296 quotes found
“Find people who can handle your darkest truths, who dont change the subject when you share your pain, or try to make you feel bad for feeling bad. Find people who understand we all struggle, some o...”
“I looked at my life and for the first time felt like I could hold it all. That I didnt need to let go of anything in order to be whole. That even those things Id been clinging to had a place in my ...”
“Its easy to rebuke each others opinions, but can we honor each others pain? Can we make the effort to see beyond the portraits weve painted of one another, and to connect to the humanity that thriv...”
“One of the most empowering things about being human is the fact that a single choice can change the entire direction of our lives. What are you choosing for yourself?”
“To all the friends out there struggling while so many are celebrating right now, please know that you are not alone, and you are so loved. I hold you in my heart and send you extra support and love...”
“Arent you tired of shutting up? Arent you sick of choking down your truth?Arent you over nodding yes when you mean no?Then stopshutting and choking and nodding.You have not come this far to stay si...”
“I was still water, held by my surroundings.I am now a river, carving my own path.”
“Making someone responsible for your misery also makes them responsible for your happiness. Why give that power to anyone but yourself?”
“Friends...we can paralyze ourselves with the need to have all the details in order, with the desire to know all of the hows, with the reasons why we're not quite ready, and whatever other story we ...”
“We decide how much we want our past to be a part of our present.I stopped inviting the past into my life.It took the hint and stopped showing up.”
“I stayed, to love you.I left, to love myself.”
“When we open ourselves up to feeling, we can't only open ourselves up to feeling certain things. The same is true when we shut ourselves down. The walls that guard against sadness also guard agains...”
“We are powerful beyond measure,and we must stand powerfully in the face of injustice and hate.United.”
“How much longer until we finally figure out how to be with one another?How many times do we have to play out this pain?Im ready for something different.Arent you.”
“If you believe in God,then youre a child of God.As such, youre as worthy of loveas anyone who has ever lived. If you dont believe in God,then youre a child of Nature.As such, youre as worthy of lov...”
“As much as I love to see the sun setting behind a city skyline,and to feel the pure majesty of a wild river or soaring mountain,and to fade, then disappear into a transcendent book, song or film,I ...”
“Today, I choose not to take my life for granted. I choose not to look upon the fact that I am healthy, have food in my refrigerator and have clean water to drink as givens. They are not givens for ...”
“You change our world for the better by changing our world for the better.”
“If only I could spend all my days surrounded by people brave enough to open their hearts for real.”
“Be a person who gives a shit about other people.”