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We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light. ~Mary Dunbar
When people believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. ~Norman Vincent Peale
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
Don't you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness that you are. ~Jo Blackwell-Preston
There is a Divine and Infinite potential within every soul, an intimate access to the mind of God and the passion of the Universe ~K. Allen Kay
Yours is the energy that makes your world. There are no limitations to the self except those you believe in.
~Jane Roberts
Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself. ~Robert Collier
Reading Hello World out loud as a bold declaration is a great way to boost your self-esteem and uplift your mood and attitude.
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I wish I could show you, When you are lonely or in darkness, The astonishing light of your own being. ~Hafiz
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Wouldn't it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out. ~Alan Cohen
If you're wearing a disguise for too long, it will be difficult for the mirror to recognize you. At the end of the day I hope you become the person they didn't expect you to be. Be proud to wear you. ~Dodinsky
You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are. ~Yogi Bhajan
Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.
~Nathaniel Branden
Having a low opinion of yourself is not "modesty". It's self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not "egotism". It's a necessary precondition to happiness and success. ~Bobbe Sommer
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection. ~Buddha
Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.
~Nathaniel Branden
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Appreciation and self-love are the most important tools that you could ever nurture. Appreciation of others, and the appreciation of yourself is the closest vibrational match to your Source Energy of anything that we've ever witnessed anywhere in the Universe. ~Abraham
Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
~Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer
All things splendid have been achieved by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance. ~Bruce Barton
By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before. ~Edwin Elliot
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. ~Malcolm S. Forbes
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid. ~Albert Einstein
Wouldn't it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out. ~Alan Cohen
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you will ever own. ~Mary Schmich
There is so much love in your heart that you could heal the planet. ~Louise Hay
Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it. ~Thaddeus Golas
You are as amazing as you let yourself be. Let me repeat that. You are as amazing as you let yourself be. ~Elizabeth Alraune
You are wonderful. Valuable. Worthwhile. Lovable. Not because others think so. Self worth comes from only one place: self. ~Karen Salmansohn
You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life. ~Herbie Hancock
So long as you are still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself. ~Neale Donald Walsch
Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret. ~Don Miguel Ruiz
I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it. ~Johnny Depp
From the very beginning you are being told to compare yourself with others. This is the greatest disease; it is like a cancer that goes on destroying your very soul because each individual is unique, and comparison is not possible. I am just myself and you are just yourself. There is nobody else in the world you can be compared with. ~Osho
I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. ~Lucille Ball
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