Life Curveball Quotes

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Just when you think you know who you are, life has this way of throwing a curveball and landing you back in the town of confusion; population: a vast majority of the human race.
Connor Franta (A Work in Progress)
She had fouled off of the curves that life had thrown at her.
W.P. Kinsella (The Thrill Of The Grass)
Life will throw you major curveballs, but it’s rare you can do much more than duck.
Abbi Waxman (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill)
YOU MIGHT THINK FINDING YOURSELF is tough and ends in high school. I wish that were true. Finding yourself is a lifelong journey. Just when you think you know who you are, life has this way of throwing a curveball and landing you back in the town of confusion; population: a vast majority of the human race.
Connor Franta (A Work in Progress)
If life gives you a curveball, then be the catcher and catch it.
Fiona Boyd
It reminded me that pain was necessary. Pain was life's curveball. Without it, we would never appreciate what it felt like to be loved.
S.L. Jennings (Fear of Falling (Fearless, #1))
Ah, well. There was no sense in brooding over it. Life never stays the same. There’s always some kind of curveball coming at you. Nothing to do but swing away.
Jim Butcher (Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16))
We’re all human and we all screw up. We all make big, messy, life-altering mistakes, and sometimes it’s for selfish, superficial reasons like what I did…and sometimes it’s because the universe throws you a curveball, forcing you in a direction you never saw coming.
Jennifer Hartmann (Still Beating)
Just that what happens today or next week or next year isn't necessarily the way things are always going to be. As soon as you settle into a routine, life throws you a curveball. Sometimes you hit it, sometimes you don't.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Life has thrown you a curveball, baby. But it don't mean you need to throw all you know out the winda' neither. The Lawd is gonna give you another chance at love but you must be smart about it.
Lisa Patton (Yankee Doodle Dixie (Dixie, #2))
Life is just a series of curveballs thrown at you. Some knock you down. Some you hit over the fence, making you feel like a winner until the next one comes barreling by. It’s how you react to those that knock you down that define you.
Sidney Halston (Pull Me Close (Panic, #1))
Pain was life's curveball. Without it, we would never appreciate what it felt like to be loved.
S.L. Jennings (Fear of Falling (Fearless, #1))
Any time life threw Melanie a curveball, she merely threw her hands up and shouted, “Plot twist!
Rosanna Leo (Covet (Vegas Sins, #2))
When life throws a curveball, you have a decision. You can go on being angry and empty, or you can move toward peace. It’s living or dying. Choose the path that makes you feel alive.
Rochelle B. Weinstein (This Is Not How It Ends)
For years, i lived my life, waiting for the other shoe to drop... i thought control was something i could have over my life. My goal was to live life, in such a way, that i would never again have to suffer any form of trauma or abuse that would remind me of my painful past. I was living life on a tightrope of tension. I was only happy when things went smoothly and came apart at the seams when i was thrown a curveball. NOW, i realize, that the key to happiness is surrendering to the illusion of control. And to trust that, no matter what happens to me, i have the infinite inner-wisdom and strength to find my way through.
Jaeda DeWalt
I may not find joy every day. Some days will just be hard, and I will simply exist, and that’s okay, too. No one should have to be happy all the time—no one can be, with the ways in which life throws curveballs at us. On those days, it’s important not to mourn the lack of joy but to remember how it feels, to remember that to feel at all is one of the greatest gifts we have in life. When that doesn’t work, we can remind ourselves that the absence of joy isn’t permanent; it’s just the way life works sometimes. The reality of disability and joy means accepting that not every day is good but every day has openings for small pockets of joy.
Alice Wong (Disability Visibility : First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century)
Life is this crazy combination of love and risk and loss; then, just when you think you have it figured out, it throws you a curveball.
Nicole Waggoner (Center Ring (The Circus of Women Trilogy #1))
Life throws these curveballs at you so you’ll grow from them, so you’ll become the best possible version of you.
Michelle Horst (Predator (Men of Honor #1))
because what do we really control but how we react to life’s curveballs?
Joanne Ramos (The Farm)
The media not only fans our fears, it comforts us in our hubris. Nearly every scare story comes with a Message: You can take control. You can do something to keep bad things from happening to your children and to keep life from throwing you curveballs.
