Why don’t we learn about the mental health which affects every minute of our lives? … Where is the school for learning [about] positive mental health?

What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren’t fighting yourself along the way.

A sad truth is that we don’t know what we really believe! We don’t know how we operate. We don’t know what is holding us back. We don’t know why we do what we do.

Put on your lips success creeds every day. Never see yourself as an unworthy being, incapable of receiving good gifts from God.

No one is going to value you more than you value yourself.

There is no dictionary in the world that includes the words ’skinny’ or ‘fat’ under the definitions of ‘beautiful’ and ‘ugly’. So, focus on being healthy and stop the self-criticism.

Don’t do things that you know are morally wrong. Not because someone is watching, but because you are. Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself. You’ll always know.

If you think you’re worthless, you’re not – but your limiting self-beliefs are. Change them.

Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings.

If everybody likes you, you are doing it wrong.

I don’t see myself very clearly.Then look at the people who love you…Look into their eyes and see what they’re seeing; that’s all you need to know yourself.

The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.

Well it’s good to have a car like that, once in a while somebody’ll say, ‘why don’t you come over for dinner?’ and I can just say, ‘Car won’t make it.’ I don’t have to...

When we repay unkindness with unkindness, we perpetuate the cycle of negativity within which our world is embroiled. We have the right and responsibility to choose differently.

Be real. Embrace that you have weakness. Because everyone does. Embrace that your body is not perfect. Because nobody’s is. Embrace that you have things you can’t control. We all have a list of them.

One day I realized, I am what I’m looking for. The love I’ve been searching the world for. When I devoutly love myself it’s fulfilling, and it attracts others. They fight to love me twice...

The best way to reach your destination is to just keep going until you get there.

Looking outside of yourself for love and acceptance, leaves your happiness in the hands of others.

What a wonderful word, future. Of all the abstractions we can articulate to ourselves, of all the concepts we have that other animals do not, how extraordinary the ability to consider a time that’s never...

In the race of life, what matters is to complete your race.

Self love, self respect.Love yourself,love your uniqueness. You are the only person can be true to yourself.

The challenge for people today–and it is not and easy one–is to maintain high personal standards even while feeling that one is living in a moral sewer.

God within you is an inner light for self-realisation.

If you have realistic ideals and can generally live up to them, your self-esteem will not be threatened. If your ideals are exaggerated and you cannot reach them, your good feelings from successes may be...

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

Starting over can be the scariest thing in the entire world, whether it’s leaving a lover, a school, a team, a friend or anything else that feels like a core part of our identity but...

This pre-eminence is something [men] have unjustly arrogated to themselves. And when it’s said that women must be subject to men, the phrase should be understood in the same sense as when we say we...

Most people think that once they lose the weight or make more money they will finally feel good about them themselves, but they are usually disappointed when they get there to find they don’t feel...

Aging in women is ‘unbeautiful’ since women grow more powerful with time, and since the links between generations of women must always be broken.

There is no doubt a new dress is a help under all circumstances.

I am sure it is everyone’s experience, as it has been mine, that any discovery we make about ourselves or the meaning of life is never, like a scientific discovery, a coming upon something entirely...

By looking at the Bible as if it were fundamentally about us, we totally miss the Point–like the two on the road to Emmaus. As Luke 24 shows, it’s possible to read the Bible, study...

I’m ALL about the Alternative.

Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself; you’re NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.

As you become more aligned with the truth of who you are, the question of liking yourself goes away. It is a natural state of being.

A failure is always in the passenger seat in his or her life.

Modesty isn’t always a virtue; it can be a hindrance; a careful measure of personal pride builds confidence and ensures success.

What defines you isn’t how many times you crash but the number of times you get back.

There’s something AMAZING about you. You owe it to yourself to fulfill your destiny. You were put on earth for a reason. Don’t betray yourself because of other people opinions of who you should be....

Why do women say “I’m sorry” so much? One of my favorite self-love sermons is this: Resist saying ‘I’m sorry’ so often. You are not “sorry.” You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections,...

The best thing to learn from any government is that it does not get affacted by what other people talk or think about it.

I’ve always been just me, but I was the last to know that it was all right.

I have no nostalgia for the patriarchy, please believe me. But what I have come to realize is that, when that patriarchic system was (rightfully) dismantled, it was not necessarily replaced by another form of...

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you’ll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

There are some people who through hurts do not feel they are good enough and this is a destroyer of their self-images. As a true believer of your dream, you need to see yourself as...

When this low self-worth is hidden, one can understand why the person becomes hypersensitive to the opinions of others and has a great deal of difficulty accepting criticism no matter how warranted or gently said.

The crickets sounded like maybe in the trees. They were pretty loud to be so unsure of themselves.

If the map doesn’t agree with the ground the map is wrong

We are all valuable. Humanity needs our individual services.

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must...