Daily Inspirational Quote July 13 2014
“All of the most successful human beings I’ve known were
inwardly at war with themselves.
Their turmoil was at least as great as our own,
and sometimes greater.
What distinguished these leaders was not some inner peace
but rather how they had learned to organize their lives
around a noble ambition and to focus on it.”
- Walter Anderson
Just because someone is highly successful or respected, that doesn’t mean they are perfectly happy or divinely at peace. In fact, no one is perfectly happy or at peace most of the time. It’s good to have inner conflict, to be restless, to want and to struggle and get frustrated at times. It doesn’t mean we’re doing it wrong. That inner tension is like exercise for our souls; it helps us to keep growing, to stay strong and healthy on the inside.
inwardly at war with themselves.
Their turmoil was at least as great as our own,
and sometimes greater.
What distinguished these leaders was not some inner peace
but rather how they had learned to organize their lives
around a noble ambition and to focus on it.”
- Walter Anderson
Just because someone is highly successful or respected, that doesn’t mean they are perfectly happy or divinely at peace. In fact, no one is perfectly happy or at peace most of the time. It’s good to have inner conflict, to be restless, to want and to struggle and get frustrated at times. It doesn’t mean we’re doing it wrong. That inner tension is like exercise for our souls; it helps us to keep growing, to stay strong and healthy on the inside.