- "loving yourself isn't selfish at all. it's really about knowing your value and your worth as a woman. we should never apologize for having high standards in love because the right man or the man who really wants to be in your life will rise up to meet those standards."
- "so plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers."
- "stop what you are doing. go outside and breathe. the world will not end if you take ten minutes for yourself."
- "finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. it's about finding your authentic self. the one you've buried beneath other people's needs."
- “you yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”
- “love yourself first and everything else falls into line. you really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”
- "why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?”
- “never bend your head. always hold it high. look the world straight in the face.”
- “you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
- “to love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance”
- “the most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. these persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. beautiful people do not just happen.”
- “the better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.”
- “i think everybody’s weird. we should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.”
- “trust yourself. you know more than you think you do.”
- “because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”
- “people who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.”
- “if you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.”
- “when i loved myself enough, i began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. this meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. my judgement called it disloyal. now i see it as self-loving.”
mar 28 2018 ∞
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