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Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.
Brené Brown
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.
Henri Nouwen
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Steve Jobs
Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.
Steve Maraboli
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.
Carl Jung
You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.
Amy Bloom
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Socrates
The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.
William Saroyan
Happiness is not a destination, it's a journey. Happiness is not tomorrow, it is now. Happiness is not a dependency, it is a decision. Happiness is what you are, not what you have.
Ralph Marston
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
Aldous Huxley
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
Thomas Merton
Happiness is not having what you want. It is appreciating what you have.
Unknown
Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.
Daphne du Maurier
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
Margaret Lee Runbeck
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
Michel de Montaigne
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Buddha
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Steve Jobs
You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
Louise L. Hay
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Lucille Ball
The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.
Steve Maraboli
Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.
Nathaniel Branden
You are enough just as you are.
Meghan Markle
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.
Robert Hand
You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won't discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself.
Geneen Roth
The first step toward being happy is to learn to accept yourself in your own imperfection.
Confucius
Happiness is not the absence of sadness, it's the acceptance of it.
Unknown
Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama XIV
Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have.
Unknown
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well-lived.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others.
Wilfred Peterson
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.
Rumi
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Self-care is how you take your power back.
Lalah Delia
Self-care is not a luxury. It's a necessity.
Unknown
Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what's left of you.
Katie Reed
Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.
Eleanor Brown
Self-care is how we give ourselves permission to pause.
Cecilia Tran
Self-care is how you take care of your soul.
Whitney Thore
Self-care is not about self-indulgence, it's about self-preservation.
Audrey Lorde
Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.
Unknown
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
William James
The only journey is the one within.
Rainer Maria Rilke
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
Dr. Seuss
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
Abraham Lincoln
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.
Christopher Germer
Self-compassion is the ultimate act of self-love.
Caroline Jordan
Self-compassion is not a luxury, it's a necessity.
Kristin Neff
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
Brené Brown
Self-compassion is the key to a happy and fulfilling life.
Kelly McGonigal
Self-compassion is the foundation of a healthy self-image.
Unknown
Self-compassion is the antidote to self-criticism, which is often the root of anxiety and depression.
Unknown
The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself.
Diane Von Furstenberg
You are not your past, you are the warrior that rose above it to become the example of hope and the inspiration to others.
Shannon L. Alder
The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.
Roy T. Bennett
Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence, and face your future without fear.
Unknown
The only way to change the past is to accept it and move forward.
Unknown
You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.
Unknown
The past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited, or erased; it can only be accepted.
Unknown
The past is a place of memories, not a place of residence.
Unknown
The past is a place of learning, not a place of living.
Unknown
Happiness is not about getting what you want all the time. It's about loving what you have and being grateful for it.
Unknown
The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.
Chuck Palahniuk
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Happiness is not something you get in life. Happiness is something you bring to life.
Wayne Dyer
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
Carl Jung
Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet - thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing - consistently. This builds trust and followers love leaders they can trust.
Lance Secretan
The authentic self is the soul made visible.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
When you show up authentic, you create the space for others to do the same. Walk in your truth.
Anonymous
Authenticity is not something we have or don't have. It's a practice - a conscious choice of how we want to live. Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.
Brené Brown
The authentic self is always there, waiting for us to recognize it. It is the source of our healing and the foundation of our wholeness.
Deepak Chopra
Authenticity is the key to unlocking your true potential. When you are authentic, you are in alignment with your purpose and your values. You are living your life on your own terms, and that is the ultimate freedom.
Anonymous
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