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Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.
Nathaniel Branden
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 most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.
Carl Jung
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.
Roy T. Bennett
The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.
Steve Maraboli
You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.
Amy Bloom
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.
Robert Hand
You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
Louise L. Hay
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we'll ever do.
Brené Brown
There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection.
Steve Maraboli
You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously.
Sophia Bush
The first step toward being loved is learning to love what you see when you look in the mirror.
Tadahiko Nagao
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
Brené Brown
Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.
Eleanor Brown
You are worthy of the love you keep trying to give everyone else.
Unknown
Self-love is not selfish; you cannot truly love another until you know how to love yourself.
Unknown
You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people.
Unknown
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
Pierre Corneille
You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.
Sophia Bush
Self-love is not about being self-absorbed, it's about being self-aware.
Unknown
Self-love is the greatest middle finger of all time.
Unknown
You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.
Unknown
Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it.
Maya Angelou
Forgive yourself for the mistakes of the past and all the things you think you have done wrong. That was the best you knew how to do at that moment. Now that you know better, you can do better.
Luminita D. Saviuc
Forgive yourself for accepting less than you deserved. But don't do it again.
Unknown
Forgive yourself for the times you were not gentle with yourself. For the times you said 'yes' when you wanted to say 'no'. For the times you didn't speak up. For the times you didn't take care of yourself. Forgive yourself and start again.
Unknown
Forgive yourself for the moments you forgot your worth. For the moments you let someone else define you. For the moments you settled for less. Forgive yourself and start again.
Unknown
Forgive yourself for the times you didn't listen to your intuition. For the times you ignored the signs. For the times you didn't trust yourself. Forgive yourself and start again.
Unknown
Forgive yourself for the times you didn't love yourself. For the times you criticized yourself. For the times you compared yourself to others. Forgive yourself and start again.
Unknown
Forgive yourself for the times you didn't believe in yourself. For the times you let fear hold you back. For the times you didn't take a chance. Forgive yourself and start again.
Unknown
Forgive yourself for the times you didn't know how to love yourself. For the times you didn't know how to be kind to yourself. Forgive yourself and start again.
Unknown
Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Lucille Ball
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
Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.
Parker Palmer
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Oscar Wilde
You can't pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.
Unknown
You are worthy of love and respect, from yourself and others.
Unknown
Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
Pema Chödrön
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
Theodore Roosevelt
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
Zig Ziglar
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
C.S. Lewis
Self-doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.
Suzy Kassem
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don't want.
Iyanla Vanzant
You can't hate yourself happy. You can't criticize yourself thin. You can't shame yourself worthy. Real change begins with self-love and self-care.
Jessica Ortner
You are not a problem to be solved, but a gift to be opened.
Wayne Dyer
You are not your thoughts; you are the observer of your thoughts.
Amit Ray
The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore.
C. JoyBell C.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.
Brené Brown
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
Carl Jung
The most exhausting thing you can be is inauthentic.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
Lao Tzu
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 keys to brand success are self-definition, transparency, authenticity, and accountability.
Simon Mainwaring
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 greatest thing you can ever do for yourself is to be yourself completely.
Bernard Kelvin Clive
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Lucille Ball
Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.
William Shakespeare
The more you love yourself, the less nonsense you'll tolerate.
Unknown
You are worthy of love and belonging, just as you are.
Brene Brown
Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama XIV
The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.
Audrey Hepburn
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
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
Steve Jobs
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
Jim Rohn
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius
Celebrate your successes. Find some humor in your failures.
Sam Walton
Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.
Mia Hamm
Celebrate your accomplishments, but never forget to keep challenging yourself.
Unknown
Celebrate your small victories and they will eventually lead to big successes.
Unknown
Celebrate your progress, not just your victories.
Joyce Meyer
Celebrate your accomplishments, but don't forget to acknowledge the people who helped you along the way.
Unknown
Celebrate your accomplishments, but keep pushing yourself to achieve even more.
Unknown
Celebrate your accomplishments, but never become complacent.
Unknown
Celebrate your accomplishments, but always strive for more.
Unknown
Intuition is the compass of the soul.
Unknown
Your intuition knows what to do, so the trick is to get out of your own way.
Unknown
Intuition is the key to everything, in painting, filmmaking, business - everything.
David Lynch
Intuition is a powerful force, one that can unlock hidden truths and bring clarity to the most confusing of situations.
Erin Pavlina
Intuition is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes.
Unknown
Intuition is the voice of the soul.
Unknown
Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.
Florence Scovel Shinn
Intuition is the highest form of intelligence, transcending all individual abilities and skills.
Sylvia Clare
Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won't accept.
Anna Taylor
Setting boundaries is a way of caring for myself. It doesn't make me mean, selfish, or uncaring because I don't do things your way. I care about me, too.
Christine Morgan
You have to learn to say no without feeling guilty. Setting boundaries is healthy. You need to learn to respect and take care of yourself.
Unknown
Boundaries are a part of self-care. They are healthy, normal, and necessary.
Doreen Virtue
When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice.
Brené Brown
The most powerful words you can say to someone who's mistreating you are, 'I'm not going to tolerate this anymore.'
Unknown
Boundaries are a sign of self-respect. They are the physical, emotional, and mental limits we establish to protect ourselves from being manipulated, used, or violated by others.
Unknown
Setting boundaries is not a more sophisticated way of manipulation; it is a way of cultivating respect for both ourselves and others.
Unknown
You are allowed to terminate toxic relationships. You are allowed to walk away from people who hurt you. You are allowed to be angry and selfish and unforgiving. You don't owe anyone an explanation for taking care of yourself.
Unknown
Your body is a temple, but only if you treat it as one.
Astrid Alauda
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
Jim Rohn
Self-care is how you take your power back.
Lalah Delia
Your body hears everything your mind says.
Naomi Judd
The body is a reflection of your inner state. Treat it with respect.
Anonymous
Your body is your most priceless possession. Take care of it.
Jack Lalanne
Invest in yourself. You can afford it. Trust me.
Unknown
Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
Anthony Bourdain
Your body is your home. It's the only place you truly live.
Unknown
You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.
Eckhart Tolle
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
Michel de Montaigne
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.
Rumi
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