My writing inspiration today is drawn from a list of blog prompts put together by the lovely Rarasaur and kindly shared by Fish of Gold.
“Start with a quote that represents how you want to live your life– explain it.”
I find it fascinating that one of my all time favorite quotes is from someone famous for not speaking, silent-film actress Mary Pickford.
“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”
This is such an amazing and powerful set of words and they have been so true in my life that I want to tattoo them on the back of my hand or somewhere else I will never lose them, somewhere I can see them every single time some rogue day gets the jump on me and beats me into a stupor.
It reminds me not to give up on myself.
It reminds me of other wonderful words, these from the German philosopher Goethe.
“Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.”
Drunk on Life 