Judith Warner (Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety)
Ben: You know what's really great about baseball? Lindsey Meeks: Hmm? Ben: You can't fake it. You know, anything else in life you don't have to be great in - business, music, art - I mean you can get lucky. Lindsey Meeks: Really? Ben: Yeah, you can fool everyone for awhile, you know? It's like - not - not baseball. You can either hit a curveball or you can't. That's the way it works... Lindsey Meeks: Hmm. Ben: You know? Ben: You can have a lucky day, sure, but you can't have a lucky career. It's a little like math. It's orderly. Win or lose, it's fair. It all adds up. It's, like, not as confusing or as ambiguous as, uh... Lindsey Meeks: Life? Ben: Yeah. It's - it's safe.
Jimmy Fallon
Life keeps throwing curveballs at you but, it's not how you miss it's who you get back up.
Rachel J. Liazos
You never know when life will throw you that curveball, and snap away something dear to you within the blink of an eye.
Jaimie Roberts (Take it Deep)
when life throws you a curveball, you will end up saying, “God, what are You doing to me?” We end up blaming God, as opposed to allowing the goodness of God to navigate us through the situation.
Chris Gore (Walking in Supernatural Healing Power)
When the gods look down and fuck up your world, when the map you have laid out for your life has been ripped out of your hands, you are left somehow impotent and abandoned. And with the knowledge that the nature of your mortality is not a given. That life is a process of cause and effect, and however much you might side-step the cracks, stay away from the edge, keep on walking past the open windows, no one can prepare you for the utter shock of the backflip, the left-field pitch, the curveball, that knocks all that you are, all that you have known, for shit. If it’s coming for you, it’s coming for you. No point trying to hide from it.
Abi Morgan (This Is Not a Pity Memoir)
You support me when I falter, and give me strength to bear the pain of my past. You make me laugh until I hurt, and soothe me when I’m tied up inside. It’s funny how things work out, how life can throw curveballs, yet two people wind up exactly where they’re supposed to be.
Kristin Miller (Let Me Love You (Blue Lake, #2))
But then life threw her another curveball. And when she once again began picking up the pieces, learning how to survive and rebuild after everything exploded, there was only one man still there, one man who remained by her side, showing her that sometimes life isn’t about learning how to survive… It’s about learning how to thrive.
S. Layne (Embrace (The Affair, #2))
Every exam, every tournament, every match, every recital—there’s always some wrinkle, some misplaced calculator or sudden headache, a glaring sun or an unexpected essay question. At bottom, interleaving is a way of building into our daily practice not only a dose of review but also an element of surprise. “The brain is exquisitely tuned to pick up incongruities, all of our work tells us that,” said Michael Inzlicht, a neuroscientist at the University of Toronto. “Seeing something that’s out of order or out of place wakes the brain up, in effect, and prompts the subconscious to process the information more deeply: ‘Why is this here?’ ” Mixed-up practice doesn’t just build overall dexterity and prompt active discrimination. It helps prepare us for life’s curveballs, literal and figurative.
Benedict Carey (How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens)
I hated how sometimes life threw you a curveball—how you thought you were going to make some money selling a stolen tiger to make your dad proud, but then all the sudden there were drugs instead of money and then you were probably going to relapse mostly because you didn’t want to disappoint your best friend who had recently drawn a very funny cartoon about an octopus on your ass cheeks that would not come off your body no matter how hard you scrubbed.
John Jodzio (Knockout)
In every classic comedy duo, from Laurel and Hardy to Abbott and Costello to Martin and Lewis, in order for the exchange to work, the quality of the straight man had to be as dynamic as that of the funny guy. Carl was the best at this. I could use a single question as a springboard to unplanned exposition and tangents that would be as much of a surprise to Carl as they were to the audience. Carl was a gifted partner: While he deferred the punch lines to me, he knew me well enough to follow along and cross paths enough to set me up for more opportunities. He also knew he could throw me a complete curveball and I’d swing for the fences. We were a great ad-libbed high-wire act, and like the best high-wire acts, ours was dependent upon complete trust and respect for each other. Carl once said, “A brilliant mind in panic is a wonderful thing to behold.
