“All of the love you have given to the wrong people— it will find its way back to you.”
― The Strength In Our Scars
― The Strength In Our Scars
“But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you’ve told yourself about who you are so that you aren’t trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life.”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
“Let the past hold on to itself and let the present move forward into the future.”
― Mostly Harmless
― Mostly Harmless
“Unconditional love doesn't know or care about rejection. so if we accept it as our true identity, and give up the wounded identity, then there's nothing left to fear. If someone harms us, it's a reflection of their demons, not our own. Therefore it doesn't have to stick to us or wound us, because it's not who we are.”
― Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse
― Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse
“because we rely for our self-esteem and sense of comfort on the love of people we cannot control and whose needs and hopes will never align seamlessly with our own.”
― The School of Life: An Emotional Education
― The School of Life: An Emotional Education
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