"Growth and transformation occur not by changing who we are, but as we summon the courage to be who we are."

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Source : Katrina Kenison (2013). “Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment”, p.67, Hachette UK

Katrina Kenison

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“The great thing about having money is that you can actually just get on with your life and not have to think about paying the bills or crouch over The Wall Street Journal or the Financial Times and look at the stock figures and things like that. That bores me rigid.”
“I could wear makeup today, and one person would say it looks bland, another would say it looks fake, and another might tell me I look really natural. Everyone is convinced their opinion is the truth, and that's what I struggle against.”
“The descent into matter must be complete before the ascent to spirit can commence.”
“When you're running a company, creating jobs is the last thing you want to. When you're running a company you want to employ as few people as possible, and yet you inadvertently create jobs.”
“Wealth is a responsibility and the sharing of it a way of life.”
“I think you'll find a lot of actors will be interested in history because it sparks your imagination so much. When you enter a period of history, your imagination just goes wild in creating the world, which is really what acting is.”
“There's kind of a Zen aspect to bowling. The pins are either staying up or down before you even throw your arm back. It's kind of a mind-set. You want to be in this perfect mind-set before you released the ball.”
“I have taken your advice, and the names used are anode cathode anions cations and ions; the last I shall have but little occasion for. I had some hot objections made to them here and found myself very much in the condition of the man with his son and ***** who tried to please every body; but when I held up the shield of your authority, it was wonderful to observe how the tone of objection melted away.”

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