was never really about them anyway. It was always about us and what we were meant to learn from them. It was always about us and who we were meant to BECOME as a result of having encountered them.

if I changed even one tiny little thing about that season, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I wouldn’t be WHO I am today. I wouldn’t have fought the hardest battles of my life and won.

Be vulnerable. Take a chance. Step outside your comfort zone. Try something new and daring and audacious. Maybe it’s changing jobs or changing cities or simply changing your hair color. But do something different than what you do every single day. Take a risk. Even if you’re not ready to. Because you never know how important and vital the sentence you’re writing today is to the bigger story your life is trying to tell.

Even seasonal situations can bring with them lessons that last a lifetime. If the love doesn’t last, it prepares you for the one that will.

Be a bit of a challenge; not because you're playing games but because you realize you're worth the extra effort.

Sometimes when you lose your way, you find YOURSELF.

Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.

It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.

Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.