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After an Accident Left Him Blind, Man Gets Back Up on His Motorcycle for Another Ride
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After an Accident Left Him Blind, Man Gets Back Up on His Motorcycle for Another Ride

Dennis Thompson knows he has taken a wrong turn or two in his life, the most serious one being a motorcycle accident over two decades ago. And though that moment is far in the past, it still follows him today.The Army man had always loved riding his motorcycle and being on the open road with the wind in his face. “I’m tough,” he described himself, and maybe so; but it didn’t stop him from making a serious error of judgment that would nearly cost him his life.“I messed up. I started drinking, trying to drink the anger away,” Dennis explained. Even worse, he drank and drove that motorcycle. When the inevitable happened and Dennis crashed his beloved bike, his life took another dramatic turn for the worse. The life-threatening motorcycle accident left him in a coma for months.Why One Man Was Forced to Sell His Beloved BikePhoto by Nick WehrliDuring those long months in the hospital, Dennis’s heart stopped beating six times. His right arm and leg had to be amputated, and he needed 156 units of blood just to stay alive. It was touch and go, and even when Dennis came out of the coma alive, there was more bad news.“I tried to turn on the lights,” Dennis remembered. But he couldn’t. Dennis had also lost his sight. It was hard not to give up. The tough man felt worthless, as if all of the things he loved to do had been taken away from him. Blind and missing two limbs, he angrily decided to sell his motorcycle. But his brother David convinced him that he didn’t have to.How One Project Helped a Man Look on the Bright Side“You know your bike,” David told his brother. “You know all the things to do with a motorcycle, so why don’t we rebuild it?” Dennis had indeed been an aviation mechanic and he was skilled with his hands. David knew his brother could modify the motorcycle he loved so much to make it possible to be out on the open road again.The project was just what Dennis needed to be able to look on the bright side again. As soon as he was able to after the motorcycle accident, he got to work. It was a labor of love that took him and his brother a few months. RELATED: Why Talking About Your Feelings Boosts Psychological ResilienceWhen they were done, the unique motorcycle was something to be proud of. Perhaps Dennis, despite all that he had been through, the amputations and the blindness, could get back up on that bike again.During the months of recovery, when things were looking up for Dennis and he was hard at work on his beloved project, he met Sandy. Sandy had never driven a motorcycle, but she could see how much her soon-to-be-husband was enthralled by it. So she decided to learn.How One Man’s Story Is a Testament to a Powerful MindIn the meantime, Dennis and David poured hours of work and love into adapting Dennis’s old bike to his new needs. In the end, they had a two-seater motorcycle specially adapted to allow Dennis to sit in the back seat and feel the wind on his face once again. This time, it would be his wife Sandy in the driver’s seat. The two would turn the page, starting a new story on the road together.“I use my imagination or my mind more when I’m riding,” Dennis said. It was indeed that tough mind that took him from the motorcycle accident, his lowest low, to a new high.“Just because you crash doesn't mean that you stop doing what you need to do or what you enjoy doing,” Dennis said metaphorically. His story is a testament to the power of the mind: the physically tough soldier turned mentally tough survivor.

Increase your Appetite for Life with these 18 Hunter S. Thompson Quotes
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Increase your Appetite for Life with these 18 Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

A fearless American author, Hunter S. Thompson is the creator of the genre known as “Gonzo journalism,” which was basically his own style of reporting and ended up turning him into a counterculture icon.Thompson was born to be wild, and always had a distaste for authority. Ever since he was a child, the journalist built himself a reputation as a hooligan, getting arrested a few times. His habit of getting into trouble was also highlighted by alcohol and drug use.His career as a journalist started while serving in the United States Air Force, but Thompson had shown great writing skills at a young age. While traveling the country to write for numerous magazines, he developed his own writing style, which he would use in his famous book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream.Hunter S. Thompson is also the author of The Rum Diary, an autobiographical novel that was initially rejected by publishers. After seeing publication, the book became a national bestseller and was later turned into a movie starring Johnny Depp.Here are 18 Hunter S. Thompson quotes that will make you enjoy life to the fullest.A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.I was not proud of what I had learned but I never doubted that it was worth knowing.Some people will tell you that slow is good – but I’m here to tell you that fast is better.Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.Some may never live, but the crazy never die.I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.Weird behavior is natural in smart children, like curiosity is to a kitten.So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws.The edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is the ones who have gone over.In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent.The greatest mania of all is passion: and I am a natural slave to passion.Too weird to live, too rare to die!Never turn your back on fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed.

95 Depression Quotes for When You're Feeling Down  
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95 Depression Quotes for When You're Feeling Down  

