I looked at him nonplussed. I realized that I have spent so many years being on a diet that the idea that you might actually need calories to survive has been completely wiped out of...

Secularity is a way of being dependent on the responses of our milieu. The secular or false self is the self which is fabricated, as Thomas Merton says, by social compulsions. ‘Compulsive’ is indeed the...

originality and a feeling of one’s own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle.

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one’s self-respect. Decedents of the beautiful women that fought so hard for centuries to be equal and not objects of men’s will, only their...

There is a light in every soul.

Do not despise your gift. We are all valuable.

Never be jealous of anyone.You are special with unique talents for a specific mission.

Self-care is possessing enough self-awareness to invoke repeated patterns of being, that harmoniously correct the behaviors of over-functioning for others while under-functioning for yourself.

I may not be the prettiest butterfly in the garden to seek but, I am still there with my wings.

…and that’s when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day?

Confidence is not about being self-centered. It’s about being emotionally centered, so you can better see other people.

Perfection isn’t necessarily found only in publicly accepted trends. Perfection is found in self.

Empower Yourself, Empower Your Relationships

In drawing attention to the physical characteristics of women leaders, they can be dismissed as either too pretty or too ugly. The net effect is to prevent women’s identification with the issues. If the public...

The denial of assistance is sometimes the greatest assistance. The trick is recognizing when this is the case.

How far can you go in life if you don’t love yourself?

I’d wasted so much time wishing I could be different, wishing I could change things, change myself…I thought it would be easier to be someone else than to be who I was becoming, but I...

You are here to light up the passion of your life and shine it as brightly as you possibly can for all to see. You are an example for all others on their path.” –...

At every given moment we are absolutely perfect for what is required for our journey.

The first step toward being loved is learning to love what you see when you look in the mirror.

Whatever you lay your hands on, self-esteem is visible.

When you fail to be your own boss, You are giving somebody else the contract.

You don’t have to be part of a couple to be happy, you know.

Make good choices and always do your best.

If you care about what people think about you, you will end up being their slave. Reject and pull your own rope.

When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another — except brute, physical force.

Until you raise the bar on yourself people will treat you as a commodity

Teasing is very often a sign of inner misery.

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you’re perceived by strangers.

Don’t try to fix me, I’m not broken…

I need to keep you from knowing me. I have already rejected me, but if you knew how flawed I am, you would also reject me…and since this is all I have, I could not...

Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it is or what it means can never be said.

Use the darkness of your past to propel you to a brighter future.

I’d learned that the same internal voice that told me I wasn’t good enough had a habit of judging other women, too. They fed into each other, so it was best to quell such thoughts...

Self love and forgiveness is a liberation.

There was a time I stopped talking, just like you. My reasons were a little bit different, but… I think the feelings of being ashamed of myself and hating myself… are the same. Here it...

Clones fit in. Freaks stand out. Ask me which one I prefer.

No matter how small you are or feel or think you are–live big. Yours is the only life of you, in this form, the world will ever have!

Despite how lonely or broken down you might feel, we need you with us helping to make the world better, kinder and safer, especially for the little girls coming up.

Se achar que não valho nada, serei nada. Deixarei que os outros falem, decidam, vivam por mim. Porém, se acreditar que apesar dos naturais limites e do medo todo eu mereço uma dose de coisas...

I believe with all my heart that the cliches are true, that we are our own best friends and best company, and that if you’re not right for yourself, it’s impossible to be right for...

You’ve got to be sure of yourself beforeYou can ever win a prize.

There’s nothing lonelier than empty relationships. At least when you’re alone you can be yourself, but when you’re in empty relationships you can’t even be yourself.You can be real alone, or you can be a...

God made you the way He wanted you to be and He does not make mistakes. He has a plan for your life that is much bigger than you can imagine.

Stagnation is self-abdication.

If you know yourself and don’t have a belief that other people are better than you, then you simply can’t feel jealous or threatened.

Things are changing, but this time I’m not afraid. This time I know who I am. This time I’ve made the right choice and fighting for the right team. I feel safe. Confident

If someone does not consider those around them to be valuable and hold only themselves in high regard, they too have a very bad self-esteem.

We all need a cheering committee and parents are a child’s most important fans!

I don’t understand women that call themselves a “bitch”. It doesn’t empower a woman. Rather, it reveals to everyone that you were deeply hurt at one time. Because of the pain your still carrying, you...