Alexi Pappas Quotes

When I think about what I'd like to give him, it's satisfaction - a metaphorical rocking chair that he can sit in and enjoy. The rocking chair comes in many forms. There are the big things, like brining him in for a tour of the Olympic Village in Rio, or saying a special thank-you in front of the guests at my wedding. And there are the little things, like giving him rewards points. You know those rewards people get at the grocery store where you get discounts and free stuff when you earn enough points? My dad gets so much pleasure out of that. I makes him feel so good that I still use his phone number to get my groceries so that he can have the points. And these grocery points make him so fucking happy that it makes me sad.

Nerves are cousin to excitement and excitement is cousin to gratitude. Pay attention to your nerves: If you feel nervous, it's a sign that a Very Big Thing is unfolding. Be nervous for how good that thing can be.

The feeling of being watched is the next best thing to being touched. It's like sunlight on your skin, as though the person watching you is giving you some part of themselves by way of their eyes.

I used to think that my Always Try Hard Rule was the only way to avoid becoming like my mom, but now I saw that blindly obeying this rule had in fact made me more like her than I ever wanted to be.

But your body is like a pencil: if you sharpen it too much, it will break.

It is better to be a hundred percent healthy and eighty percent fit than a hundred percent fit and eighty percent healthy.

Being committed isn't about the end result; it's about giving yourself the very best chance to get there.

When you're depressed, it is very hard to love yourself. When you don't love yourself, it's hard to have a healthy relationship with someone else.

My brain created a personal law. […] The brain’s purpose is self-preservation. But the problem is the brain goes into overdrive and starts recognizes the personal law in places it shouldn’t. […] When we create a personal law in response to trauma, the law can become hardwired into your brain so strongly, that when you encounter even vaguely similar situations much later, your mind reacts with irrational intensity.

Being a hero is a choice you can make, not a cape someone else will drape over you. You make your own cape.