I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.
Daisaku Ikeda
read this out loud:
• I am allowed to take a break today
• It’s not selfish to put my feelings and health first
• I need to remember to care for myself
• I should be allowed to express myself, I am lovely as I am
(via cwote)
There are people who will motivate you and inspire you. They challenge you to move forward and accomplish your dreams. And then there are people who are a weight. They pull you down. When you leave, you feel worse than you were before. Make sure you’re spending the majority of your time with motivators.
Joel Osteen
This is it: this is your sign. You’re brand new, refreshed, empowered to change. Your calmer, softer times are coming. Your confidence, your happiness, your bliss, is arriving. Self acceptance is easier, and taking care of yourself is no longer a chore, but something you look forward to. You start to feel replenished - you’re *you* again - and the next chapter of your happier life begins now.
(via cwote)
Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can – as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience, as much understanding. And not to simply be what is generally called a “success”.
Eleanor Roosevelt
[Mohamed Baker was playing soccer with his cousins on a beach in Gaza. Four of them died right in front of his eyes.]
I can’t wait to hear Hasbara trolls deny this :)
“never happened”
“these kids were hiding behind khamas”
“they had missiles in their pants”
(via flowersofjannah)
“Doing your best” does not mean working yourself to the point of a mental breakdown.
this one still smashes me in the face ten times a year. do not ignore pain, it’s no longer your best at that point
it’s no longer your best at that point
(via cwote)
And maybe
Flowers grow
From the dirt
<p>To teach us
How beautifully
Ease
Can come
After hardships
I’m constantly torn between “if it’s meant to be, it will be” and “if you want it, go and get it.”
“if it’s meant to be, it will be” - friendships, relationships, people in general coming into your life, dealing with rejection
“if you want it, go get it” - your goals, aspirations, work and work ethic, changing your life (diet, exercise, hobbies, political views, opinions)
^this seemed important