“I am learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.”— Unknown, facebook.com
“I would like them to understand that we (transgender) are people. We’re human beings, and this is a human life. This is reality for us, and all we ask for is acceptance and validation for what we say that we are. It’s a basic human right.”— Andreja Pejic, vogue.com
“Include everyone, no matter their gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. We are all human beings and we are part of society.”— Lea T, refinery29.uk
“Inasmuch as you cannot predict if and when you will be disappointed, once it happens you have only two choices: You can either let it consume you, until you become bitter and resentful. Or, you can accept what has happened, learn from it and move on. It really is that simple. What we tend to do is o…”— Carlos Wallace, amazon.com
“Accept yourself your physical condition and your fate as they are at the present moment.”— Morrie Schwartz, amazon.com
“I closed the box and put it in a closet. There is no real way to deal with everything we lose.”— Joan Didion, amazon.com
“He accepts you the way you are. You are unique in your own way. He does not strive to change anything about you.”— Julia Melko, en.amerikanki.com
“Some people (including people you love and who love you very much) will not know how to help you. It is important to accept that.”— Gee Grewal, thoughtcatalog.com
“Happy people are not people who 'feel good' all the time; they are the people who are able to be guided by their negative emotions rather than paralyzed by them.”— Brianna Wiest, amazon.com
“If you really believed you didn't have control over something, you'd accept it as a matter of fact. What do you struggle to accept that you have 'no control' over? What part of you makes you think or hope otherwise?”— Brianna Wiest, amazon.com
“Meditate. Meditation is an incredibly effective tool for clearing away unhelpful thought cycles. 10 minutes. 5 minutes. 1. Whatever. Just sit, close your eyes and breathe. If you want you can breathe on a body acceptance affirmation such as I love and accept my body just as it is right now.”— Linsey Hart, huffingtonpost.com
“Most couples don’t get along because they are constantly wishing their spouse was someone else: a better listener, a thriftier spender, a sexier lover, etc. This type of wishful thinking is harmful to your relationship and will only lead to frustration because you can’t change anyone who doesn’t wan…”— Robert Chen, embracepossibility.com
“The best thing you can do is treat your partner like you would a dog. (Before any protests start, just bear with me for a second.) Just think about it. How do you treat your dog? You don’t expect him to be anything that he’s not, because he is completely authentic. You just expect him to be a dog. H…”— Paid to Exist, paidtoexist.com
“The experience of love is created by giving the gift of acceptance and appreciation.”— Bill Ferguson, masteryoflife.com
“Don’t lose YOU in your search for acceptance by others. Be aware that you will always appear to be a little less than some people prefer you to be, but that most people are unaware that you are so much more than what they see. You are good enough just the way you are. You have nothing to prove to an…”— Marc Chernoff, marcandangel.com
“Within the relationship itself, unconditional love is the ability to love the other person as they are in their essence. If you have fallen in love with this person and want to build a lasting relationship with them, then you must view them as a unique individual — not as an extension of yourself. W…”— Barrie Davenport, liveboldandbloom.com
“I call it Reality Training: This means recognizing that if you want to be happy, you need to accept people as they are and find ways to deal with how they are, or don’t.”— Daylle Deanna Schwartz, huffingtonpost.com
“Love is one of the most wonderful emotions that we’re capable of. To be loved means to be cherished for being exactly the person that you are.”— David Lorscheid, comfortzonecrusher.com
“The moment we start loving ourselves, we experience shifts—positive shifts. Life begins to move forward with more ease and things begin to magically fall into place. Relationships improve. Health improves. And life begins to feel good—really good—ridiculously good.”— Ruby Fremon, wanderlust.com