31 Empowering Quotes From 'Letters, To Women Like Me' Every Woman Needs In Her Life

“We have given so much power to others over our own lives that we have forgotten the power that lies with each one of us.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“For centuries human beings have raised generations with the misconception that another human being can complete us. That another imperfect individual can heal us from our brokenness.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“The honeymoon phase doesn't last forever and becoming dependent on another human being will cause identity issues down the road.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“When I entered an honest relationship with myself, I began to fall in love with me.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“You must be whole on your own in order to properly give to others.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“We have the key to love. We are gifted with the ability to birth, nurture, and with that, we are given the key to love.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“When a woman truly loves, she loves differently than a man. Her love can cause change, inspire, transform.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“From the bottom, only one can go up! Women like her can rule the world.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“It's not a crime to simply want more.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“I understood I wanted and deserved to to feel amazing at all times. I needed consistency, and perhaps he wasn't ready to offer me what I desired.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“I'm human, I fight with insecurities, just like any other girl. But if you love me, why would you feed into them?”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Is this really want you want? Do you really want to turn back time and fix a broken relationship?”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“I wanted something better. I wanted simply the best.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Sometimes to find a true love, means one must first stop being blind and see people for who they are.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“We want the prince charming, the knight in shining armor, the happily ever after, but the truth is, falling in infatuation is the fairytale part. True Love is everything after.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“I told him I couldn't play his game anymore. That he hurt me, and I am human.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Sometimes loving someone else is easier than loving ourselves.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“There is not freedom when you carry your secrets like a burden, true freedom comes from honesty.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Divulging our feelings, confessing our truths whether to ourselves or whoever affected takes courage. A courageous task that will bring us an entire kingdom of peace and nightmare free nights.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Maybe not all great love stories are meant to last forever.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Goodbyes are always difficult. No one ever taught me what to do when things end.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“I concluded that I want the full price man. I don't want my man deducted numerous times. I want him all in one piece.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“The thing about imperfections is that you never knew you had them until someone decides to point them out.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Choose how you can impact others and recognize that what comes from the heart has no price and is the greatest gift of all.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“She's not the type you love for one night and forget her existence.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“It all eventually makes sense and if you're fearless you'll use all that knowledge and create the life you want.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Relationships are all about timing and the only way to know if a man is ready is if he tells you that starting a relationship is what he wants at the present moment.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Many men want a wife and family someday, but not today.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“The same way we trust the female body to naturally prepare to give birth, with time, one must also trust that the right men naturally begin to stand out from the rest.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com

“Unfortunately, like many men, women make the common mistake of not understanding the difference between a hurt ego and a broken heart.”

— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com