Wisdom-quotes

"I started to walk the day I was told I was dying of cancer. I believe walking has kept me alive. I live with a constant, pressing awareness of death. Once I start to walk, I am not afraid anymore; all is well."

"When I put down Lance Armstrong’s book, I understood something profoundly. Edie, if you can move, you’re not sick. I decided right then and there that no matter what cancer did to me I would continue to move. Movement was what the physical body was designed to do; it was how it coped and functioned. Movement was vitality. It was life. I would move. Always. No matter what. Until my last breath, I would move."

"Through the Grace of God and His medicine I am healed.” The prayer was accompanied by a vision straight out of Braveheart, a line of Scottish Highland warriors in kilts with huge shields and long spears marching in brave unison and attacking and killing the cancer. They were advancing, towards the cancer, striking and killing it with strong accurate thrusts from their sharp spears. The vision was so strong I could hear marching feet, and visibly see the cancer in me dying. “Through the Grace of God and His medicine I am healed,” became my constant prayer. The prayer awakened with me each day, coming on the wings of the morning. It followed in my heart through the day, and was on my lips as I drifted to sleep at night."

"Acceptance of death and cancer did not mean I intended to give up, just the opposite. I was prepared to fight cancer not out of fear of dying, but out of joy of living."

"I am fighting to stay alive not because I fear death, but because I love life."

"If I’ve learned anything from facing death, it is that life is not meant to be survived. Life is the greatest adventure there is. And why stop your adventuring when someone says the end may be near? The truth is, we never know when the end will actually come. None of us will avoid it forever. What’s the point in trying? Live fearlessly!"

"We all die. Not all of us live."

"I thank God every day for this life, and I want there to be more, though that’s not known. What is known is that I’m alive today, this minute. And that’s pretty much what we all have – this day, this moment."

"Though no one can backtrack and create a brand new start, Everyone is capable of taking their life in a brand new direction."

"You're only as good as your last thought of yourself."

"To achieve your dreams you must be willing to take massive action over a long period, even when there is no evidence of progress."

"Consistency in action is an essential component of success."

"Although a decision is often viewed as the turning point, it is action that creates tangible results."

"Action is where sacrifice is honoured and where you require persistence and courage to endure all that life throws in your direction."

"You may spend much time and energy in preparation that you forget that the most important and essential step is action."

"The willingness to burn your ships, cut off all sources of retreat, and take decisive action is often the only assured path to success."

"Taking consistent action is guaranteed to increase the probability of your success. When combined with proper planning and perseverance, there are no heights you cannot attain."

"To achieve your dreams you must be willing to take consistent and improved action over a defined period."

"A mediocre idea acted on is of more value than a handful of brilliant ideas that remain in your mind."