Mel Brooks (All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business)
Anton stood up and crossed the room to sit beside her on the sofa. “I’ve often thought that a marriage is like a covered wagon, full of the stuff of life. The man and the woman are the two workhorses who pull it. Eventually, it gets heavy. There are children in the wagon, a home that needs to be maintained, feelings that need to be protected and nurtured when life throws curveballs. It works when both partners pull together, but the journey can’t continue for long if one partner unbuckles the straps and decides to ride in the wagon, because it’s easier, and because he knows his partner will keep pulling no matter what. Sometimes it can’t be helped. If someone gets sick or is suffering in some other way . . . physically or emotionally or financially . . . when that happens, the other person needs to bear more of the load, but generally, when both partners are capable, husband and wife should be a team, pulling together, or at least taking equal turns.
Julianne MacLean (These Tangled Vines)
Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hangin' curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent over-rated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
Ron Shelton
Things change. Sometimes it’s abrupt, knocking you off your feet as life throws a curveball nobody expected, turning worlds upside down and leaving those left behind to pick up the pieces. But other times, it happens slowly, an hour, or a minute, or a second at a time, so immeasurable no one can pinpoint exactly when it happened. You find yourself somewhere you’ve never been, doing things you’ve never done, being a person you never imagined you would ever be.
J.M. Darhower (Redemption (Sempre, #2))
Acceptance is a pretty cool destination. If you haven’t realized it yet, acceptance is pretty much the answer to all of life’s little curveballs.
Brian Wacik (Life Rocks!: 5 Master keys to overcome any obstacle, dissolve every fear, smash old behavior patterns and live the life you were born to live.)
Remembering why He died helps us to increase our faith in difficult moments. He died to save us because He loves us. If, then, life is throwing curveballs at you, remember that Jesus is so dead-set on saving you from your situation that He would rather die than watch you suffer. Yet He allows us to suffer for a greater good, and that good is our growth. Then, when we have grown and our faith has been tested, He saves us. Remember that He intends to save you, no matter what. He gave it all for that reason, so focus on His sacrifice and on His love. In so doing, you’ll be strengthened, remembering that God’s ultimate goal is to deliver you out of all your trials.
Adam Houge (40 Prayers Of Praise)
Life does have a tendency to throw us curveballs, and they have a perverse way of coming at the most inconvenient times.
Pamela Yellen (The Bank On Yourself Revolution: Fire Your Banker, Bypass Wall Street, and Take Control of Your Own Financial Future)
Once you think you have everything figured out, and clear sailing is all you can see in your future, life throws you a curveball, and no matter how fast or slow it comes at you, you have to decide in a split second if you’ll catch it or allow it destroy you.
H.J. Bellus (That Girl (That Girl #1))
I have a quiet, obstinate belief that if you have a dream, you’re the only person who can make it happen. But I also know that, no matter how dedicated you are, at any second life can throw you a curveball and that there are other factors at play, such as timing, luck and opportunity, too. So, if you’ve ever wondered about that long-shot idea you have, that you’ve always pushed to the back of your mind, what do you have to lose? It’s worth taking a leap of faith for the simple reason that, unless you try, you’ll never know…
Debbie Howells
But the part where you had to teach your kids that life could throw curveballs and you had to dig deep to find it in you to adjust was a part of that shit.
Kristen Ashley (Walk Through Fire (Chaos, #4))
His weight increases from 165 pounds to 185 pounds. The collar size goes from 15 to 17 1/2, the chest from 40 to 44. His appetite expands beyond measure. Before he was constantly napping. Now he has enough energy for daily workouts and strict work schedules. Before, depression was a regular feature. Now, it is a 'distant memory'. With the testosterone shots, he feels better to recover from life's curveballs, more persistant, more alive. There
Pook (The Book Of Pook)
You can live your life on purpose with a sense of identity and direction, or you can just show up every day and try to hit life’s curveballs.
Jim Huling (Choose Your Life! A powerful, proven method for creating the life you want)
Sometimes life throws you a curveball, something you never saw coming. We have to make decisions about whether we want to be true to ourselves or honorable to those we love.
Vi Keeland (Stuck-Up Suit)
Life has the habit of throwing curve balls to determine if you are paying attention.
