Top 100 Gina Greenlee Quotes
#1. Stay open. You may find your tribe where you least expect it.
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#2. Embrace those parts of yourself that you've skillfully avoided until now. That's your true adventure.
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#3. Those who receive the blessing are those who see beyond its disguise.
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#4. People across the earth are aching to serve as your ambassadors in one form or another. Let them.
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#5. Indulgence comes in all varieties: a mouthful of gourmet chocolate, a hot stone massage, a week in Paris or 20 uninterrupted minutes to get
lost in a book.
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#6. When a thing beckons you to explore it without telling you why or how,
this is not a red herring; it's a map.
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#7. At times, productivity means doing nothing at all.
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#8. Rather than resist rest and gravitate toward constant motion, let's experiment with letting go.
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#9. Putting the dream in motion involved significant personal downsizing, moving three times to trim housing expenses and continuing to freelance. I sold one piece to The New York Times Magazine, many more to The Courant, and another to The St. Petersburg Times.
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#10. Till your inner garden and your outer landscape will flourish
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#11. 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.
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#12. The study book for life's tests is the whole of our experience. Though we may
feel unprepared, tests appear only when we are truly ready to ace them.
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#13. Whether you need to make a call or answer one,don't put your passions on hold.
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#14. Practice trust in small matters for huge returns in the large ones.
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#15. Like flowers blooming through cement,
we, too, can grow beyond our cracks.
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#16. The help we give to others creates the ripple of good feeling we give to ourselves.
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#17. If you can run six, you can run 10," he said, noshing on an energy bar. "Run 10 and you can run 13. That's how it works. You have three to four more miles in you than you think.
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#18. In the changing weather of life, rather than drift with the currents or be cast about in storms, be the wind at your own back.
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#19. No moment is too small to claim. Strung together, moments fashion a life.
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#20. Be who you are. You may not always please but you will never go wrong.
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#21. Each of us has our definition of adventure: ending an unsatisfying
relationship, returning to school, parachute jumping or training for a
marathon. Go ahead. Get your thrill on.
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#22. 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.
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#23. Sometimes we have to break down to break through.
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#26. Who you know only gets you in the door; what you know gets you the keys to the house.
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#27. Turn off the radio, TV, DVD, iPod, computer and cell phone. Then, listen.
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#28. If companionship is a mandate for all of our experiences, then we will miss out on many of life's blessings.
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#29. Much of what we acquire in life isn't worth dragging to the next leg of our
journey. Travel light. You will be better equipped to travel far.
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#30. The best way to teach is how you live your life.
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#31. If you are feeling constrained by a group that you belong to, ask yourself,
"How can I participate in this community and still be who I am?
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#32. Stop now and always wonder. Press forward and tap the wonder.
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#33. Fear not your flame as you flood your caverns with firelight.
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#34. Once flooded with light, our boogeymen diminish, no longer ogres in our imagination. We welcome internal dialogue for its treasures.
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#35. Boredom has a bad rap. Its true character reveals you are deep inside your comfort zone. Boredom is a docent beckoning toward the edges of a labyrinth.
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#36. When we establish human connections within the context of shared
experience we create community wherever we go.
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#38. Adventure, opportunity and reward extend beyond our field of vision, and are made known to us only when we test our wings.
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#39. The goal of this book is do for you what Greg did for me: reframe 26.2 miles as accessible and inspire your first marathon journey, one mile at a time.
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#40. If you can't remember when you last basked in your own glow, it means you're overdue.
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#41. Rest and repose are as much a part of life's journeys as seeing all we came to see.
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#42. 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.
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#43. If you don't ask, you don't get. But if you ask and don't get, ask again.
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#44. The alchemy of diamonds from the rough
is to mine every moment.
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#45. Experiment with grounding yourself with who you are, not what you do.
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#46. Do your fears warn of external dangers? Or, are they the kind that keep you from becoming more of your true self?
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#47. Whether by plane, bus or carpet,
own the magic in your ride.
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#49. The treasured vistas of our solo journeys are not always about the landscape.
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#50. Name the fears that are holding you back. It's the equivalent of flooding the boogeyman with light.
