“The secret of peace is to accept yourself in all your magnificent beauty.” -Mimi Novic
Acceptance
Learn To Love Someone…
“Learn to love someone when they least deserve it, because that is when they need your love most.” ―Rodolfo Costa
You Cannot Be Fair To Others…
“You cannot be fair to others without first being fair to yourself. Know that a well-honed sense of justice is a measure of personal experience, and all experience is a measure of self. Know that the highest expression of justice is mercy. Thus, as the supreme judge in your own court, you must have compassion … Continue reading You Cannot Be Fair To Others…
A Friend Is…
“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself-and especially to feel, or not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at any moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.” ―Jim Morrison
…The Less You Let Things Upset You
“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.” ―Stephanie Perkins
Letting It Pass
People make an awful lot of assumptions when you keep the majority of your thoughts private. They desperately try to read your body language and facial expressions, but they don’t know what any of them mean, so again, they make assumptions. I’m not the kind of person anyone should be making assumptions about. I have … Continue reading Letting It Pass
The Descent Into Hell Is Easy
The Descent Into Hell Is Easy-“Facilis Descensus Averni” I can accept a lot of things about other people. Damn near anything, but I cannot accept lying, betrayal, stealing, drug addiction, abuse, and/or the acceptance of abuse in a relationship. As I’ve discussed in the past, I’ve lived through an abusive relationship. It was a roller … Continue reading The Descent Into Hell Is Easy
You Don’t Need The Acceptance Of Others
"You don't need the acceptance of others. You don't need knowledge or great philosophical concepts. You have the right to be you, and you express your own divinity by being alive and by loving yourself and others." —Don Miguel Ruiz
A Friend
"A friend ... understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow." -William Shakespeare
Accept…
"Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself." -Harvey Fierstein
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 