1,521 Quotes About Becoming

Porcelain Heart I have grown into meI have become And I have swapped my pain for compassion My hurt for healing And my wounds for wisdom So I thank you To all those that demolished who I was So I could finally become And find the strongest parts of me Breaking the shellFrom the weaknesses of all those so cocooned in their unease

Sometimes it takes getting pushed to the very edge before you can find your voice and courage to speak out again. Sometimes it takes hitting that rock bottom to realize you’re done descending, and it’s time to rise. Sometimes it takes being told you’re nothing—being made to feel like you’re nothing—to help you see that you are complete.YOU. ARE. ENOUGH.

As it turns out, it was that very rock bottom that became the most firm foundation I had ever planted my feet on. A foundation so solid, it finally provided the springboard I needed to outrun that teasing, taunting shadow of unworthiness that had followed me my entire life.

With good reason, love's messengers, Eros and Kama, are armed with bows and long-distance arrows. No being, god or mortal, can choose love. Love comes despite ourselves; and then, if we have not already done so, we have the task of becoming our selves so we may welcome love.

Any thing or behavior too complex to understand becomes a phenomenon that could be termed spiritual or magical.

It is easy to do good, but it takes a lifetime to become human!

Your choice determines you.

Don't rush through the experiences and circumstances that have the most capacity to transform you.

Where we are going is touching the invisible, invisible becoming visible...