Amy Purdy Quotes

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

But the truth is that I don't want to simply offer others a fleeting moment of "inspiration." I want my story to spark real change. An aha moment becomes most meaningful when it leads us to do more. Dream bigger. Move past our so-called limitations. Defy expectations. Bounce back with the resilience that every single one of us was born with. I didn't write this book because I want you to say, "Wow, look at what that girl overcame - good for her." I'm sharing my story because I want you to see what's possible in your own life. Right here. Right now. Starting the second you pick up your pen and create your own amazing narrative. The words of the Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu have always resonated with me: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." What follows is my first step. My first stumble. My first dance. My first dream.