Quotes

I like reading quotes from famous people because I get a glimpse of how they thought about life. That usually gives me some insight to why they were so brilliant or what drove them to be the person they became in history. I don’t remember who said that necessity is the Mother of invention, but that seems to be true.

Some of the heroes in my lifetime became heroes because they wound up in a position where they needed to do what they thought was the right thing. To me, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a perfect example of that. He found himself in a position that required someone to step up, speak out, and stand up for what was right. He took the call.

There’s a quote I just got off of someone’s email signature from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that rings true to me. He said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” I know that truth. I live that truth everyday. I thrive on speaking out about the things that matter. I write blogs everyday just to do that.

I never considered that speaking out was the thing that kept my passion for life alive. Maybe that’s what being an artist is really about. The fire in my heart that keeps me speaking out makes me grow in ways I wasn’t thinking about most of the time. And when I’m just showing up to be somewhere, I usually find my way pretty well.

The other thing I like about quotes is that is saves me time from having to learn something that someone else already figured out. I don’t like wasting time. I like learning from people. Everyone has a special gift that they’ve been given and it’s wonderful to discover what that is.

Blessings!
Laura

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