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#51. A craving for company can yield the surprising discovery that the companionship we yearn for is with ourselves.
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#52. Life only plants the seeds. It's up to us to help them grow.
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#53. 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.
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#54. It is not so much the grand dramas of our lives that transform us as it is
the tiny one-acts we produce in between.
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#55. 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.
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#56. Trust what feels true even if that truth requires you to ignore what you know.
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#57. If it's true we only live once, then raise your red velvet curtain every chance you get.
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#58. 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.
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#59. As you consider your next move, practice this definition of trust: the willingness to take steps while simultaneously waiting for "instructions.
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#60. Forget black and white and try on gray. In hair color, wardrobe or life choices, it may feel more enlivening than you imagine.
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#61. What's at the core of your desire to run a marathon? Couple this journey with value beyond miles. The meaning you ascribe to your effort crystalizes your motivation and fuels your commitment to stay the course and go the distance.
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#62. Each of us knows when it's time to wake, eat and rest. We don't need to read a clock for these activities; we need to listen.
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#63. You can miss an experience by obsessing over how to contain it.
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#64. We can't script every detail of our lives. But we can solve the riddle
of fulfillment when we plan ahead while simultaneously embracing
the surprises of each moment.
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#65. 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?
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#66. Much of our lives consists of a series of choices over which we have absolute control.
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#67. Increase the number of adventures you act on and you'll lighten the weight of regret.
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#68. Relinquish the notion of lost opportunity and try on a new reality:
"Where I am is where I'm supposed to be.
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#69. 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.
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#71. Never underestimate the lingering effects of a dash of spontaneous comfort.
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#72. If "Been there, done that" isn't your mantra,then make haste down your "bucket list.
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#73. When you feel yourself resisting differences, lean into them, instead,
and have fun with what happens.
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#74. Tomorrow is promised to no one. Prioritize today accordingly.
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#75. When your safety is in question follow your intuition. It will help you balance along the precipice between vulnerability and adventure.
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#77. Life provides ample opportunity to test our mettle. When circumstances call for it, let's give ourselves a break and ask for help.
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#78. If you've broken any promises you've made to yourself, now is the time to make up for it.
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#79. One of the most important ways for you to train, stay healthy and injury free is to listen closely to what your body tells you.
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#80. If you built the box, you can also break it down.
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#81. Cultivate the art of maximizing serendipitous opportunities.
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#83. The goal of your first marathon is to finish. You have no time goal. You're not endeavoring to win or place in your age category. Being a speed demon serves no purpose other than to court injury. Your only competition is you.
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#84. An unlimited supply of wonder and trust, bolsters life lived as a process of discovery.
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#85. 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.
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#86. When life hands you lemons, why stop at lemonade? Create an entire product line.
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#87. Life lessons are not journeys traveled in straight lines but are crossroads
formed years and miles apart.
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#88. The trip changed all that. Stirring the murk of a life ill-fitting, Something More was perceptible though without name or form. Something More was the genesis of a map, not one handed to me but rendered with each step taken, a skill seasoned by a cruise gone bad.
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#89. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to reconnect with a long-held love.
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#90. Our lives follow the stories we tell ourselves.
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#91. Don't wait for a genie to grant your wishes. That power is yours.
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#92. It is our beliefs, more than our experiences, that determine life's possibilities.
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#93. In these pages, traveling "solo" does not necessarily mean "alone." The absence of other people often suggests regretful isolation. "Solo" by contrast, is a willful decision to be the architect of our own experience.
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#94. Give full attention to life's moments
and the images you capture will be everlasting.
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#95. This is your first marathon. Possibly, you'll want it to be your last. Focus on future races draws energy from the one in front of you. Like the mileage that comprises them, train for marathons one at a time.
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#96. Let your body move. It will give voice to a language that can heal.
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#97. 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.
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#99. In a life full of work, family, civic responsibilities, commutes and errands, your training runs offer fertile opportunity to lean inward and listen.
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#100. Practice makes comfort. Expand your experiences regularly
so every stretch won't feel like your first.
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