Groundedness Quotes

• I've always had a sense of groundedness as a person. I think that's helped me. My mother sort of beat into me the notion of humility, and I think my focus has always been on the right things or the things that I'm passionate about, which is just simply the work.

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  Elijah Wood

  Mother   Humility   Thinking  

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• I want to cultivate a deep sense of gratitude, of groundedness, of enough, even while I'm longing for something more. The longing and the gratitude, both. I'm practicing believing that God knows more than I know, that he sees what I can't, that he's weaving a future I can't even imagine from where I sit this morning.

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  Shauna Niequist

  Gratitude   Morning   Believe  

  Shauna Niequist (2013). “Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes”, p.50, Zondervan

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• I'm a history person, and I love the groundedness of that, of being able to go, "Yes! People acted like that."

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  Sharon Cameron

  People   Able   Groundedness  

  Source: bookpage.com

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• I felt, as a lawyer, when I was mentoring and working with kids, that I gained a level of groundedness that I just couldn't get sitting on the forty-seventh floor of a fancy firm. Selfishly, it gives me joy - it makes me feel like my life has a purpose.

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  Michelle Obama

  Kids   Giving   Joy  

  "Michelle Obama: Your First Lady (Special Recognition)". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 2, 2009.

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• As I entered this world, I would leave behind the nurturing of my family and my home, but in another sense I would take their protection with me. The lessons I had learned, the feelings of groundedness and belonging that have been woven into my character there, would be my companions on the journey.

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  Sidney Poitier

  Home   Character   Journey  

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