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All Quotes by author - Kristin Armstrong

" As my children leave the protected parameters of the bay called childhood and enter the wavier seas of adolescence, I'm starting to get seasick. "

" Before I got divorced, I was personally unfamiliar with trial, or at least trial of serious, heart-wrenching proportions. I figured that life went smoothly if you tried hard, and if you messed up, or things weren't working out, you just tried harder. "

" Circumstances in life often take us places that we never intended to go. We visit some places of beauty, others of pain and desolation. "

" Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away. "

" Every year, I appreciate life more because of the deeper understanding of what it took to get this far. "

" Freedom is not the absence of obligation or restraint, but the freedom of movement within healthy, chosen parameters. "

" I find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I'm hyper aware of my surroundings, the sensations in my body, and the thoughts running through my mind. Everything is clearer, heightened. "

" If your husband asks what you think, tell him. If you have a preference, voice it. If you have a question, ask it. If you want to cry, bawl. If you need help, raise your hand and jump up and down. "

" I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over. "

" I never imagined that divorce would be part of my life history or my family's legacy. When people say that divorce can be more painful than death, I understand why. But like any great trial, God uses everything for good, if we allow Him to heal us. "

" I realize that I am typically vulnerable only when and where and how much it suits me. I can choose my writer words and even go back and edit. "

" I run hills anytime I really have to think. "

" I think, as most of us do, I put such high expectations on myself that this spills over onto other people. And not everyone is wired this way. Some people can shrug expectations off their shoulders like a cardigan, remaining cool and breezy. Others wear them like a parka with a stuck zipper, hot and stifling. "

" I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace. "

" It's easy to lose sight of God when life is sweet and easy, but there is something awesome about despair, and it is the closeness of God when we are at our weakest. "

" It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset, or a new route to start to see new options and new possibilities. "

" I want to be intentional about my freedom - in choosing it, honoring it, and protecting it. One of the best feelings I know is feeling truly free. "

" I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write about faith because I almost lost mine, and I know what it is to be broken and in need of redemption. I write about gratitude because I am thankful - for all of it. "

" Life is too sweet and too short to express our affection with just our thumbs. Touch is meant for more than a keyboard. "

" No matter who is watching or paying the paycheck, we are ultimately each our own boss. "

" One of the best things about good mothers is that they remind their children to take care of themselves. "

" Parents walk a fine line between discipline and grace - values have to hold even when circumstances change or call for compromise or compassion. It's the ultimate challenge to be both firm and fluid, soft and strong, yielding yet rock solid. "

" Pause today and notice something you have worked hard on and recognize yourself for it. Acknowledge your effort. "

" Real connection and intimacy is like a meal, not a sugar fix. "

" Runners and yogis are alike in lots of ways, and not just because some of us need yoga to unkink what running jams. Runners and yogis are also alike because of this tortoise shell idea, this 'home' we can access inside ourselves. "

" Runners, by nature, are intentional people and normally pretty light on our feet. "

" Running fills a need so we make fewer demands on others. Running reveals the roots of negative thinking, so the weeds can be pulled. Running reconnects the soul to the source, inspiring hope and creativity. "

" Running fills the cup that has to pour out for others. Running feeds the soul that has a responsibility to nourish. Running sets the anchor that limits the drift of the day. Running clears the mind that has a myriad of challenges to solve. Running tends to the self so that selfishness can subside. "

" Sometimes when we have so much going on, it's easy to forsake the things that seem like personal luxuries - for example, our morning run. But it isn't a luxury at all, when it is the thing that allows us and empowers us to face everything else. "

" The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know. "

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