The 20 Best Quotes I Saved In 2024

I’ve always like collecting inspirational quotes. In the past, I’ve shared my latest collections on a monthly basis here. But I stopped doing that. Now inspired by Emily P Freeman’s post , I’m sharing the 20 best quotes I saved in 2024.

The 20 Best Quotes I Saved In 2024

When a person starts healing after living in survival mode, they have a deep desire for honesty & authenticity. They’ve had to fight for their ability to think clearly & know who they are. It’s been quite costly. They’re not willing to engage with those who won’t respect that. – Nate Postlewaithe

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the earth revolves. – Thich Nhat Hanh

Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts. – Wendell Berry

You can start right here, in the middle of your messy life. Your beautiful, imperfect, perfect life. There is no other time, and the exact place you find yourself is the best place to enter. – Mirabai Starr

If we consciously remind ourselves of our blessings, it should become harder to take them for granted and adapt to them. – Robert A Emmons

Slow down. Daily contemplation of life is a root for wellness, healing and fulfillment. It is how you gather meaning and purpose. If you are rushing, you cannot see. If you cannot see, you crash into things. Including poor decisions. Breathe. Pause. Contemplate. Gather meaning. Welcome to your beautiful life. —Dr. Jaiya John, author, poet, and former professor of social psychology at Howard University

Everyone goes back to where they felt loved. In a memory. In a thought. In a hug. In a dream. -Linda Valentinis

How do we cultivate the conditions for joy to expand? We train in staying present. – Pema Chödrön

Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. – Alan Watts

Be a lamp or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd. – Rumi

Slowing down is the superpower that lets you listen deeply, speak clearly, and choose wisely. – Cory Allen

Yes, the (metaphoric) guns are out. Yes, sometimes they’re pointing at you. But they probably won’t go off. So don’t let the guns spoil your life. – Susan Cain

Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter, so enjoy your day. – Debbie Shapiro

Even when we are in the thick muddiness of our pain, despair, and tenderness, we can grow through it as long as we are alive and present enough to bear witness. – Alex Elle

Be as intentional with what you say yes to as what you say no to. – Unknown

The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t. – Joshua Becker

You don’t have to hold it all together. You are held by grace. – Kaitlyn Bouchillon

There is an ebb and flow to life. Rhythms are in everything we do. There are times to push hard and times to rest and recuperate. – Greg McKeown

Resilient people are really good at choosing carefully where they select their attention . . . and make an intentional, deliberate, ongoing effort to tune into what’s good in [their] world. – Lucy Hone, psychologist and grief expert

Life is short and precious, and we really cannot waste it doing things that we don’t love. We are creatures meant to fly free. – Beth Kempton

As you can see these quotes are around subjects that I’m very interested in – gratitude, intentionality, slow living, attitude towards life, healing, etc.

Do you also collect quotes? Would you care to share one of your favourites from last year in the comments?