“No relationship is a total waste. Despite how painful they may be, they teach you about what you want and what you don’t want. They can remind you that you deserve better. And if it’s painful enough, a bad relationship can be the catalyst for a journey inward. But no relationship, either with a past lover or friend or family member, is worth damaging future opportunities to connect with others or yourself.”
― Closer to Love
― Closer to Love
“reclaiming your power is noticing when a story based on assumptions is making your mind tense and intentionally bringing yourself back to the present moment as a way to cut the delusion it is not about managing your emotions; it is about managing your reactions to your emotions”
― Clarity & Connection
― Clarity & Connection
“Life is greater if you live with purpose.
When you find a meaningful reason for doing what you do, you’ll feel complete.”
― Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness
When you find a meaningful reason for doing what you do, you’ll feel complete.”
― Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness
“The understanding of self-love that makes the most sense to me is much more internal. It is the way you relate to yourself with compassion, honesty, and openness. It is meeting every part of yourself with unconditional acceptance, from the parts that you find easy to love, to the rough and imperfect parts that you try to hide from. Self-love begins with acceptance, but it does not stop there. Real self-love is a total embrace of all that you are while simultaneously acknowledging that you have room to grow and much to let go of. Real”
― Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future
― Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future
“find a partner you do not have to perform for. when you are both committed to honesty and have active compassion for each other, there is no need to behave in ways that are not genuine. true love is welcoming each other’s changing emotions with open arms. though you are both dedicated to becoming the best versions of yourselves, you also understand that not every day will be a good day and not every step will be a step forward. being in a relationship with a high degree of authenticity and gentleness allows both partners to let down their guards and feel at home.”
― Clarity & Connection
― Clarity & Connection
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