- "when you feel like you're the only person in the world feeling this way, you’re not."
- "no matter what happens in life, be good to people. being good to others is a wonderful legacy to leave behind."
- "the first step to receiving negativity is to decide whether or not it is the opinion of somebody who you care about. if it's somebody who i respect, then i really do take it into account because "haters gonna hate" only applies to people who are simply criticizing you because their life sucks."
- "tell the voices in your head to be nice to you."
- "just because things end doesn't mean they aren't the most beautiful thing while they're happening."
- "i don't compare myself to anyone else; i don't make comments about anyone else because they do what feels right for them, and that's okay by me."
- "if you think about human nature, our favourite pair of shoes are the ones we bought yesterday, our favourite thing is the newest thing that we have… and the thing we’ve seen the most and for the longest period of time is our reflection in the mirror, so obviously that's going to be our least favourite thing."
- "i want to love glitter and also stand up for the double standards that exist in our society. i want to wear pink and tell you how i feel about politics. and i don't think that those things have to cancel each other out."
- "be kind to yourself, just a little bit okay? for me."
- "i want to still have a sharp pen and a thin skin and an open heart."
- "knowing your worth sometimes comes without any proof at all."
- "maybe you lost someone you never expected you would lose. maybe you lost yourself. that's even worse. when you have bad days that just won't let up, i just hope that you will look in the mirror and remind yourself of what you are and what you are not. you are not your mistakes. you are not damaged goods or money from your failed explorations. you are not the opinion of someone who doesn't know you. you are a product of the lessons that you've learned. you are wiser because you went through something terrible. and you are the person who survived a bunch of rainstorms and kept walking. i now believe that pain makes you stronger. and now i believe that walking through a lot of rainstorms gets you clean."
- "we have to live bravely in order to truly feel alive, and that means not being ruled by our greatest fears."
- "life can be heavy, especially if you try to carry it all at once. part of growing up and moving into new chapters of your life is about catch and release. what i mean by that is, knowing what things to keep, and what things to release. you can’t carry all things, all grudges, all updates on your ex, all enviable promotions your school bully got at the hedge fund his uncle started. secide what is yours to hold and let the rest go. oftentimes the good things in your life are lighter anyway, so there’s more room for them. one toxic relationship can outweigh so many wonderful, simple joys. you get to pick what your life has time and room for."
mar 22 2019 ∞
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