Gestalt means whole, and so are you.

We’re miserable because we think that we are mere individuals, alone with our fears and flaws and resentment and mortality.

May you be guided by the light.

In the vast majority of cases, however, getting into trouble has nothing to do with one’s self-esteem. It usually has much more to do with whatever is causing the trouble – a monster, a bus...

Every time I move I squash something said Loathesome.

But there were certain moments in life that forever defined one as a person – in one’s own estimation, anyway. And one’s own self esteem, when all was said and done, was of far more...

Sometimes our Biggest Nightmare turns out to be our Biggest Gift. And it all comes down to our attitude. Life will throw us curve balls and disappointments, even heartbreak. But ultimately we can choose if...

As soon as whatever provisional well of confidence dries up, I will feel like a frightened motherless child. And I will—what? Lessee, I’ll beg friends to assure me I’m fascinating, that my soul is complex...

Typical me–hurricane that leaves nothing but destruction.

I had battled my own demons that day, facing down the thing that imprisoned me since the accident-a scar and the diffidence it created inside of me. But it was just a physical blemish, not...

Women are mere “beauties” in men’s culture so that culture can be kept male. When women in culture show character, they are not desirable, as opposed to the desirable. A beautiful heroine is a contradiction...

One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.

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

If you fight yourself, you will lose, and fighting leaves scares.

That nice feeling when you look in the mirror, and your hair’s right for the first time in your life? I don;t think we should base so much on weight, muscles, and a good hair...

There’s great power in not fearing solitude. You don’t allow yourself to be treated like crap because you’re afraid of the alternative.

While there will always be someone who may dislike you, there are others who will like you for who you are.

You don’t have to be good at something to be liked.

It was almost painful to be different.

Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.

Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.

A woman in love with herself is magnetic.

Something inside her opened strong and raw while she played with those two words. I matter.

I’m a short woman with a pretty good body and large breasts — that’s not what I think of as sexy.

I say that my value is based on my accomplishments. Christmas is God saying that I am His accomplishment and that will forever be enough.

When I thought of myself, of the feelings I had, of the things I thought I understood so well, I imagined myself somehow abstractly, because that other visual recollection was painful and unpleasant for me....

The presence of pain should not be the reason for your low self-image. Boldness is the ability to stand tall even when the valley seems deep. Your pain will bring gain. Just believe and go...

When you journey inwardly exploring yourself, a sense of personal trust begins.

watch out for schools that promise your kids will “experience success.” I’m teaching Plato’s Dialogues these days, and I noticed that Socrates never let his students experience success. Socrates won the argument every time.

I may not know your life problems or situation. But one thing I know. There are things that you should be thankful for. Its important that you learn to say Thank you.Learn to say thank...

Never look down upon yourself. You are special with special gift.

Self-love is self liberation

The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.

Although once when we were talking after class, Herr Silverman told me that when someone rises up and holds himself to a higher standard, even when doing so benefits others, average people resent it, mostly...

There is nothing positive about being fat. And there is nothing positive about loving yourself. We all need to conform to society’s expectations of who we are, because if we don’t, who will? Life is...

I had to come to terms with the fact that I wouldn’t have peace with myself until I found a way to like myself.

Finding yourself and creating a life that feels authentic and safe is the hardest, most important work that we will ever do and for girls, especially young girls, there is no one more equipped to...

No serum can vhange who you are. Nor should you change. Genius or madness–it al depends on who’s telling the story.

Creating Identity

The self may be royal, but it hungers like a pauper. […] And it is a king imperilled, a sovereign forever at the mercy of many insurgents, of fear, for example, and anxiety, of isolation...

Lies don’t make you happy. They just make you lie about being happy.

If you don’t know what you want, you’ll never find it.If you don’t know what you deserve, you’ll always settle for less.You will wander aimlessly, uncomfortably numb in your comfort zone, wondering how life has...

Dont try to be useful. Try to be yourself; that is enough, and that makes all the difference.

What is the good of being an island, if you are not a volcanic island?

I feel keeping a promise to yourself is a direct reflection of the love you have for yourself. I used to make promises to myself and find them easy to break. Today, I love myself...

People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.

Our own self-esteem is something we can actually twist in whatever way we want.

If your confidence is based purely on the way you look, you’re setting yourself up for a) years of fretting about how to appear perfect, and b) anxiety / despair as the wrinkles inevitably set...

Often people that settle in life are those that only do what they can with what they have and where they are. Never settle for someone that didn’t know your worth from the beginning, or...

I am getting tired of feeling disappointed. I am getting tired of other people trying to always take my kindness for weakness, I sure don’t deserve it. I should assume responsibility and become cold to...