Sadness is a feeling we all experience from time to time. We probably wouldn’t know what happiness was without it. But what if the sadness won’t go away and turns into hopelessness and despair?According to the World Health Organization, depression is a common mental illness with more than 300 million people affected worldwide.How depression manifests varies from person to person, but the mental health issue’s symptoms include feelings of sadness, a loss of interest in daily activities once enjoyed, sleep and appetite changes, irritability, problems focusing, loss of energy, feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and worthlessness. The more symptoms you might have, the more serious your condition might be — and it’s imperative to seek professional help. The good news is that with help and support and adequate treatment, those symptoms can be improved.Depression hits everyone a little differently, sometimes just a few words can sometimes help you remember there is light at the end of the tunnel. Read through some of the depression quotes below, and you may find that your mental and even physical health starts to improve over time!Depression quotes about sadness and despairSadness is a basic human emotion we all feel every now and then, and sometimes it can be quite painful - even to the point that you don’t want to be alive anymore. This constant feeling can feel like a thousand pounds on your shoulders, making it difficult to move forward. But just remember: trying to ignore those feelings is not the way. It’s okay to feel sad and in fact, in many ways it is healthy to allow ourselves to feel the whole range of possible emotions as they come up, instead of suppressing them.Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(FPG / Staff / Getty)The sun stopped shining for me is all. The whole story is: I am sad. I am sad all the time and the sadness is so heavy that I can’t get away from it. Not ever.Nina LaCourEveryone wanted me to get help and rejoin life, pick up the pieces and move on, and I tried to, I wanted to, but I just had to lie in the mud with my arms wrapped around myself, eyes closed, grieving, until I didn’t have to anymore.Anne LamottThat very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad. Sad hurts but it’s a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different.J.K. RowlingI saw the world in black and white instead of the vibrant colors and shades I knew existed.Katie McGarryDepression is being colorblind and constantly told how colorful the world is.AtticusThat’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.Elizabeth WurtzelA melancholy-looking man, he had the appearance of one who has searched for the leak in life’s gas-pipe with a lighted candle.P.G. WodehouseI’ve got a bad case of the 3:00 am guilts – you know, when you lie in bed awake and replay all those things you didn’t do right? Because, as we all know, nothing solves insomnia like a nice warm glass of regret, depression and self-loathing.D.D. BarantI am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top.John Keats(Bettmann / Contributor / Getty)There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why,–when it did not seem worthwhile to be glad or sorry, to be alive or dead; when life appeared to her like a grotesque pandemonium and humanity like worms struggling blindly toward inevitable annihilation.Kate ChopinThere are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.Laurell K. HamiltonAnyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there's nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression.Jasmine WargaGrief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance.Andrew SolomonKilling oneself is, anyway, a misnomer. We don't kill ourselves. We are simply defeated by the long, hard struggle to stay alive. When somebody dies after a long illness, people are apt to say, with a note of approval, He fought so hard. And they are inclined to think, about a suicide, that no fight was involved, that somebody simply gave up. This is quite wrong.Sally BramptonThe sadness of the world has different ways of getting to people, but it seems to succeed almost every time.Louis-Ferdinand CélineDepression on my left, Loneliness on my right. They don't need to show me their badges. I know these guys very well.Elizabeth GilbertSadness is but a wall between two gardens.Kahlil GibranI saw the world from the stars' point of view, and it looked unbearably lonely.Shaun David HutchinsonWhat depression feels like quotesIt can be difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never experienced it, whether it comes in the form of physical symptoms, feelings or even memories. Depression takes different forms with everyone, and sometimes it’s helpful to read something you can connect to, in order to make better sense of it all. Knowing other people understand what you’re going through can make you feel less alone and provide some reassurance that it’s possible to feel happy again, even if for now it feels completely out of reach. If you or someone you know is depressed, we hope these quotes about depression bring comfort in challenging times.It’s so difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never been there, because it’s not sadness. I know sadness. Sadness is to cry and to feel. But it’s that cold absence of feeling — that really hollowed-out feeling. J.K. ROWLINGWhen you’re surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you’re by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don’t feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel like you’re really alone.Fiona Apple(David Corio / Contributor / Getty)Then night falls again and again, and you still have no idea where you are, and it’s time to admit that you have bewildered yourself so far off the path that you don’t even know from which direction the sun rises anymore.Elizabeth GilbertI am so demanding and difficult for my friends because I want to crumble and fall apart before them so that they will love me even though I am no fun, lying in bed, crying all the time, not moving. Depression is all about If you loved me you would.Elizabeth Wurtzel"Because wherever I sat—on the deck of a ship or at a street café in Paris or Bangkok—I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air."Sylvia Plath"I could see millions and millions of people, all slotted into their lives; then I could see me—I’d lost my place in the universe. It had closed up and there was nowhere for me to be. I was more lost than I had known it was possible for any human being to be."Marian Keyes"Because that’s the thing about depression. When I feel it deeply, I don’t want to let it go. It becomes a comfort. I want to cloak myself under its heavy weight and breathe it into my lungs."Stephanie Perkins"I didn’t want my picture taken because I was going to cry. I didn’t know why I was going to cry, but I knew that if anybody spoke to me or looked at me too closely the tears would fly out of my eyes and the sobs would fly out of my throat and I’d cry for a week. I could feel the tears brimming and sloshing in me like water in a glass that is unsteady and too full."Sylvia Plath"When you are depressed, the past and future are absorbed entirely by the present moment, as in the world of a three-year-old. You cannot remember a time when you felt better, at least not clearly; and you certainly cannot imagine a future time when you will feel better."Andrew SolomonDepression and anxiety quotesIt often happens that depression and anxiety go hand in hand. When you don’t feel drained you may experience symptoms of anxiety. For no particular reason, your heart starts racing and you might feel like something bad is about to happen, and there is not always a straightforward response you can make to turn this feeling around.Depression can ten affect all areas of your life. When you experience it at a deeper level, you might ignore your friends, your partner or your job. At some point you might realize that you’re pushing people away, or fear that you’ll lose your job. That’s when anxiety kicks in and you enter a vicious circle where you worry about things and people that you may lose, but you also feel like there’s nothing you can do about it.Here are some depression and anxiety quotes you may resonate with.I tend to get pretty depressed and I have some issues with anxiety and things like that… For me, it’s more psychological. Exercise is a means of expelling those demons.Ryan Reynolds(Han Myung-Gu / Stringer / Getty)I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.Ned VizziniIt weren’t too loo long before I seen something in me, had changed. A bitter seed was planted inside of me. And I just didn’t feel so, accepting, anymore.Kathryn StockettI go dreaming into the future, where I see nothing, nothing. I have no plans, no idea, no project, and, what is worse, no ambition. Something – the eternal ‘what’s the use?’ – sets its bronze barrier across every avenue that I open up in the realm of hypothesis.Gustave Flaubert(Getty)But when you get that depressed you don't care. Apathy, because you've lost a sense of worth. It doesn't matter whether you feel better because you have no worth.Philip K. DickThis fall I think you're riding for -- it's a special kind of fall, a horrible kind. The man falling isn't permitted to feel or hear himself hit bottom. He just keeps falling and falling.J. D Salinger(Bettmann / Contributor / Getty)In every way that counted, I was dead. Inside somewhere maybe I was screaming and weeping and howling like an animal, but that was another person deep inside, another person who had no access to the lips and face and mouth and head, so on the surface I just shrugged and smile and kept moving.Neil GaimanSome people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.Phoebe StoneIt is very hard to explain to people who have never known serious depression or anxiety the sheer continuous intensity of it. There is no off switch.Matt HaigI can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?Ned VizziniDepression quotes about fighting and overcoming itFighting depression is really demanding because you have to confront your own irrational thoughts. It can drain you of your energy, rob you of your motivation and leave you feeling hopeless. Once, your mind was your ally, but now it has become your enemy. How will you become functional again when your mind seems to be working against you?The truth is there’s no universal recipe to recovering from depression. We are all unique, have different problems and experience emotions at different levels. However, there are small steps that we can take each day — little things that we can tell ourselves to slowly overcome our condition.We hope that the following depression quotes on fighting and overcoming it will inspire you and make you feel better, even if just for a moment.I can do this… I can start over. I can save my own life and I’m never going to be alone as long as I have stars to wish on and people to still love.Jennifer ElisabethStart by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.St. Francis of AssisiA positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.Joyce MeyerYou must think that something is happening with you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in its hand; it will not let you fall.Rainer Maria RilkeWhen you are depressed, you need the love of other people, and yet depression fosters actions that destroy that love. Depressed people often stick pins into their own life rafts. The conscious mind can intervene. One is not helpless.Andrew SolomonIf you are in a bad mood go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.HippocratesThere are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind.C. S. Lewis(John Chillingworth / Stringer / Getty)Meditation can and will order your thinking and therefore your mind. As we heal the wounded places in our minds, we grow.Iyanla VanzantWhen you do not get to the root of the problem, you cannot solve it in any meaningful manner.Robert GreeneYou have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.Louise L. HayWhen one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one that has opened for us.Alexander Graham BellPromise me you’ll always remember -- you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.Christopher RobinSometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.Thich Nhat HanhNoble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.Dodie Smith(Hulton Deutsch / Contributor / Getty)If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.Fred RogersOne of the most healing things you can do is recognize where in your life you are your own poison.Steve MaraboliOnly you can make yourself strong. Nobody else can do it for you.Kim PapeMan is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.Fyodor DostoevskyAlthough the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.Helen KellerOnce you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you will start having positive results.Willie NelsonWhat the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.Richard BachIt has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.Isaac AsimovIf you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with a heart of an angel.Keanu ReevesIn the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.Albert CamusThe most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.Elisabeth Kübler-RossA section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived.Katie McGarryIn times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.Lee IacoccaHave patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them — every day begin the task anew.Saint Francis de SalesI’m learning. I’m learning to make things nice for myself. I’m learning to save myself. I’m trying, as I always will.Charlotte ErikssonWhen one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one that has opened for us.Alexander Graham Bell(Historical / Contributor / Getty)I wonder if that's how darkness wins, by convincing us to trap it inside ourselves, instead of emptying it out. I don't want it to win.Jasmine WargaSeek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, ‘This is the real me,’ and when you have found that attitude, follow it.William JamesInspirational depression quotesDepression can feel overwhelming. You may feel sad, hopeless, unmotivated and start questioning if you will ever feel better. Sometimes, it can be helpful to draw on the wisdom of others to inspire a shift in perspectives and brighten up your mood. Battling depression can lead feelings of isolation and there is comfort in simply knowing someone else understands what you’re going through.A simple yet thought provoking sentence can give you insight into your own experience with depression and hopefully, if the message resonates deeply enough, it may as well serve as a great catalyst for your healing. If you’re living with depression, take your time reading through these inspirational depression quotes to help you navigate your struggle, and let them remind you that you’re not alone.You’d have to have personally been trapped and felt flames to really understand a terror way beyond falling.David Foster WallaceIf we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one.Goldie Hawn(Art Zelin / Contributor / Getty)Even for me life had its gleams of sunshine.Charlotte BrontëThere is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.T.H. WhiteMental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say My tooth is aching than to say My heart is broken.C.S. LewisBelieve that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.William JamesThere is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, 'There now, hang on, you'll get over it.' Sadness is more or less like a head cold- with patience, it passes.Barbara KingsolverThere are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.Albert EinsteinLosing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living.Jo NesboFind meaning or don’t find meaning but 'steal' some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.Albert Camus(INA / Contributor / Getty)Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.Steve MaraboliIn times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me.Julia CameronThose who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.Viktor E. Frankl(United Archives / Contributor / Getty)Uplifting quotes for when you're feeling downIt’s time to move to happier and more positive thoughts! Since we have already enlisted quite a few sad depression quotes, we thought it would be a great idea to share with you some quotes that can instantly lift up your mood.While we need other people’s insight to better understand what’s happening to us when we’ve been sad for too long, we also need some uplifting sayings. The following positive quotes about depression will help you see that all is not lost and that you are resilient enough to overcome your current mood. I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead, others come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready, you see. Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me.Dr. Seuss(Dr. Seuss / Getty)You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human. David MitchellGood humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.Greenville KleisserThere is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. J.R.R. Tolkien(Haywood Magee / Stringer / Getty)Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.Jacques PrevertThe pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God. Victor HugoI will be stronger than my sadness. Jasmine WargaDepression quotes about strength and hopeLiving with depression can make you feel like you’ve been stripped of your own power and of any sense of hope for the future. Hopelessness is a heavy emotion and a key element of depression that can keep you feeling stuck in a downward spiral that seems impossible to overcome but the truth is, change is possible even when you’re feeling defeated.There are actionable steps you can take to break free of depression, and the first thing is to acknowledge how you’re feeling. If you or someone you know is struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel, these powerful depression quotes will remind you of how resilient you are and hopefully inspire a change in perspective, towards a more positive outlook.I hope to one day see a sea of people all wearing silver ribbons as a sign that they understand the secret battle, and as a celebration of the victories made each day as we individually pull ourselves up out of our foxholes to see our scars heal, and to remember what the sun looks like.Jenny LawsonStrength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.Rikki RogersOnce you choose hope, anything is possible.Christopher ReeveYou may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.Margaret Thatcher(Richard Baker / Contributor / Getty)Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.Thich Nhat HanhEditor’s Note: Struggling and feeling hopeless? You are not alone. Please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

