"We can't always know why things happen the way they happen, or why a person makes the choices they do. Knowing why isn't necessary to move forward, unless we make it so.You may never find out why. Don't let that keep you from moving on with your life."

"I am learning to accept everything about myself,even the part of me that struggles to accept everything about myself."

"Become more committed to seeing what's right about you than you are to seeing what's wrong, and soon you'll start to feel a lot different about yourself."

"She shot out of her seat, tired of waiting, at last ready to create her future."

"You choose who gets your attention, and you don't have to give it to anyone who makes you feel like crap. Period."

"Forgiveness and Blame share an apartment, but not for long, because Blame can't live with Forgiveness, and Forgiveness can't live with Blame."

"I don't wish for more time. I wish for more courage to live freely right now."

"So much possibility lives within the beauty of your authenticity. Be real."

"Listen to me, you've got this. Seriously, you've got this."

"There is so much we'll likely never agree on, but can we at least agree to be respectful and kind to each other anyway."

"As much as I love to see the sun setting behind a city skyline,and to feel the pure majesty of a wild river or soaring mountain,and to fade, then disappear into a transcendent book, song or film,I am always most astounded, moved and transported by the warmthand kindness of a loving person. Always."

"Then her heart opened wider than it ever had before, and all she saw before her, everywhere she looked, were people to love."

"I had to break to pieces, so I could reassemble even stronger."

"Rather than seek happiness living my life to please the will of others, I will seek happiness where I know it can be found - living my life to please the will of my heart."

"He lifted himself out of the darkness of his fears, into a bright new world of possibility."

"Do you ever feel this way?It's usually a tough realization, but it makes moving on that much easier. And it creates more space in your life for those who do get you.Oh, my love, you never really got me, did you?"

"Option A:Spend your life trying to get others to accept you.Option B:Accept yourself, and spend your life with others who recognize what a beauty you are."

"No matter what's going on, I keep coming back to the one intention that makes the most sense:Just love."

"It's important to work on our personal growth, and part of that work is learning, and accepting the fact that we are absolutely enough, as we are. Some of our most profound changes manifest by simply embracing who we've been all along."

"If you can't forget about all the great pains you've endured, as many of us can't, at least take some time to celebrate the fact that you've somehow kept going, in spite of it all. And you've certainly kept growing, because of it all."

"There are no quick fixes. If we want our lives to change, we have to do the work."

"Vulnerability supported by love is perhaps the most powerful catalyst for real connection."

"Don't count on cheerleaders once you start living a life more reflective of your truth. They may not want to do somersaults and backflips for your awakening, not when they're still asleep. Don't let that stop you. Most of us have only been trained to cheer for conformity, to commend those who are just like us. But aren't you bored of being congratulated for fitting in? Aren't you tired of ignoring your heart's requests?Don't wait for cheerleaders. Be grateful if they show up, but you show up regardless, with or without them.You will never be defined by the reception you get from others, only by the truth with which you receive yourself. Be your biggest cheerleader. Love yourself. And applaud every single step you take toward truth."

"Aren't you tired of shutting up? Aren't you sick of choking down your truth?Aren't you over nodding yes when you mean no?Then stop-shutting and choking and nodding.You have not come this far to stay silent.You have not endured so much to give up now.You have not awakened just to go back to sleep.Right now is the time to announce yourself. Who are you? What do we need to know?Only you make claim to who you are.Only you decide what's right, and not, for you.Only you choose how you want to shine.You-only you-get to create your singular life."

"Don't waste mirror time criticizing your appearance when you could be spending it complementing the one person who has seen you through all of life's challenges and will get you through all that's coming. that reflection of yours deserves nothing but praise, for as long as you're able to look in the mirror and see the it."

"We can't heal what we refuse to acknowledge."

"Give people a chance."

"Why not to choose to believe in yourself, just to see what happens?"

"You are positively beautiful and I love you. Pass it on."

"You can forget how to hate, but you can never forget how to love."

"I finally stopped seeking in others everything I could only find in myself."

"Everywhere I look I see people doing their best to make sense of this overwhelming reality, and to be kind, authentic human beings despite the many invitations we all receive to be phony, unkind assholes. Sometimes their best doesn't look like much to me, and I remind myself that my best doesn't look like much a lot of the time, too. I empathize. We're all human, and we're all struggling. Every single one of us, every single day. It's not my job to police the paths of others, not when it takes so much effort to light my own."

"My fear whispered to me, I am just trying to protect you.I whispered back, I know, but I'm stronger than you think."

"Compassion grows in the recognition that we are all the same.If you can't see some part of yourself in every single person you encounter, then you're not looking closely enough, at the person or at yourself."

"It only hurts us to love when we do so with expectation. And that's not really love, anyway. Love has no expectations, no qualifiers, no conditions. Love is pure, untouched by our mind's demands, untainted by our desperation and fear. Love can only be beautiful. It can only be divine. No, love doesn't hurt, not when it's real. Love empowers. It strengthens. It reminds us who we really are and why we're really here. Love, more than anything else in this entire world, heals us."

"No one determines your truth but you.You can't paint your own self-portrait with someone else's hand."

"You have the power to change your life, if you want to. By the words you speak, the actions you take, the thoughts you give weight to. Your choices make all the difference. Your dedication alone will set you on a new path. Are you committed to making a better life for yourself? We make it a priority to discover your happiness? Can you let the past go to create space for the present? Your life will only change if you're willing to make changes, when you consider your peace and well-being and begin to make choices that serve them. One choice at the time. Though growthh is happening every moment, change rarely happens overnight. But it will happen eventually, if you stay committed. And why wouldn't you? This is your one very precious life were talking about."

"Approaching this day with optimism and fire, with patience and determination, with compassion and love."

"My mind loves you so much it wants to own you. My heart loves you so much it wants to set you free."

"Who are you not to be yourself?"

"Be free, my friend.Cry, scream, rage, collapse.Your pain is not too much for us.And though it's hard to believe right now,your pain is not too much for you, either.Fall apart into a thousand frightened pieces,question everything you've always trusted,grieve however you need to grieve.We'll still be here. So will you.Yes, you will survive this.Changed but stronger.Wounded but alive.Seen, and loved. So very loved."

"You don't have to do the same things you've always done, if it no longer feels good to do them. Give yourself permission to try something different, something new. Give yourself permission to break away from routine and obligation. Permission to explore, and to soar."

"You are not your mind. You don't have to believe the lies it tells you about yourself."

"If you need to scream, find a safe place, then scream."

"There is absolutely no point in comparing ourselves to others. Everyone brings to the world exactly what they are meant to bring, and in doing so touches exactly who they are meant to touch."

"No one else can stop us from loving ourselves, just as no one else is to blame when we don't. I promise to stop blaming your for everything I don't like about myself."

"You are a person, not a shredder.so quit tearing yourself to shreds."

"We are powerful beyond measure,and we must stand powerfully in the face of injustice and hate.United."

"Today is the perfect day to do something daring. Like just be yourself, for instance."

"Cheers to all the Rebels out there who care way too much about Art and Truth and Magic to fall in line with the mundane task of fitting in."