Clarissa Pinkola Estes Quotes

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

Just as so many rivers, so many showers of rain from above, so many medicinal springs do not alter the taste of the sea, so the pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. For it maintains its balance, and over all that happens it throws its own complexion, because it is more powerful than external circumstances.

We need to empower ourselves and believe in ourselves, and not allow the world to take that away from us. No matter how dark we may think our world is, it's been much darker in the past, and we will make it through this.

The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel. I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.

You are more powerful than you think.

To acquire true self power you have to feel beneath no one, be immune to criticism and be fearless.

We cannot kindle when we will The fire which in the heart resides, The spirit bloweth and is still, In mystery our soul abides: But tasks in hours of insight will'd Can be through hours of gloom fulfill'd.

No coward soul is mine.

Have no fear, you will find your way. It's in your bones. It's in your soul.

The living soul of man, once conscious of its power, cannot be quelled.

In the middle of the world, make one positive step. In the center of chaos, make one definitive act. Just write.

A brave soul is a thing which all things serve.

Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions

Determination is power. If the prospect be dark, kindle up the fire of resolution that nothing but death can extinguish.

You do not have to love what is going on in your life, but you must accept that it, whatever it is, is going on. As long as you do not accept reality, you are powerless to define the role you will play.

You are never stuck, unless you are choosing to stay there. You are never limited, unless you choose to limit yourself. You are never less than, unless you choose to see yourself this way. You will never fail, unless you choose failure as an option. You are powerful beyond belief!

If there is something more powerful than destiny, this must be the human being who bears destiny unshaken.

Your real security is yourself. You know you can do it, and they can't ever take that away from you.

You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is. You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul.

I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul

Be patient. Like storms, the challenges will pass. Know too, that like the sun, your true soul self is constantly radiating.

There is nothing like a person with confidence, male or female, not conceitedness, but confidence. That inspires other people.

The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we’d like to be. And that sucks. But when you’re confronted with that fact, you can either crawl into a hole and quit, or you can get out there, take off your shoes, and Bilbo it up.

We all have a Wonder Woman inside us.

It's not that you should never love something so much that it can control you. It's that you need to love something that much so you can never be controlled. It's not a weakness. It's your best strength.