I lost the life that I knew, and I really had to rethink my future and think about my core values and the things that I love, and my passion, and that's really what helped me move forward. Also, for me just being grateful for what I had in my life versus on focusing on what I was losing, that really helped as well.

Amy Purdy

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It’s believing in those dreams and facing our fears head on that allows us to live our lives beyond our limits.

fear dream inspirational

Instead of looking at our challenges and limitations as something negative or bad, we can begin to look at them as blessings, magnificent gifts that can be used to ignite our imaginations and help us go further than we ever knew we could go.

blessing positive inspirational

If your life were a book, and you were the author, how would you... by Amy Purdy

If your life were a book, and you were the author, how would you want your story to go?

stories life book

Our borders and our obstacles can only do two things: (1) stop us in our tracks, or (2) force us to get creative.

track creative two

It's not about breaking down borders. It's about pushing off of them, and seeing what amazing places they might bring us.

amazing-places borders might

We can either see our circumstances as a set of random cruelties and then allow those hardships to turn us into bitter victims; or we can recognize the fact that, though we may never comprehend why hard things happen, they do, and when they do, we can reach for a larger purpose beyond the pain.

pain may facts

We all have disabilities. Just some are more visible than others. We all have challenges, we all have obstacles

disability obstacles challenges

When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life; Only True Disability Is in Our Mind.

suicide motivational inspirational

When we embrace the things that make us unique, our true and rema... by Amy Purdy

When we embrace the things that make us unique, our true and remarkable capabilities are revealed

embrace remarkable unique

You don't always have to have the most amazing story. It's learning to share the story you have that counts.

most-amazing share stories

We live as if we know how everything will turn out. I certainly lived that way. But we don't know anything. Really, we don't.

turns ifs way

I love the smell of rain, and I love the sound of the ocean waves... by Amy Purdy

I love the smell of rain, and I love the sound of the ocean waves.

waves ocean rain love

We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadbloc... by Amy Purdy

We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadblocks, or you can use them.

you obstacles use challenges

For me, a bad day is when I have nothing going on. by Amy Purdy

For me, a bad day is when I have nothing going on.

day bad me bad-day

Just because I've got two prosthetic legs, yeah, I had to adapt in ways, but I've also become a lot stronger. It doesn't mean I'm at any disadvantage, really.

just-because just legs stronger

I got this second chance at life, and I live it. by Amy Purdy

I got this second chance at life, and I live it.

live second-chance chance life

My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others.

will try me inspire

I've learned that borders are where the actual ends, but also where the imagination and the story begins.

story where borders imagination

If we can see past preconceived limitations, then the possibiliti... by Amy Purdy

If we can see past preconceived limitations, then the possibilities are endless.

limitations possibilities see past

I have two prosthetic legs. This is my life; what am I going to do with it? And it's put me on this amazing journey. I can look back and be completely grateful and say I would never want to change anything.

me change journey life