I am more than less, but less than worthy. Worthy to be heard, but heard in silence

The best don’t stick around when you treat them poorly, only the desperate do.

But all those weeks with Nate, however fake they might have been, did do one thing for me. Whether the rest of world saw me that way, I knew now that I was strong, and...

And then I decided to be pro me. Be pro you to the end. No more cutting up myself and serving up myself like pieces of a pie for everyone’s tasteless palates. And that doesn’t...

My hands tend to be full enough dealing with people who hate me for who I am. Concentrate too hard on the millions of people who hate you for what you are and you’re likely...

Live life with great humility.

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...

I don’t believe that. I don’t believe that there are bad things about you. Only things that you think are bad.

Don’t forget that your happiness is the most important thing, and that you should never equate your GPA or school with your sense of self-worth. . . . If you’re feeling overwhelmed, take a step...

There isn’t a soul in this universe with the same gifts, strength, level of intelligence and as good as yourself!

The secret to your purpose is to find what you feel is important, and not pursue what others would think is important. When you think highly of yourself, me thinking highly of you will never...

It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.

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

Find yourself, and once you do never let go

The defeat of the mind is the defeat of self

Here’s a little secret that’s going to save you a LOT of unnecessary grief in life. Are you ready? Your worth is not tied to any person.

We do not know how to make ourselves feel worthwhile on our own, and unless we specifically learn how to value ourselves, we go to our graves depending on others for a sense of self-worth.

Whether someone does right by you or wrong by you thank them anyway.

I know, now, without a doubt that the true source of happiness, self-worth, and authentic beauty doesn’t come from the outside. Women are constantly being persuaded to want something unachievable, to look younger or thinner...

Let me tell you something, honey. Fifty percent of life is others trying to push their own agenda on you—their belief system, their views, their convictions. The other fifty percent is you deciding whether or...

If you have to convince someone to stay with you, then they have already left.

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

The moment you feel you have to prove your worth to someone is the moment to absolutely and utterly walk away.

The rhythm of the heart…beats twice. Thump, thump. Once, first for itself and then once again for the rest of the body. It’s a true metaphor for us. Like the heart we must pump life...

Setting boundaries is a way of caring for myself. It doesn’t make me mean, selfish, or uncaring because I don’t do things your way. I care about me too.

Too easy to get = Just as easy to forget.

White IrisThe iris danced acrossthe ancient Grecian skiesgliding with her embossedsatiny milken sides …

You matter, Mama repeated. Not because of whose son you are. Because of who you are. You’re as important as every other human being that ever was or ever will be. Everyone matters.