Steven Redhead (Life Is Simply A Game)
Life will throw you major curveballs, but it's rare you can do much more than duck.
Abbi Waxman (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill)
But the thing about plans is… They never work out like you expect them to. Sometimes life throws you an innocent, young, blonde… curveball.
Ashley Jade (The Devil (Devil's Playground, #1))
Life can throw you major curveballs, but it’s rare you can do much more than duck.
Abbi Waxman (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill)
There was no sense in brooding over it. Life never stays the same. There’s always some kind of curveball coming at you. Nothing to do but swing away.
Jim Butcher (Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16))
Hi, Dale, it’s Gabby...Clay’s girlfriend.”  It felt weird giving myself that title, but I pushed it aside.  Bigger issues to deal with.  “If he’s there, can I talk to him?” Dale chuckled.  “Sure, but I don’t imagine it’d be much of a conversation.” I heard him call out to Clay.  A moment later, a husky voice said, “Hello?” After not talking to me for so long, hearing his voice startled and annoyed me slightly.  He would talk to a perfect stranger, but not me?  I opened my mouth to say something about it, but the pain in my head insistently prodded me to get on with the important news. “Clay, I did it again.  I’m at the diner where we had breakfast.  I need you to come get me before it gets worse.” He didn’t say anything for so long that I looked at the phone to see if I still had a signal.  The screen said disconnected.  Would it have killed him to say “Okay” or maybe even “Bye” before hanging up?  His hello had been too shocking to recall the sound of his voice. I sighed and put my cell away.  With Sam’s frequent calls and Rachel’s occasional texts, my remaining minutes dipped into the double digits.  I needed to adjust my budget to buy more airtime.  Did life really need to throw me this many curveballs?  And all at once? I forced myself to eat more of my mostly untouched meal so the waitress wouldn’t bother me as I waited. The last of the waves hit me.  Only determination and a hand over my mouth kept me from whimpering.  After about ten minutes, I settled the bill and watched out the window for Clay, barely checking the need to curl into a ball and lie down on the padded bench.  The waitress kept a close eye on me, probably thinking she would need to clean up barf soon.  She might. Dale’s huge tow truck pulled into the parking lot.  Clay opened his door and leapt out while it still rolled to a stop.  Through the window, he spotted me.  His eyes never left me as he strode in and Dale pulled away. Clay still wore his greasy coveralls, and with his hair pulled back, he looked like an angel—a grimy one—coming to save me.  Again. “Hi,
Melissa Haag (Hope(less) (Judgement of the Six #1))
Life threw you curveballs, too. Or in her case, more like a curseball. After
Joan Holub (Sleeping Beauty Dreams Big (Grimmtastic Girls, #5))
This is just one of life's curveballs. We all get them if we live long enough.
Pamela Terry (The Sweet Taste of Muscadines)
Just when we think we’ve figured things out, the universe throws us a curveball. —Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy
Laurie B. Friedman (Not What I Expected (The Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair, #5))
Agility is about handling the curveballs life pitches at us. It’s being able to respond quickly when you’re caught off guard. When you engage your core to Pause and Think, you can Act by responding thoughtfully when you’re blindsided, instead of reacting instinctually.
Darcy Luoma (Thoughtfully Fit: Your Training Plan for Life and Business Success)
We all make mistakes, and life throws us all curveballs. The critical thing is how we deal with them.
Victoria Montgomery Brown (Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur)
But the thing about plans is… They never work out like you expect them to. Sometimes life throws you an innocent, young, blonde…curveball.
Ashley Jade (The Devil (Devil's Playground, #1))
I’ve often thought that a marriage is like a covered wagon, full of the stuff of life. The man and the woman are the two workhorses who pull it. Eventually, it gets heavy. There are children in the wagon, a home that needs to be maintained, feelings that need to be protected and nurtured when life throws curveballs. It works when both partners pull together, but the journey can’t continue for long if one partner unbuckles the straps and decides to ride in the wagon, because it’s easier, and because he knows his partner will keep pulling no matter what.
