I don’t live dangerously, but I do LIVE.
I love life. I love it even when it royally sucks.
Each day, each fleeting moment, is a gift.
When I am down, when I wake up and can’t find the will to get out of bed, I do it anyway.
When I am faced with a decision that I don’t want to make, I make it anyway.
When I am afraid, I do it anyway.
I take chances – not dangerous ones, mind you – but I take them.
I strive to be better: to live better, to be happier, to love and be loved, to share good fortune.
We are only given one opportunity to live our lives, so we might as well enjoy it.
I think that this inspiring life quote by Thoreau says it all.
After a trying few months of losing one family member after another, watching as people I love lose their loved ones….I am reminded – now more than ever – to LIVE MY LIFE.
I’m a big fan of quotes that inspire me…and Thoreau is one of my favorite authors.
Who inspires you?
My kids inspire me, but I know I need to take a few more risks and really live. Thanks for the reminder!
life gets so busy that I tend to forget the other people in my life.
I really need to call people more often.
I agree with you completely.
I love that quote!
Love these quotes. Thanks for reminding me to LIVE MY LIFE too.
Wow, the quote is beautiful as well as the picture!
At one time my answer to that question would have been no, but now I am definitely living life and taking it as it comes.
Interesting quotes!
Great words of advice. We’ve all got to take chances.
I love the Thoreau quote! My daughters definitely inspire me in everything I do. They encourage me to stop and smell the roses, bask in the sunshine, dance in the rain, and live my life to the fullest. I can’t be everything to everyone but I’m a mom to two special girls!
I really need to start taking more chances.
I love this. Rumi inspires me!
My kids, my mom, my family!
I love this quote…I need to start taking more chances too. My family inspires me!
I need this reminder daily! Great photo, by the way. Gorgeous!
Love this quote — Thoreau is always an inspiration!
My son and my hubs inspire me! I love Thoreau.. such and amazing man!
Beautiful post Jenn!! Love this!!
I just love Thoreau!
Love this quote – thanks for sharing the inspiration!
I love Thoreau too. He is so simply stated but what he says really resonates. I love that you are a risk taker, I need more of that in my life.
I love this post! I need to bookmark it and come back to it when I’m having a rough day and need some inspiration. I definitely live my life, but there are days when I get caught up in the nonsense and stress and forget about the big picture.
Great quote! It’s sometimes easy to get wrapped up in other things that are not worth it and it derails you from just living the way you want to live!
Such a beautiful quote! I think like this quite often 🙂
Beautiful post and a great quote!
Love it!
My family inspires me!
This makes me want to break out my book on Thoreau!
Fantastic quote!
I know how that feels to keep losing people you love. Authors who inspire me are Zora Neale Hurston, Maya Angelou, and Rudyard Kipling to name a few. My fav poem I think is If by Rudyard Kipling.
Great quote. I like to try new things and take chances too.
Beautiful quote and photo.
Fear can be our best friend – if we see it as a challenge instead of a wall. Great inspiration post, Jenn!
Love it! I actually like YOUR quote as much as or better than the Thoreau quote. You should make it a word art picture for Pinterest. 😉
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