I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
~Diane Ackerman
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It is not easy to live life sometimes. To face the world with a smile when you’re crying inside. It takes a lot of courage to reach down inside yourself, hold on to that strength and know that tomorrow is a new day; with new possibilities. If you can just hold on long enough to see this through and trust that you can survive this; you’ll come out a new person; stronger, and as long as you don’t give up and keep pushing forward, no matter how hopeless things seem, you will make it.
~Kathy Obara
Do not apologize for being sensitive or emotional. It means you have a big, beautiful, open heart, and that is a gift.
~Unknown
Keep on walking through your storm. Your rainbow is waiting on the other side.
~Heather Stillufsen
Our soul knows that in our heart of hearts, we deeply love everyone. This is why loving kindness is so meaningful; because it resonates with this deep part of ourselves that feels compassion and love for all people.
~Rand
Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see life with a clearer view again.
~Alex Tan
The world I want has compassion, kindness, love, giving, respect, caring for the environment, gentleness, openness and softness of heart. It has people from every country treating each other as brothers and sisters, because we really are one big family. That’s the kind of world I want, and everyone I’ve ever met wants this kind of world too.
Before going to sleep each night, forgive everyone and sleep with a clean heart.
Empathy: Let me hold the door for you. I may have never walked in your shoes, but I can see your soles are worn and your strength is torn under the weight of a story I have never lived before. So let me hold the door for you. After all you’ve walked through, it’s the least I can do.
Respect your body when it’s asking for a break. Respect your mind when it’s seeking rest. Honor yourself when you need a moment for yourself.
Overthinking can destroy your mood. Just Breathe and let go.
3 things to remember to help you move forward: The life in front of you is more important than the life behind you. Ask yourself if what you are doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow. Don’t be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence.
The world is full of good people. If you can’t find one, be one.
Challenge: if a negative thought enters your mind, think three positive ones. Train yourself to flip the script.
When thinking about life, remember this: No amount of guilt can solve the past, and no amount of anxiety can change the future.
How you begin your day can make your day, or break your day. Our attitude and our actions have a strong effect on our whole day. Begin with a smile, a calmness of mind and a heart filled with gratitude. A positive mindset that it’s going to be a wonderful day.
Kindness is loving yourself enough to love those around you.
~Raktivist
Someday… your pain will become the source of your strength. Face it. Brave it. You will make it.
~Dodinsky
No one will ever fully be able to understand the internal battles you had to endure just to heal, just to grow, just to make it here today. Be proud of the way you fought to save yourself. Be proud of the way you survived.
~Bianca Sparacino
Kindness is the open expression of love. It is helping take care of someone, because our heart wants what is best for them.
~Rand
Give yourself credit for the days you’ve made it through when you thought you couldn’t.
A single sentence of kindness spoken at the right time could change someone’s life forever.
May the stars carry your sadness away. May the flowers fill your heart with beauty. May hope forever wipe away your tears, and above all, may love make you strong.
I have a boy in my class who comes in every morning with messy hair and every day I comb his hair for him. This morning when I got done, he gave me the biggest hug and said, “Thanks Ms. Boyd, my mom is sick and can’t brush my hair anymore, so I’m happy you do it.”
~Lauren Boyd
I think that when the dust settles, we will realize how little we need, how very much we actually have, and the true value of human connection.
~@powerofspeech
Better days are coming. You have been through a lot. Now it’s time for you to shine.
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