Julianne MacLean (These Tangled Vines)
Each time life threw me a curveball, I learned to pitch it on my own...and hit home runs for survival
Selin Senol-Akin (Set Free Your Flow: A Centered View (The Elemental Collection))
I’ve often thought that a marriage is like a covered wagon, full of the stuff of life. The man and the woman are the two workhorses who pull it. Eventually, it gets heavy. There are children in the wagon, a home that needs to be maintained, feelings that need to be protected and nurtured when life throws curveballs. It works when both partners pull together, but the journey can’t continue for long if one partner unbuckles the straps and decides to ride in the wagon, because it’s easier, and because he knows his partner will keep pulling no matter what. Sometimes it can’t be helped. If someone gets sick or is suffering in some other way . . . physically or emotionally or financially . . . when that happens, the other person needs to bear more of the load, but generally, when both partners are capable, husband and wife should be a team, pulling together, or at least taking equal turns.
Julianne MacLean (These Tangled Vines)
My grandmother once said life is what happens between the curveballs and happy accidents.
Minka Kent (Unmissing)
There are. Storytelling may be the mind’s way of rehearsing for the real world, a cerebral version of the playful activities documented across numerous species which provide a safe means for practicing and refining critical skills. Leading psychologist and all-around man of the mind Steven Pinker describes a particularly lean version of the idea: “Life is like chess, and plots are like those books of famous chess games that serious players study so they will be prepared if they ever find themselves in similar straits.” Pinker imagines that through story we each build a “mental catalogue” of strategic responses to life’s potential curveballs, which we can then consult in moments of need. From fending off devious tribesmen to wooing potential mates, to organizing collective hunts, to avoiding poisonous plants, to instructing the young, to apportioning meager food supplies, and so on, our forebears faced one obstacle after another as their genes sought a presence in subsequent generations. Immersion in fictional tales grappling with a wide assortment of similar challenges would have had the capacity to refine our forebears’ strategies and responses. Coding the brain to engage with fiction would thus be a clever way to cheaply, safely, and efficiently give the mind a broader base of experience from which to operate.
Brian Greene (Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe)
Start where you are. Begin. Commence. Get going. Crank up. Initiate. Mobilize. Start where you are.” “Never be intimidated by external indicators. The mortgage rate’s too high. Weather too hot. Your body too sick. You think you’re too young, too old, too black, too white. Some of us are so discouraged by where [we] want to be. It appears so distant and so far away and so unlikely. The dreams seem so expansive and the horizons seem so far. It feels like you won’t ever get it done.” “But Jael told me to tell you start where you are.”6 “You’ve gotten stuck in your reality at the expense of your possibility.” “Subversive shifts begin with one small beginning.” “Don’t stay hamstrung by your yesterdays, harnessed and muzzled by who hurt you, who failed you and who dropped you and who quit on you and who cheated on you and who left you.” “Bust the move and start where you are.
Amy Klobuchar (The Joy of Politics: Surviving Cancer, a Campaign, a Pandemic, an Insurrection, and Life's Other Unexpected Curveballs)
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Dr. Poonam Kumar
In addition to novel and consistent contexts, all of us frequently find ourselves in variable contexts—those moments in life when knowledge exists to handle that particular type of situation, but life throws you a curveball
Amy C. Edmondson (Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well)
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When business throws you a curveball, turn it into a home run with a strategic pivot!
Melissa Ambers, LSS, PMP, PR
This was about life’s curveballs and the future, which was never guaranteed.
Mary Stone (Shadow's Mystery (Shadow Island #9))
There was a reason things turned out the way they did. Dolly would have to understand that sometimes life threw you a curveball. Even the best batters struck out.
Diana Stevan
I know that life’s truest treasures live inside the unexpected moments. The little curveballs that sweep us off our feet and steal our breath.
Jennifer Hartmann (An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak (Heartsong, #1))
The more flexible we are when it comes to reading the Bible, the more prepared we will be to adjust to the curveballs of life. The more inflexible we are, the less prepared we will be to make those adjustments precisely at the time when they will be needed to keep our faith alive and thriving.
Peter Enns (Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God))
When life throws a curveball at you, make sure you hit it out of the park!
Shanka Jayasinha (Don't Settle)
When life throws you a curveball, hit out of the park.
Shanka Jayasinha (Don't Settle)
When life throws a curveball at you, make sure you hit a damn home run!
Shanka Jayasinha (Don't Settle)
The only way to remedy hard luck is with hard work. The curveballs that life throws you are only going to be an issue if you haven’t been practicing your swing.
