No matter how much life gets you down, use these 7 life affirming quotes from Cheryl Strayed to lift you back up again and to help you reach your soul’s potential. We are all works in progress and we all strive for perfection, but are we really listening to our soul and our inner happiness? Take time out to put things back into balance.

1

Don’t surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn’t true anymore

2

Transformation doesn’t ask that you stop being you. It demands that you find a way back to the authenticity and strength that’s already inside of you. You only have to bloom

3

Hello fear. Thank you for being here. You’re my indication that I’m doing what I need to do

4

The people who don’t give up are the people who find a way to believe in abundance rather than scarcity

5

You will learn a lot from yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love

6

What’s important is that you make the leap. Jump high and hard with intention and heart – you get to make your life

7

Boundaries teach people how to treat you and they teach you how to respect yourself

 

Extracted from BRAVE ENOUGH: A MINI INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR THE SOUL BY CHERYL STRAYED (£6.99, ATLANTIC BOOKS)

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Cheryl Strayed  is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Torch, the New York Times-bestselling memoir Wild and the collection of essays Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There