Life Lessons Quote by Curtis Tyrone Jones — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“It’s about showing up, not showing off. But sometimes just showing up as yourself will make other people think that you’re showing off. Show the fuck up anyway.”

“You never bomb yourself with happiness and wonder why you can't get beyond the shellshock of life.”

“It's funny how the ugly duckling always has so many beautiful things to teach us.”

“Sometimes life requires more of you than you have to give & demands you plunge into the reinvention of yourself if you truly wanna live.”

““You can't”

“The root of your problem is not your past. The root of your problem is your perception of your past.”

“Evaluate the things you spend time on, if they do not yield a return on investment, abandon them.”

“If you grab her by the throat and she starts smiling.”

“Emotional resilience isn’t just about protection. It’s about power. The power to stay kind without being soft. The power to say no without explaining. The power to choose joy in a culture that survives on fear. The power to walk into a room and take up space you were taught to shrink from.”

“Life is not always perfect. Like a road, it has many bends, ups and down, but that’s its beauty.”

“She looked back as well as she could; but it was all confusion. She had taken up the idea, she supposed and made everything bend to it.”

“Sometimes a closed door will take away your joy, but do not allow yourself to be completely lost. Move on.”