#self-esteem

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection"

"originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle."

"There are Tantrics who deliberately seek to do more active forms of renunciation, so transgression of social norms and breaking of taboo, and breaking of social taboos especially, is a form of renunciation."

"Keeping or holding on to a concept shows belief but building or adding to it shows confidence and depth of character."

"My dear Watson,"said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers."

"For there are two kinds of forgiveness in the world: the one you practice because everything really is all right, and what went before is mended. The other kind of forgiveness you practice because someone needs desperately to be forgiven, or because you need just as badly to forgive them, for a heart can grab hold of old wounds and go sour as milk over them."

"New Year - a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story ? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours."

"Did you have a rough month? I did :( but, you know what? There’s no time to dwell on a missed opportunity or worry about what I should’ve done or said, beating myself up & making myself miserable about my mistakes. That doesn’t work. So will take notes from that, put it behind me, move on & finish the year STRONG"

"Whatever you lay your hands on, self-esteem is visible."

"You have a unique gift to offer this world. Be true to yourself, be kind to yourself, read and learn about everything that interests you and keep away from people who bring you down. When you treat yourself kindly and respect the uniqueness of those around you, you will be giving this world an amazing gift... YOU!"

"She might be without country, without nation, but inside her there was still a being that could exist and be free, that could simply say I am without adding a this, or a that, without saying I am Indian, Guyanese, English, or anything else in the world."

"Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort."

"...and that's when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day?"

"How we relate with other people is dependent on how we rate ourselves and what we think about ourselves."

"If someone does not consider those around them to be valuable and hold only themselves in high regard, they too have a very bad self-esteem."

"Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin."

"Failing to make it to the list of the best 5 students in class or not being named the team captain should not make anyone feel like they have failed."

"This is your life – not your parents’, teachers’ or significant other’s. If you ever find yourself on a path that just doesn’t feel safe anymore, you have every right to stop the car, get out – change your shoes and start walking."

"People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer."

"Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it is or what it means can never be said."