"Do not doubt your own basic goodness. In spite of all confusion and fear, you are born with a heart that knows what is just, loving, and beautiful."
-Jack Kornfield

"the very best way we can teach our children
to follow the song designed for their soul,
is to follow our own. is to not sell out.
to never sacrifice our own dreams for the sake of another.
by doing this, you will teach those who come after you
to do the same."
-Jen Gray

There is no peace without forgiveness. Attack thoughts toward others are attacks on ourselves. - Marianne Williamson

Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.
-Mahatma Gandhi 

Wouldn’t it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. They you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.
-Alan Cohen 

"Don't rely on someone else for your happiness
and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for 
that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no 
one else will be able to make that happen. 

Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as you see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different."

-Stacey Charter

"For every person who might reject you if you live your truth, there are ten others who will embrace you and welcome you home."
–Marianne Williamson

It’s a lifetime’s journey to relate honestly to the immediacy of our experience and to respect ourselves enough not to judge it.

-Pema Chödrön, 

‎"owning our story and loving ourselves through the process is the bravest thing that we will ever do" ~ Brene Brown

“The complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitri, a simple, direct relationship with the way we are.” -Pema Chodron

"Take everything you are--your background, your family, your history, your story, your community, your style, your job, your dreams, your talents, your body, your humor, your sorrow, your joys and make them yours. Be ashamed of nothing. Make the most of what you have and Girl, make it look damn "good...because you can." Kelle Hampton

“The experience of unconditional love begins in your heart, not in someone else’s. Don’t make your ability to love yourself conditional on someone else’s ability to love you”. -Paul Ferrini

"But if you travel far enough, one day you will recognize yourself coming down the road to meet yourself. And you will say--YES." -Marion Woodman

"Sometimes when we surrender to not having it all together, we start to actually get it together." Kelly Rae Roberts