The Best Self-Love Quotes That Will Genuinely Empower You
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The Best Self-Love Quotes That Will Genuinely Empower You

Reading love quotes is a great way to get inspired, and help you to let someone else know how special they are to you. But what about you? What about self-love? Finding a way to be at peace with yourself can be one of the most difficult things to achieve. Finding that self-love means self-acceptance and self-confidence, just as it means learning what makes you happy, what your standards and boundaries are. Self-love means understanding and forgiving yourself, just like you’d do with your loved ones. Self-Love Quotes to Develop Your Self-EsteemLoving yourself will make you happier, build a sense of true self-esteem, and it will make your life easier and more enjoyable. Who knows, it may even help you chase your dreams with more energy and self-confidence than before!Enjoy self-love quotes below - perhaps they will empower and inspire you!I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.MAYA ANGELOU (more Maya Angelou quotes)How can a man come to know himself? Never by thinking, but by doing. Try to do your duty and you will know at once what you are worth. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEHe that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWThey cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them. MAHATMA GANDHITo laugh at yourself is to love yourself.MICKEY MOUSE(Joe Raedle / Staff / Getty)Respect yourself and others will respect you. CONFUCIUSLove yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.LUCILLE BALLLoving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.ANDRE GIDEBecoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs.DAPHNE ROSE KINGMATo fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.ROBERT MORLEYPeople who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.DAN PEARCELove yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.ANNA TAYLORSo then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself.ALAN WATTSOwning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do. BRENÉ BROWNIt’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.EARTHA KITT(Anthony Barboza / Contributor / Getty)If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self.WAYNE DYER (more Wayne Dyer quotes)No other love no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional self-love.EDMOND MBIAKAIf you have the ability to love, love yourself first.CHARLES BUKOWSKI (more Charles Bukowski quotes)A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.HARUKI MURAKAMIWe can’t be so desperate for love that we forget where we can always find it; within.ALEXANDRA ELLEOne of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others.BELL HOOKSDare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.AUTHOR-POET ABERJHANIHow you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.RUPI KAUR, MILK AND HONEYYou cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.WAYNE W. DYERLove yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.LUCILLE BALLTo love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.OSCAR WILDE(Getty)When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.KIM MCMILLENSelf-love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.BEAU TAPLINAccept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.ROY T. BENNETTFind the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR(Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer / Getty)People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people’s minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.ELIZABETH GASKELLTo accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.SANDRA BIERIGNo other love no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional self-love.EDMOND MBIAKATo love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.ALAN COHENSelf-Worth Quotes to Recognize Your ValueDo you know your worth? When you recognize your worth in you own life, you have a strong sense of your value as a human being and feel that you are worthy of good things - and certainly not feel inferior to others. You understand that your value is not dependent on external influences. High self-worth comes from accepting yourself and loving yourself unconditionally. It means finding your own truth on your own journey. If this sounds unfamiliar to you or if you struggle with your self-esteem, know that it’s possible to build up a healthy sense of self-worth with time and practice. High levels of self-esteem go hand in hand with strong self-worth, and we all deserve to live our lives confidently. So, if you’re having trouble recognizing your unique value and need a reminder of how special you are, these inspiring self-worth quotes will inspire you to love yourself harder.When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.JEAN SHINODA BOLENWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. RALPH WALDO EMERSONAct as if what you do makes a difference. It does. WILLIAM JAMESYou're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company. DIANE VON FURSTENBERGThe better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off. ROBERT HANDOne's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered. MICHAEL J. FOX(Universal Pictures / Handout / Getty)I don't want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did. HENRY JAMESDon't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. HOWARD WASHINGTON THURMANMy best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. HENRY FORD (more Henry Ford quotes)Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity. KATRINA MAYERAct as if what you do makes a difference. It does. WILLIAM JAMESI prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. FREDERICK DOUGLASS(Bettmann / Contributor / Getty)If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do. VIRONIKA TUGALEVATo be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. RALPH WALDO EMERSONLove is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.LOUISE HAYThe real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. MAYA ANGELOUYou find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level. ECKHART TOLLE(Jonathan Leibson / Contributor / Getty)Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness. JEAN VANIERYour task is not to seek for Love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. RUMIWhen we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves and share love with others, then true happiness sets in. GABRIELLE BERNSTEINNothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. THOMAS JEFFERSONU.S. Library of Congress/UnsplashDid your mom ever tell you, ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything’? She was right–and talking nicely also applies when you’re talking to yourself, even inside your head. VICTORIA MORANYour problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness. RAM DASSIt is never too late to be what you might have been. GEORGE ELIOTSelf-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world making the most of one's best. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICKYour self-worth grows when you fight for something you love. MAXIME LAGACÉBe a good person, but don’t waste your time trying to prove it. PAULO COELHO (more Paulo Coelho quotes)(Leonardo Cendamo / Contributor / Getty)Asking for what you need is proof of self-worth. AMANDA GOETZYour sense of self-worth comes from you alone — never the opinion of others. ROBERT GREENEDon’t waste a second of your time convincing other people you’re worth loving. ATTICUSYou can’t be successful and loved by everyone. Choose wisely. MAXIME LAGACÉGo all in on yourself. JACK BUTCHERYou are not what you’ve done. You are what you keep doing. JACK BUTCHERSomeone who doesn’t care, can’t be hurt. NAVAL RAVIKANTAs a mountain of rock is unshaken by wind, so also, the wise are unperturbed by blame or by praise. THE DHAMMAPADAThose who realize the self are always satisfied. Having found the source of joy and fulfillment, they no longer seek happiness from the external world. Happiness can only be found within the self. BHAGAVAD GITAA total acceptance of yourself brings about a total transcendence of yourself. ADYASHANTIThe most common form of despair is not being who you are. SØREN KIERKEGAARDYou are not responsible for other people’s opinions, feelings, or perceptions of you. They own that, not you. SHANE PARRISHMost people go a majority of their life without even knowing who they are or what they want. Spend time with yourself. THIBAUTBeing honest with who you are is a superpower. The more honest you are with yourself, the less anyone else can hurt you. MATTHEW KOBACHDig within. There lies the wellspring of good: ever dig, and it will ever flow. MARCUS AURELIUS(DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI / Contributor / Getty)To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s. FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYWe cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves. ORISON SWETT MARDENSelf-worth sets the standard that life meets. JEWEL(John Atashian / Contributor / Getty)Our beliefs about what we are and what we can be, precisely determine what we will be. TONY ROBBINSLend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNERemember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.LOUISE HAYDon’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.HOWARD THURMANUntil you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.M. SCOTT PECKThe worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.MARK TWAIN(Library of Congress / Getty)Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?BRIGHAM YOUNGWhen you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.SHANNON L. ALDERIt took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.SALLY FIELD(Aaron Rapoport / Contributor / Getty)Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.DAN COPPERSMITHYou have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right here.VENUS WILLIAMSIt took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.JAMES BALDWINYour self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you, who you are.BEYONCE (more Beyonce quotes)(BET Awards 2020)I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.RITA MAE BROWNWhen you're different, sometimes you don't see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn't.JODI PICOULTThe only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore.C. JOYBELL C.The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.C.G. JUNGDon’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.KARL LAGERFELDWho looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.CARL GUSTAV JUNGLove yourself quotes to help you in your self-love journeyDo you love yourself, and are you proud of your own work and inner beauty? Most of us like to think we do, but what does loving yourself really mean? We’ve all heard the age-old saying “love yourself first”, and while it sounds simple in theory, the truth is, practicing self-love can be challenging. To love yourself means to fully accept yourself for who you are, which can feel impossible at times because as humans we tend to be our own worst critics. Not to mention, some of us tend to get so caught up loving others that we end up neglecting ourselves in the process.You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.YOGI BHAJANWe are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.MARY DUNBARWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.RALPH WALDO EMERSON(Stock Montage / Contributor / Getty)The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.E. E. CUMMINGSRemember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.ELEANOR ROOSEVELTTo be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.RALPH WALDO EMERSONI am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Stock Montage / Contributor / Getty)The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.STEVE MARABOLIMost of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.RALPH WALDO EMERSONLife is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn't have the time to sit around and talk about you. What's important to me is not others' opinions of me, but what's important to me is my opinion of myself.C. JOY BELL C.Self-love seems so often unrequited.ANTHONY POWELLIf you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.SHANNON L. ALDERStrong people have a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness; they don’t need the approval of others.ROY T. BENNETTNever forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.ELIZABETH GILBERTAnger, resentment and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours.SHANNON ALDERSometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.ZORA NEALE HURSTONWe cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.MALCOLM XSometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you're worthy of the trip.GLENN BECKSelf-worth is so vital to your happiness if you don’t feel good about you, it’s hard to feel good about anything else.SANDY HALEYour crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it.DR. MAYA ANGELOUSelf-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.WAYNE W. DYERTo double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.ROBIN SHARMAYou yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.BuddhaWanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.MARILYN MONROEThink like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.OPRAH WINFREY (more Oprah quotes)(Handout / Getty)Self–care is never a selfish act; it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.PARKER PALMERLow self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.MAXWELL MALTZInaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.DALE CARNEGIEIt is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.SIR EDMUND HILLARYUntil you value yourself ou won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.M. SCOTT PECKToo many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.MALCOLM S. FORBES(Santi Visalli / Contributor / Getty)You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.LOUISE HAY (more Louise Hay quotes)If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.T. HARV EKERPeople who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.DAN PEARCENever be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.HARVEY FIERSTEINBeauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.COCO CHANEL(Apic / Contributor / Getty)Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.ANDRÉ GIDEThe reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.RITA MAE BROWNThere are so many more important things to worry about than how you’re perceived by strangers.DENNIS LEHANEOne of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.SHANNON L. ALDEROnce you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.ROB LIANO"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."ANAÏS NIN(Louis MONIER / Getty)"Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness."DEBORAH DAY"Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults."LES BROWN"If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person."FRED ROGERS"My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent."RUTH BADER GINSBURG(David Hume Kennerly / Contributor / Getty)"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face."HELEN KELLER

