People think edges are bad, but they are really there to keep up from falling to pieces. They don't hold us back, they hold us in. They hold us together. Lisa Mangum More Quotes by Lisa Mangum More Quotes From Lisa Mangum Your future is your own again. And I consider that to be a happy ending to the story. Lisa Mangum happy-endings your-future stories Somehow difficulties are easier to endure when you know your dream is waiting for you at the end. Lisa Mangum easier waiting dream Sometimes wearing a mask is the best way to show our true selves. Lisa Mangum wearing-a-mask self way The river is now. This moment. This breath between us. The space between your heartbeats. The moment before you blink. The instant a thought flashes through your mind. It is everything that is around us. Life. Energy. Flowing, endlessly flowing, carrying you from then...to now...to tomorrow. Listen: you can hear the music of it. Of the passage of time. Lisa Mangum space mind rivers Make your own decisions. Make your own choices. Lisa Mangum make-your-own-choices choices decision Pawns are really queens in disguise. Lisa Mangum disguise pawns queens Happiness can be close by, even if your heart is far away. Lisa Mangum far-away ifs heart Ah, but art and trouble go hand in hand. If you cannot be troubled to create art from your heart, then your art will never trouble the heart of others. Lisa Mangum trouble hands art I try to make choices for my own life. And I try to make those choices count. Lisa Mangum my-own choices trying I believe art prefers rules. For some artists, the worst thing you can do is say 'Do whatever you want.' Such permission can be terrifying. I know it is for me. Often it's better if you impose rules or restrictions on a project. Requirements can force you to be creative in unusual ways. Lisa Mangum creative believe art The whole point of wishing is not to focus on what you don't have it's to show you what could be. Once you know what you want then you know what to reach for what to dream about. It's how you change things. Lisa Mangum focus wish dream Why did New York feel more like home to me than home did? I'd heard of love at first sight, but I didn't know it could happen with a whole city. Lisa Mangum new-york sight home An unanticipated destination, perhaps, but you must admit,all the best journeys take unexpected detours. Lisa Mangum detours unexpected journey Be sure of your heart before you speak. Lisa Mangum speak heart We can't live our lives obsessing about the past or mourning the future. We have a responsibility to ourselves and to each other to live every moment of our lives the best we can. Lisa Mangum mourning responsibility past You know, I've learned that sometimes you can only see what you want to see by changing where you stand. And standing somewhere unexpected can lead to unexpected discoveries. Lisa Mangum unexpected want discovery You gotta keep things moving. If leaving behind the past means you can have a better future, then, sure, why not? Lisa Mangum mean past moving Because when all you have is the past, it's hard to let it go. Lisa Mangum hard let-it-go past I believe that sometimes people come into your life at exactly the right moment to give you exactly what you need at that moment. Lisa Mangum giving believe people Gotta keep moving; can't stop; stagnation kills. Lisa Mangum stagnation keep-moving moving