Humble the Poet (Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life)
When life throws you a curveball, embrace the chaos, and turn it into your competitive advantage by shifting your mindset and transforming adversity into opportunity.
Sope Agbelusi
For instance, growing up, I learned that you don’t talk about things that are ugly in your life. You don’t talk about your fears, your failures, or your insecurities. You don’t talk about the big, hard curveballs that life throws at you, and the mistakes we all make in the process. You don’t talk about the ugly that life can bring and the ugly emotions that appear. And when we have to hide those pieces of ourselves, all we’re left with is a big pile of shame (that we also need to hide).
Sharon Pope (When Marriage Needs an Answer: The Decision to Fix Your Struggling Marriage or Leave Without Regret)
I’ve learned that the measure of your love isn’t how “okay” you both are or how quickly you hit the curveballs that life throws at you. Love’s true test, the measure of its strength, is its bravery to be honest, its willingness to face the hardest moments and say, Even though there’s nothing to be done, at least I have you.
Chloe Liese (Ever After Always (Bergman Brothers, #3))
Ten seconds, that's all it takes for life to throw you a curveball.
Aron Micko H.B (Unknown Century: Endless Extremity Sequel)
In fact, Joe Biden repeatedly reached out with words of kindness. That’s a quality in politics that is vastly underestimated.
Amy Klobuchar (The Joy of Politics: Surviving Cancer, a Campaign, a Pandemic, an Insurrection, and Life's Other Unexpected Curveballs)
the central role of experience in the life of faith is widely recognized now in academic circles as a no-brainer.
Peter Enns (Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God))
That model is built on seeing God as a relentless, compassionate inner presence in my life, always beckoning me forward. That model is one of peace, curiosity, and hopefulness and rests on my embrace of the mystery and love of God.
Peter Enns (Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God))
When you use life's curve balls to create positive energy, you cultivate a Don't Die® spirit that powers you through moment by moment so that you live your life to the fullest until the very end.
Andrea Goeglein
WHY IT’S BAD TO BE SINGLE: (An itemized list of undisputable evidence)   1. Outside my parents and my sister and her family, I have no family or children of my own.   2. I have no immediate support system to come home to, when life throws its challenges and curveballs.   3. I’m lonely.   4. I have no one to go to parties or special events with. When big events happen—even when they’re good—I walk in alone.   5. I never get to take advantage of the “two people can combine resources and live together cheaper than apart” deal.    6. No one loves me.  (My mother’s love doesn’t count in this case. Sorry, Mom!)   7. There’s this constant question about many guys I meet: is he the one? Is he worth dating? The search feels never-ending.   8. There’s the continuing heartbreak of liking guys who have no interest in me. (This happens a lot!)   9. I can be selfish sometimes because there isn’t that person to care for daily, whose needs are above my own (spouse or children).   10. There isn’t anyone to cuddle with, enjoy affections with, sleep beside (or let’s be honest—have sex with).
Cheryl McKay (Finally The Bride: Finding Hope While Waiting)
Life throws curve balls all the time. Have to know how to swing them.
Sofi Benitez (Honey Moon Dog Daze (Honey Moon #1))
Even when life tossed you curveballs, you had the choice to push away from the base to hit the ball or let it fly by without trying. “Do
Catherine Bybee (Staying For Good (Most Likely To, #2))
Life just gets you down. That is a fact. There is no changing that. But you can do something at least. Make the most of what you're given. If you're thrown a curve-ball, do your best to make the home-run. If they cheat, well you still work as hard as you can to hit that ball out of the park, reach the stars. Eventually the ball will come back down. Eventually you will have to do all of this again. This time, you have practice though. If you didn't hit it the first time, you know you need to adjust. If you did, you know exactly what to do this time. If you couldn't tell, this was not just about baseball. This was about dreams. Get out there. Go ace that test, Go make that touchdown, Go accomplish something, anything. Every little thing you do... will leave an impact on the world. These accomplishments could just be the stepping stones for an even greater imprint. Make your mark.
H. S. Batchelder
Life will always throw you curveballs. Some of them you duck and some you cannot. Accept Life for what it is, yet realize some of those balls You had to get hit with in order for you to learn, hurt, heal and grow.