These 6 Emotional Speeches Will Remind You What a Beautiful Person You Are
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These 6 Emotional Speeches Will Remind You What a Beautiful Person You Are

We live in an age where self-care has become a priority. Whether its waking up early for that yoga class or hitting the gym after a day at the office, we value our bodies and what we put in them. Unlike generations before us, we make it a point to treat ourselves. However, like all imbalances, focusing on one need - in this case, the physical - shifts attention away from your emotional needs. Self-love can be defined as loving yourself emotionally irrespective of what you have; it’s knowing your worth and valuing yourself for it. RELATED: The Most Powerful Speech On How To Achieve Anything You WantMany people struggle to maintain this type of well-being throughout their week. Unlike self-care, self-love is a more conscious exercise that requires daily practice to be effective. It is easy to conflate the two practices and mistake loving yourself by the acts of self-care you engage in. Yet, doing so is a disservice - as you are only treating yourself at a symptom-level, a physical-level. Self-love is treating yourself at the source. So mine deep, and love deeper.Lisa Nichols: These 3 Sentences Will Change Your LifeLisa Nichols delivers a powerful speech on her experience with abuse and depression and what they taught her. She then reveals advice on how to overcome even your most troubling times. Words of Wisdom: It ain’t ever too late to press RESET and fall madly in love with the life that you’ve been given. Ed Sheeran: Being Weird Is a Beautiful ThingMusician Ed Sheeran Shares why he was bullied as a child to encourage all outacasts to stop hiding and start embracing what makes them unique.Words of Wisdom: If you tried being the cool kid from class, you’d end up being very boring.Ashley Graham: You Are Your Own Kind of Woman, Love YourselfModel Ashley Graham reveals that acceptance of her imperfections was the driving force behind her successful modeling career. Her powerful speech will inspire you to love yourself just the way you are. Words of Wisdom: Be your favorite kind of woman. Don’t let anyone else take that job.Octavia Spencer: Embrace the MessOscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer never had it easy. Here, she talks about pursuing her dream to act in an industry she knew would not accept her.Words of Wisdom: Remember your Kipling. If you could meet with triumph and disaster, but treat those two imposters just the same. Treat them just the same.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Dare to TakeNigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares how she coped with her father’s kidnapping and the impact it had on how she lives her life today. Her story will inspire you to start living your authentic self today.Words of Wisdom: Please do not twist yourself into shapes to please. Don’t do it. If someone likes that version of you, that version of you that is false and holds back. Then they actually like a twisted shape, and not you.P!nk: You’re Beautiful Words of Wisdom: We don’t change. We take the gravel and the shell and we make a pearl, and we help other people to change so they can see other types of beauty. If you liked how these videos made you feel, be sure to subscribe to all things inspirational at Goalcast's Youtube channel. KEEP READING:Watch 10 of the Most Inspiring Oscars Speeches of All Time

49 Powerful Quotes from John Lennon to Live and Love By
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49 Powerful Quotes from John Lennon to Live and Love By

John Lennon was an activist for love who became an emblem of peace. The man who co-founded the most iconic and influential pop music band of all time, The Beatles, was known as much for his talents as a singer-songwriter as for his larger-than-life presence in the public eye.Lennon’s parents were married briefly and at the age of five he was forced by his father to choose his favorite parent, only to end up living and being raised by his aunt Mimi Smith. However, his mother visited him regularly and taught him to play the banjo and the piano.After helping create the first British band to break out big in the United States and enjoying a massive success, Lennon decided to leave the group and start a solo career with the help of his second wife, Yoko Ono. The two also invented a form of peace protest by staying in bed while being filmed and interviewed.In 1971, Lennon released his second solo album “Imagine,” which quickly became a commercial success. He belonged to a time when pop artists embraced their roles as social and cultural influencers, and used the podiums granted them by their celebrity to shape our values and vision for a better world.Tragically, in 1980 Lennon was shot and killed outside of his apartment building in New York by a deranged fan. His death saddened millions of fans worldwide and had a major impact on pop culture.Of all these dreamers and darers, few had a voice as passionate or powerful as John Lennon's, who continues to inspire countless millions decades after he was stolen from us before his time.Here are 18 Powerful John Lennon Quotes to Live and Love By -- and to help us remember this giant of music who always reminded us to believe in our better angels.49 Powerful John Lennon Quotes to Live and Love ByThere are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance.Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it. You’ve got to really look after it and nurture it.Peace is not something you wish for; It’s something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.[the_ad id="678"]I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It’s just that the translations have gone wrong.When you do something beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun, every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love.We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.I’m not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I’ve always been a freak. So I’ve been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I’m one of those people.If everyone could just be happy with themselves and the choices people around them make, the world would instantly be a better place!Declare it. Just the same way we declare war. That is how we will have peace… we just need to declare it.[the_ad id="678"]Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones.Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground.You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!Trying to please everybody is impossible - if you did that, you'd end up in the middle with nobody liking you. You've just got to make the decision about what you think is your best, and do it.A mistake is only an error, it becomes a mistake when you fail to correct it.Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it.As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be…One thing you can’t hide – is when you’re crippled inside.It’s better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out.There are no problems, only solutions.Love is all you need.Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realized that the imagery in my mind wasn’t insanity. Surrealism to me is reality.For those of you in the cheap seats I’d like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelry!How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.Nobody controls me. I’m uncontrollable. The only one who controls me is me, and that’s just barely possible.What we’ve got to do is keep hope alive. Because without it we’ll sink.Everything is as important as everything else.If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that’s a problem. Peace and love are eternal.There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known.Only by trying on other people’s clothes do we find what size we are.Produce your own dream. It’s quite possible to do anything, but not if you put it on the leaders and the parking meters.I don’t believe in killing whatever the reason!You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.It’s weird not to be weird.Get out there and get peace, think peace, and live peace and breathe peace, and you’ll get it as soon as you like.When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind.Happiness is just how you feel when you don’t feel miserable.I can’t wake you up. You can wake you up. I can’t cure you. You can cure you.If you want peace, you won’t get it with violence.Art is only a way of expressing pain.You’re all geniuses, and you’re all beautiful. You don’t need anyone to tell you who you are. You are what you are.I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence.You’re just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You’ve got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It’s all down to you, mate.The more real you get, the more unreal the world gets.

