Courtesy of Henrik Edberg, The Positivity Blog
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“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
“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.”
Kim McMillen
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”
Mark Twain
“Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.”
Deborah Day
“Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.”
Rob Liano
“If you feel “burnout” setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself.”
Dalai Lama
“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.”
George Burns
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.”
Brené Brown
“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.”
Robert Morley
“People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”
Dan Pearce
“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.”
Bob Moawad