Continue to Thrive to This Day

Does it ever cross your mind that there is a greater purpose for you? Someone or something you were destined to be? A self-reflection? A choice to move on or an aha moment? If yes, then you are consciously choosing to thrive in life. To thrive is so much more than just surviving—when someone is thriving, they are deciding to grow and flourish despite challenging circumstances. To actively realize there is more to life than just doing, to see a bright horizon from a distance while striving for it wholeheartedly. Thriving is to let beauty and terror happen with a resilient perspective.

So if you're forever looking for ways to feed your soul or nourish your spirit, start grounding yourself by reading positive affirmations, follow some mindfulness practices, and visualize the life you want.

Imagine yourself in a field of long, green grass, where the sun touches your skin and the wind blows gently. You hear the birds sing, sweet and subtle, bringing you a sense of clarity and peace. This is what it feels like to thrive.

As Oprah would say, "The next time someone asks how you're doing, you can authentically say, 'Honey, I'm thriving!'" And if Lady Gaga inspires you with "It's not about winning; what it's about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it," or if Gary Zukav spurs you forward with "When the personality comes fully to serve the energy of its soul, that is authentic empowerment," rest assured that these quotes are meant for you.

From finding purpose and meaning to channeling connection and vitality, these powerful words from notable people of all walks of life will remind you that when life throws you a curveball, you catch it with a steady heart and a compassionate soul.

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Carrie Underwood

"You can't win all the time; you gotta have some downs to realize when you're up," Carrie Underwood stated in an emotional interview with CBS Sunday Morning (2018).

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Samuel Johnson

"Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others," Samuel Johnson said.

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Rupi Kaur

In Rupi Kaur's 2017 poetry collection The Sun and Her Flowers, she wrote, "You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process."

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Maya Angelou

In the words of Maya Angelou, "Pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you." (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

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Jeannette Walls

American author and journalist Jeannette Walls wrote, "Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potentia,l" in her 2005 memoir called The Glass Castle.

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Greta Gerwig

In a 2015 interview with Buzzfeed, American actress, writer, and director Greta Gerwig said, "You keep learning how to let go and live the life that you actually have, as opposed to the life you thought you were going to have."

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Lady Gaga

"It's not about winning; what it's about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it,": An emotional speech from Lady Gaga at the 2019 Oscar's Academy Awards.

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Beyoncé

In Beyoncé's commencement speech for the class of 2020, she said, "Don't make the world let you feel that you have to look a certain way to be brilliant. And no, you don't have to speak a certain way to be brilliant. But you do have to spread your gift around the planet in a way that is authentically you."

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Robin S. Sharma

Author and motivational speaker Robin S. Sharma wrote, "Your "I CAN" is more important than your IQ," in The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah said in a student-led interview at Standford Graduate School of Business, "All of my best decisions in life have come because I was attuned to what really felt like the next right move for me."

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Michelle Obama

Former First Lady Michelle Obama wrote, "It's all a process, steps along a path. Becoming requires equal parts patience and rigor. Becoming is never giving up on the idea that there's more growing to be done," in her autobiography Becoming 2018.

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Oprah Winfrey

"Passion is the log that keeps the fire of purpose blazing," Oprah said in the 2003 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.

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Thomas Merton

In Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, Thomas Merton wrote, "You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope."

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Gary Zukav

"When the personality comes fully to serve the energy of its soul, that is authentic empowerment," wrote Gary Zukav (The Seat of the Soul).

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Eckhart Tolle

German-born spiritual teacher and self-help author Eckhart Tolle wrote, "Don't let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a successful present moment," in A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.

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Dwayne Johnson

In an interview with CNBC, Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, said, "We all have these goals. We all have these ambitions, but there is no success alone."

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Meryl Streep

"You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you. And you already have," Meryl Streep, Barnard College, Columbia University Commencement 2010.

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The Bible

It is stated in Joshua 1:9, "Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

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Gayle King

Gayle King told USA Today in July 2018, "I think it's okay to take a risk. Don't take a foolish risk, but I think it's good in life to take a risk. I also believe that I don't care who you are, how big you are, everybody always has something to learn."

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson shared her thoughts on manifesting success and taking risks with Bay Street Bull: "When you have a vision in your mind, that's your path and the map to follow, so I kind of trust that. I never allow other people to distract me from it."

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Jennifer Lopez

"My business philosophy is that you just have to work harder than everybody else," Jennifer Lopez said in a 2019 interview with Variety.

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Gerald G. Jampolsky

"The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls," from Jampolsky's Love Is Letting Go of Fear.

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Amy Morin

Internationally bestselling author Amy Morin talks about the secret of becoming mentally strong in her Tedx Talks: "The only person you should compare yourself to is the person you were yesterday."

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Source: https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/g40435178/thriving-quotes/