Top 20 Inspiring Oprah Winfrey Quotes That Will Empower You
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Top 20 Inspiring Oprah Winfrey Quotes That Will Empower You

"When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are."― Oprah Winfrey"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment"― Oprah Winfrey"Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough."― Oprah Winfrey"Turn your wounds into wisdom."― Oprah Winfrey"You can have it all. Just not all at once."― Oprah Winfrey"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not."― Oprah Winfrey"One of the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn."― Oprah Winfrey"Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand."― Oprah Winfrey"The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free."― Oprah Winfrey"Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher."― Oprah Winfrey"True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience."― Oprah Winfrey"You don't become what you want, you become what you believe."― Oprah Winfrey"The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams."― Oprah Winfrey[the_ad id="678"]“Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”― Oprah Winfrey"Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire."― Oprah Winfrey"You get in life what you have the courage to ask for."― Oprah Winfrey"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate."― Oprah Winfrey"I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we're not wise enough to see it."― Oprah Winfrey"Everybody has a calling. And your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you were meant to be, and to begin to honor that in the best way possible for yourself."― Oprah Winfrey"The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance -- and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning."― Oprah WinfreyThe biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.― Oprah Winfrey Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.― Oprah Winfrey Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.― Oprah Winfrey Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.― Oprah Winfrey Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell.― Oprah Winfrey Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.― Oprah Winfrey So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.― Oprah Winfrey It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you - always.― Oprah Winfrey The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.― Oprah WinfreyWith every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.― Oprah WinfreyWant More Oprah Wisdom? Watch her explain how to take responsibility for your own life

Inspirational Quotes from Walt Disney About Life and Following Your Dreams
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Inspirational Quotes from Walt Disney About Life and Following Your Dreams

It's difficult to imagine a childhood today without the magic of Disney. Yet it's even harder to imagine that it all began with one man, whose journey from failed experimenter to mythic pioneer was powered by the passion and perseverance to never let the doubters stop his pursuit of a crazy dream.From the first ever color cartoon starring Mickey and his friends, to the first ever Academy Award won by an animated short, and of course, the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney's trailblazing career was built on a steady succession of firsts. Snow White is today viewed as a monument of cinematic genius that launched one of America's most beloved institutions. But what we often forget is that it was a success that wasn't supposed to be. Disney risked it all on his wide-eyed dream, borrowing almost all of Snow White's unprecedented budget of $1.5 million... as the Great Depression was still in full swing. Even his wife thought it was madness to think that adults would sit through a full-length cartoon musical based on a fairy tale. But Disney ignored the naysayers and pressed on with his ambitions -- and the rest, as we say, is cinema history.Disney knew that inside every grown-up is a child longing to dream freely again. From Snow White to Winnie the Pooh to The Lion King to Frozen, Disney's legacy has influenced millions of children across the world.Top Walt Disney Quotes to Awaken and Inspire the Dreamer in YouWhen you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.Why worry? If you've done the very best you can, then worrying won't make it any better.That's the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up.A man should never neglect his family for business.Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.Motivational Walt Disney QuotesWe keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.It's kind of fun to do the impossible.When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.Walt Disney Quotes About Chasing Your DreamsFirst, think. Second, dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare.All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it's done right.If you can dream, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started by a mouse.Related:Top 11 Toy Story Quotes about Friendship31 Cinderella Quotes to Make You Believe in Your Dreams AgainTop 24 Inspiring Sheryl Sandberg Quotes on Life, Leadership and Equality

10 Quotes That Will Make You Stop Caring What Others Think
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10 Quotes That Will Make You Stop Caring What Others Think

We all want to be loved and accepted, but this most human desire to connect and belong can hamper us when we let the opinions of others decide how we ought to live our lives. Pursuing our own passions can seem a lonely road in the short run, and it carries the risk of sometimes alienating those we love. Yet if we allow our courage and self-love to speak louder than our fears, we ultimately learn that the road we thought "harder" -- that of harnessing our unique potential without regard to the pressures and opinions of others -- is the only one that can lead to success and fulfillment. And it's the only road that leads to true connection as well, built on the support and cherishing of your differences that lie at the heart of all genuine affection.Here, to help you to block out the noise, are 10 Quotes That Will Make You Stop Caring What Others Think.Here Are 10 Quotes That Will Make You Stop Caring What Others ThinkCare about people's approval, and you will always be their prisoner.- Lao TzuBe who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.- Dr. Seuss (read more Dr. Seuss quotes)If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.- Benedict CumberbatchYou have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.- Richard P. FeynmanSome people say you are going the wrong way, when it’s simply a way of your own.- Angelina Jolie (read more Angelina Jolie quotes)Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.- Albert Einstein (read more quotes)Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.- Mark TwainYou probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do!- Olin MillerNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.- Eleanor Roosevelt (read more Eleanor Roosevelt quotes)There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.- Aristotle

