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The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.
Carl Rogers
Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
Nathaniel Branden
The greatest gift you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention.
Anthony J. D'Angelo
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Socrates
The more you observe your thoughts, the more aware you become of the thoughts you think and the impact they have on your life.
Lorri Faye
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.
Carl Jung
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Self-compassion is not a form of self-indulgence, it's a form of self-respect.
Unknown
Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.
Christopher Germer
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
Jack Kornfield
Self-compassion is the greatest gift you can give yourself.
Kristin Neff
Self-compassion is not a luxury, it's a necessity.
Sharon Salzberg
Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
Pema Chödrön
Self-compassion is the foundation of a peaceful mind.
Dalai Lama
Self-compassion is the first step toward self-improvement.
Hemalayaa Behl
Self-compassion is the practice of meeting ourselves in the same way we would meet a good friend.
Tara Brach
The only way out is through.
Robert Frost
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
William James
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Steve Jobs
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke
The only thing we have to hold onto in life is each other.
Audrey Hepburn
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melody Beattie
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.
Amy Collette
Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
Zig Ziglar
Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.
Fred De Witt Van Amburgh
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Henry Ward Beecher
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
Henry Van Dyke
Gratitude is a powerful force. It can turn a negative into a positive. Find ways to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.
Unknown
Gratitude is the open door to abundance.
Unknown
Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
Sharon Salzberg
Mindfulness is the ultimate tool for unlocking our full potential as human beings.
Dr. Alok Kanojia
Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama
The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change.
Charles Morgan
The present moment is perfect. Do not question or try to change it; just enjoy it.
Mooji
The only true joy in life is the joy of the present moment.
Leo Tolstoy
The present moment is all you ever have.
Eckhart Tolle
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Buddha
Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.
Deborah Reber
Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.
Steve Maraboli
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
Alan Watts
The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.
Steve Maraboli
Letting go is the willingness to change your beliefs in order to bring more peace and joy into your life instead of holding onto beliefs that bring pain and suffering.
Hal Tipper
Non-judgment quiets the internal dialogue, and this opens once again the doorway to creativity.
Deepak Chopra
The only way to change the world is to change the lens through which we view it.
Gandhi
The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The more we can let go of our judgments and focus on curiosity and compassion, the better we will be able to understand and connect with others.
Sharon Salzberg
The more you judge, the less you understand.
Unknown
The highest form of knowledge is empathy.
Bill Bullard
The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
Tara Brach
The art of life is to live in the present moment.
Emmet Fox
The present moment is a powerful goddess.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The present moment is the only moment that matters.
Unknown
The present moment is the only moment that truly exists.
Eckhart Tolle
The present moment is the only moment in which we can experience peace.
Unknown
The present moment is the only moment in which we can truly live.
Unknown
Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender.
Gary Chapman
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Mark Twain
Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.
Marianne Williamson
Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Forgiveness is the final form of love.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.
William Paul Young
Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
George MacDonald
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.
Dag Hammarskjold
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Buddha
The only way to find true inner peace is to acknowledge and accept all of your emotions, including the difficult ones.
Lori Deschene
The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t).
James Baraz
Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn't more complicated than that. It is opening to or receiving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it.
Sylvia Boorstein
Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation, and healing.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
Thich Nhat Hanh
You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.
Amy Bloom
Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.
Nathaniel Branden
The only way to get what you really want is to be who you really are.
Andrea Owen
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
When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world.
Maha Ghosananda
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Nelson Mandela
Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a shield.
Brené Brown
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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