After finishing reading Anne Lamott’s Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers it didn’t make sense not to share my favorite quotes about faith from the lovely little book (I love Anne’s little books; they’re all so lovely and bigger than they seem).

By honoring your feelings (instead of turning away from them, or hating them) you get to the core of how you’re really feeling, why, and what you can do from here to have a satisfying comeback. Use these journal prompts to get clarity and empower yourself to live how you truly want to live.

If it’s a change of pace you’re desperately craving, that’s a beautiful thing! Change is messy and can be disheartening at times, but it’s what we’re here to experience: EVERYthing. Here are some poems and notes to help you embrace what’s in the works.

Ever get stopped in your tracks by things that don’t fit into your neatly organized file called “How My Life Will Work Out”? Of course you do. We all do. Read these uncertainty quotes to remember: even if your plans go rogue, you can still be in awe of the miracle that is YOU and your life.

If you’re tired of waiting for something or someone else, and you’re ready for something new, right now is your time. How you live your life from this moment forward is up to you. I have a few words of encouragement to keep you moving. You’re not meant to stay stuck in one season forever, after all.

If I could tell my twelve-year-old self anything, I’m sure that the words “believe in your dreams” would pour from my lips. Today I’m celebrating the dreams we’re all capable of living and the people we’re capable of growing into.

Today is a significant day for me, marking the loss of my brother, and since it’s “quote day” here, I wanted to dedicate this day to Love—the kind that keeps us going, that offers comfort and encouragement to keep hope alive when all other lights have gone out.

Every single one of these affirmations for transformation is an invitation for you to keep moving. Pick your favorite and live by it so that when you get sucked into the rabbit hole of comparison or doubt or regret, you’re awake enough to see it for what it is: a messenger of change.

Not just quotes about growing through the struggles—read these morsels of wisdom whenever you feel lost, unsure, defeated, or just plain frustrated with how the journey is going. Even if you feel good with where you’re at, it’s good to remember that life's always working on something new.

What hurts makes you stronger? Maybe; it depends, really. Suffering is not something I would celebrate or suggest, but, as I’ve noticed is an underlying theme in life, there seems to be some good mixed with the bad. Some treasure in the ruin and the potential for growth through suffering.