Jessica Simpson's Rock Bottom Picture Reveals the Power of Vulnerability
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Jessica Simpson's Rock Bottom Picture Reveals the Power of Vulnerability

Being in the public eye is not an easy job and former pop star Jessica Simpson is living proof that such a career can really take a toll on you.Born to a Baptist minister, Jessica started her career using an “anti sex-appeal” image and wearing a purity ring, which put her in contrast to contemporary singers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.Since her debut album wasn’t as successful as expected, Columbia Records decided to drastically change her image. For her new album, Jessica left her innocent songs and looks behind and adopted a more provocative image. However, none of the changes brought her the success she was after, but the singer was ready to try a different path – this time as a TV personality. It's okay to stick your foot in your mouth. Just laugh at yourself with everybody else.Jessica Simpson for Entertainment WeeklySuccess was eventually achieved, but at what cost? Below, we’ll cover the major life events and struggles that Jessica faced while reaching stardom and falling into the hands of addiction.Childhood abuseThe singer buried the trauma and anxiety she experienced in her early years. Only her family and friends knew exactly what she went through. However, in her memoir Open Book (released in February 2020), she opened up about her childhood sexual abuse.Jessica wrote that she was only six years old and the abuse began at a family friend’s house. She was sharing a bed with the family’s daughter who (apparently) was also abused by an “older guy”. The girl would do to Jessica the things her abuser did to her.She told her parents everything when she was 12, they never went back to that home and chose to never talk about it again. But not talking about it didn’t miraculously erase the trauma. Jessica admitted that, coupled with stress over her career, this too contributed to her alcohol abuse.Her struggle with body image Jessica Simpson became a sex symbol at a very young age, but in order to cultivate that image she had to make a lot of compromises.For many years she was the hot topic of tabloids who were fat-shaming her. As her weight fluctuated over the years, she was constantly criticized and told that she is not skinny enough.The criticism eventually got to her and made her feel insecure about everything. For nearly 20 years Jessica took diet pills that she later combined with alcohol.Jessica’s failed relationships did not helpJessica didn’t really make it as a professional singer, but achieved stardom as a television personality. Long before the Real Housewives and the Kardashians took over, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey have dominated the nation’s airwaves with the reality TV show called Newlyweds. The show chronicled the young couple’s everyday adventures, but while everything looked glamorous on the small screen, things weren’t that peachy in real life.In her memoir, Jessica talks about how her husband used to spend nights on end with his friends while she remained home alone. The former pop star says that they were both too young and immature and doesn’t blame it all on Nick. On the other hand, she also admits that the failed marriage has seriously affected her at the time and contributed to her drinking problem.Yet, the end of her marriage did not mean that she was out of the woods. Her relationship with John Mayer would turn out to be another overbearing challenge that would push her to another edge. Mayer has had a tumultuous history with his romantic love interests, and Jessica was no exception. The on-off relationship escalated her alcohol abuse.She never felt good enough for him and she would agonize over the most insignificant stuff just to make sure she wouldn’t upset him again. Jessica said that she felt somehow terrorized by Mayer and drank to fight the anxiety.It was the start of me relying on alcohol to mask my nerves.Jessica SimpsonHitting rock bottom and battling addictionIn her 2020 memoir, Jessica reveals that she got to a point where she needed a drink every morning to combat shaking and anxiety. The former TV personality believes her addiction stems in part from trying to numb the pain caused by her childhood sexual abuse. But the pills and alcohol were masking her issues only temporarily. That’s when she decided that in order to really heal, she needed to quit drinking.Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted. I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honor. I wanted to live as a leader does and break cycles to advance forward- never looking back with regret and remorse over any choice I have made and would make for the rest of my time here within this beautiful world.Jessica SimpsonIn 2017, after hosting a Halloween party at her house, Jessica realized she has hit rock bottom. She’s spent the whole night drinking and listening to her children’s trick-or-treat until she nearly passed out. The next day, she was so mad at herself that she hasn’t had a drink since.Giving up the alcohol was easy. I was mad at that bottle. At how it allowed me to stay complacent and numb.Jessica SimpsonWorking with her feelings however, was the hardest part. She had to feel the trauma that was anesthetized with vodka for so many years. It was painful, but she made it through.The vulnerable photo that marks 4 years of sobrietyTo celebrate her victory, on November 1st, 2021. Jessica posted a photo on social media taken four years prior – on the day she decided to get sober. She looks nothing like the star we got used seeing on TV or in glamorous magazines, but that was the whole point. She wanted everyone to see what mixing pills with alcohol can do to a person. A single photo was enough to capture the damage. Alongside the image of herself in a pink tracksuit, Jessica wrote:This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself. I had so much self-discovery to unlock and explore. I knew in this very moment I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self-respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity.Jessica SimpsonAfter four years that have quickly flown by, Jessica had the courage to expose herself exactly as she was at that point in her life. No glam, no fancy clothes and no makeup to hide her struggle – just a “before moment” that marks the beginning of an amazing transformation.There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic. The real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage. The drinking wasn’t the issue. I was. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do. I have made nice with the fears and I have accepted the parts of my life that are just sad. I own my personal power with soulful courage. I am wildly honest and comfortably open. I am free.Jessica SimpsonShowing vulnerability is a sign of strength and courageAlthough many celebrities have fought addiction (or still do), not many had the courage to be so open about it. Jessica posted a vulnerable picture of what she used to be, but is not anymore. She has come a long way, she is happier, healthier and definitely an inspiration for anyone struggling with any type of addiction.Admitting your truth, no matter how ugly it is, is not a sign of weakness, but the only way to understand what pain you are running away from.Speak Your truthDaring to be vulnerable is tough, but it's always worth it.