When you begin to walk your own journey, to have your own unique conversation, you will naturally stop feeling envious of others. Not because you’ll realize your desires are different from theirs, but because they...

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures – be what he...

For twenty-one years, I have been paralyzed by the fear of what this society will do with me if they ever were to know of the thoughts that I continually push away. For more than...

I was an abusive, selfish, needy, angry asshole. Now I’m just kind of selfish, a little less angry, occasionally needy, with flights of asshole. I’ve grown.

Without appreciation (for yourself, others and life itself) there is no growth

The important thing isn’t what other people think you are; it’s who you are.

True love begins when you accept yourself in your totality. Then, and only then, can you completely love another.

Acceptance is the vessel of realization.

You have peace,” the old woman said, “when you make it with yourself.

If you go to war with your mind, you will always be at war.

The difference between my darkness and your darkness is that I can look at my own badness in the face and accept its existence while you are busy covering your mirror with a white linen...

sometimes in your works, give people the opportunity to express their ignorance; then you prove the wrong with your works.

Over the last few years, my comfort level with how I look has improved. My age has helped. You get used to yourself and accept yourself.

There are, literally, thousands of people all around the world who need nothing more than to meet someone just like you. To spend your time pretending to be someone else is just as senseless and...

What is freedom? It consists in two things: to know each his own limitations and accept them – that is the same thing as to know oneself, and accept oneself as one is, without fear,...

I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore, like I always thought I would.

That’s an animal fable about humility. If you survive your mistake, you must learn from it. Accept that you’re fragile, vulnerable, and sometimes stupid. Realize that you’re not immortal and you’ve got to take care...

Buy or borrow self-improvement books, but don’t read them. Stack them around your bedroom and use them as places to rest bowls of cookies.Watch exercise shows on television, but don’t do the exercises. Practice believing...

I have known friendship love, parental love, romantic love, family love and unrequited love in my life time, but the only love that made a difference was self love. You don’t need confirmation from the...

Deeply respecting yourself is the first step toward having a deep respect for others.

Either nobody’s perfect,or everyone is.

Each time that I have felt like I might finally be figuring some things out, life has decided to change the rules and I’ve had to start all over again.

To love, and be loved, this is the greatest challenge that any of us face in our lives.

Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.

To be given permission to be confused — and remain confused — for as long as it takes would have been a huge gift.

We fitted together like the two halves of an oyster-shell. I was Narcissus, embracing the pond in which I was about to drown. However much we had to hide our love, however guarded we had...

Be what you are. Do what you love. Speak what you feel. Don’t hide your humanity. Celebrate it. Embrace it.That is how you change the world.

It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the ordinary about you.

Living a lie is painful, and doesn’t do anyone any good. I had to be true to myself, because, either way, God would know if I was lying.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

People will ask you the question ‘how is life treating you?’ But my question is ‘how are you treating life?’ On that your happiness rests

The way you think about yourself determines your reality. You are not being hurt by the way people think about you. Many of those people are a reflection of how you think about yourself.

A #loveselfie isn’t a picture or a status update. It’s an attitude of embracing, accepting, and valuing yourself, exactly as you are in each moment. It’s being one hundred percent present with yourself. Try it.

The question isn’t whether the world is perfect.The real question to consider is: If it were, would you still be in it?

Make a vow to yourself today that from now on you will treat yourself with the same love, attention, affection, understanding, compassion and forgiveness that you so readily give to others.

What would happen if you stopped fighting, and gave yourself permission to feel? Not just the good things, but everything?