"Carl Jung said that people are more frightened of their strengths than they are of their weaknesses. If we knew how good we are, Jung believed, we'd have to act on our potential."
–– Harriet Rubin (b. 1952), American writer
Source: Harriet Rubin. Soloing: Realizing Your Life's Ambition. New York: Harper Business, 1999; p. 80.
"The patterns of our lives reveal us. Our habits measure us."
–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet
"I could never be friends with anybody who wasn't curious and didn't have a sense of humour."
–– Iris Apfel (August 29, 1921- March 1, 2024), American entrepreneur and style icon
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity's door if you ardently wish to enter."
–– Will Rogers (1879-1935), American Cherokee actor, writer, cowboy
Source: Faire Magazine Issue 9, July 2023, p. 61.
via: Aboveground Art Supplies Sketchbook 2020, 2024, p. 32.
"When I feel creatively stuck I remember some great advice a furniture designer gave me years ago: by starting to make something, the act of making will function as a problem-solving process and the work will reveal itself to me in unfolding layers as I continue to put in the time."
–– Tara Badcock, Tasmanian artist
Source: Faire Magazine Issue 9, July 2023, p. 61.
via: Aboveground Art Supplies Sketchbook 2020, 2024, p. 31.
"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about unbecoming everything that isn't really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place."
–– Paulo Coelho (b. 1947), Brazilian writer and lyricist
Source: Peter Attia. Outlive. New York: Harmony Books, 2023; p. 408.
via: Aboveground Art Supplies Sketchbook 2020, 2024, p. 31.
"You teach what you most need to learn."
–– Richard Bach (b. 1936), America writer
Source: Oliver Burkeman. Four Thousand Weeks. New York: Allen Lane, 2021; p. 33.
via: Aboveground Art Supplies Sketchbook 2020, 2023, p. 30.
