"putting resistance towards anything outgrowing you, only adds friction to your own growth. let it outgrow you, don't prolong its inevitable departure, something better will find you."
β iambrillyant
"A book can teach you, a conversation can assure you, a poem can seduce you, a genius can inspire you, but only you can save yourself."
β Anthony Anaxagorou
"Be nice to yourself. It's hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time."
β Christine Arylo
"Being kind to yourself only when you [feel you] deserve it is like watering a plant only when it rains."
β Sarah Nagorcka
πΌ by Haley Hendrick & quotation by Dr. Jenn Hardy
"Blocks usually stem from fear of being judged. If you imagine the world is listening, you'll never write a line... You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone." βοΈ
β Erica Jong
This applies to many creative outlets! β¨ #creativity
"Prejudice of any kind...means you don't see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of violence."
β Eckhart Tolle
"Don't hold together what must fall apart. The familiar life crumbles so the new life can begin." β¨
β Bryant McGill
(Illustration by crazyheadcomics)
"A real man or woman is whatever any man or woman is at those times when he or she is living authentically, in accord with his or her true self and temperament. There is no truer definition of your gender than you."
β Elaine N. Aron
If you're doing a lot of inner work that hasn't manifested into your external world yet, keep going. The firm roots will be worth it. πͺ΄
And wish love to the flowers that bloom in the meantime. We do not begrudge anyone on our unique paths. β₯οΈ
(Illustration by Bless the Messy)
"You are alive, and you don't need to justify your existence. You can be the biggest mystery in your own story." β₯οΈ
β Don Miguel Ruiz
πΌ by Mafalda Vasconcelos (left) and Naranjalidad (right)
"Go inside and listen to your body, because your body will never lie to you. Your mind will play tricks, but the way you feel in your heart, in your gut, is the truth."
β Don Miguel Ruiz