All The Time.

“When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.”

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“True friendship takes us by the hand and reminds us we are not alone on the journey.”

— Unknown

“I think part of the reason why we hold on to something so tightly is we fear something great won’t happen twice.”

— Unknown

“I am homesick for a place I am not sure even exists. One where my heart is full. My body loved. And my soul understood.”

— Unknown (via quotemadness)

“Difficult relationships come into our lives for a reason. No one would choose them, certainly. But if we let them, they can teach us how to be flexible with others and more forgiving.”

— Joan Bauer

“To make the right choices in life you need to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of.”

— Deepak Chopra (via perfectquote)

“When you can’t control what’s happening. Challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is!”

— Unknown (via perfectquote)

“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

“I don’t hold on to anything anymore. Pain comes at me and I take it, chew it for a few minutes, and spit it back out. It’s just not my thing anymore.”

— Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”

— Zora Neale Hurston // Their Eyes Were Watching God