Charles Elwood Hudson
Post-Rehab Advice: 5 Things to Do After Getting Out of Rehab Getting yourself into rehab is not the easiest thing to do, but it is certainly one of the most important things you can ever do for your well-being. However, your journey to self-healing does not simply end on your last day at rehab. Now that you have committed your self to sobriety and wellness, the next step is maintaining the new life you have built. To make sure that you are on the right track, here are some tips on what you should do as soon as you get back home from treatment. 1. Have a Game Plan Most people are encouraged to leave rehab with a proper recovery plan. What’s next for you? Envision how you want yourself to be after the inpatient treatment. This is a crucial part of the entire recovery process since it will be easier to determine the next phase of treatment you need. 2. Build Your New Social Life Finishing rehab opens endless opportunities for you. Use it to put yourself out in the world and maybe even pursue a new passion in life. Keep in mind that there are a lot of alcohol- and drug-free activities that offer a social and mental outlet. Meet new friends by playing sports, taking a class or volunteering. It is also a good opportunity for you to have sober friends who can help you through your recovery. 3. Keep Yourself Busy One of the struggles after rehab is finding purpose. Your life in recovery will obviously center on trying to stay sober. To remain sober in the long term, you must have a life that’s worth living. What drives you? Begin finding your purpose by trying out things that make you productive and satisfied at the same time. Get a new job, do volunteer work or go back to school. Try whatever is interesting for you. 4. Pay It Forward As a person who has gone through rehab, you are in the perfect place to help those who are in the early stages of recovery. Join a support group and do not be afraid to tell your story. Reaching out to other recovering individuals will also help keep your mind off your own struggles, while being an inspiration to others. 5. Get Help If You’re Still Struggling Research proves that about half of those in recovery will relapse, usually within the treatment’s first few months. However, these numbers do not necessarily mean that rehab is a waste of time. Similar to those with physical disabilities who need continuous therapy, individuals recovering from addiction also require ongoing support to stay clean and sober. Are you slipping back to your old ways? Do not let pride or shame take control of your mind. Life throws you a curveball sometimes, and slipping back to old patterns does not mean you are hopeless. Be sure to have a sober friend, family, therapist or sponsor you could trust and call in case you are struggling. Remember that building a drug- and alcohol-free life is no walk in the park, but you will likely get through it with the help of those who are dear to you.
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You tell me. What can YOU tell ME about the company?” I’ll never forget the look on everyone’s face when I uttered those words. He looked at me with amusement, and I could tell I’d totally thrown him off guard. Like a Bawse. After a few minutes of him pitching the company to me (due to my curveball), he finally asked, “What do you want to achieve?” To this I responded with complete honesty. I said, “World domination,” with a straight face. After a beat—you know, for dramatic effect—I began to elaborate on everything I wanted to accomplish. There was so much presence in the room that the past and future started feeling insecure.
Lilly Singh (How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life)
life is what happens between the curveballs and happy accidents.
Minka Kent (Unmissing)
Hell, there are real sisters out there who aren't as close as we are. [...] I know life has thrown us more curveballs than we can catch, but as long as you have each other, you can win this game called life.
Sheryl Lister (No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship)
sometimes life may throw a curveball, but its okay to miss! life makes way to improve~
Me
Life will throw curveballs no matter your level of expertise, it is inevitable but how you respond to those challenges defines your path.
Manirabona Patience
Summon the courage to challenge the status quo. Keep your eyes on your goals and not on the curveballs.
Gift Gugu Mona (365 Motivational Life Lessons)
It is up to you to identify your purpose in life and have the determination to keep moving forward and pursuing a meaningful life, even when life throws curveballs in your path.
Gift Gugu Mona (365 Motivational Life Lessons)
It is up to you to identify your purpose in life, and have the determination to keep moving forward and pursuing a meaningful life, even when life throws curveballs in your path.
Gift Gugu Mona (365 Motivational Life Lessons)
Life throws curveballs, some might sting, but you'll weather the storm. Broken hearts mend, fortunes rebuild, and new opportunities bloom. Remember, you're like a mighty oak - rooted deep, enduring winds, and sprouting anew with each season.
Monika Ajay Kaul