“Today, let there be a big, huge chasm between where you are and where you’d like to be. Identify it, examine it, and then find a way to let it inspire rather than horrify you. You’re in the process of becoming. And if you fail to acknowledge that you’re not where you’d like to be, you’re never going…”— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com
“It will start to hurt less one day, I promise. You are enough. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise.”— Josephine Saint, thoughtcatalog.com
“It’s time to shed the expectations that the world puts on you and make your own. It’s time to disconnect from toxic people that continually find fault with who you are. It’s time to pull away from relationships where you feel like you’re in a constant battle to be in that person’s favor. It’s time t…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Though the world may be pulling you down today, though you can’t lift the shadow from your eyes, though you are scared of the future, though you are broken, you are not weak. So close your eyes, take a deep breath, and silently remind yourself of the person you are, of your incredible strength, and…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You are not weak. You do not need to be taken care of. You do not need pity, or gentleness, or someone to carry you, or to hold your hand. You have the strength to stand on your own, the confidence to rebuild, the passion to continue, and the love to forgive.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You may be broken right now, but it will get better. You may be broken right now, but you are not weak.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“But this is what you do when you are broken. You pick yourself up, piece by piece. You re-learn the strongest parts of yourself and fight until you break through. You drag yourself forward until your limbs can hold your weight, then you learn to stand up, to walk, to smile again.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“I hope that things start to look up for you, and I pray to see the day your smile is from pure joy... Some days you can feel so drained, worthless and unmotivated but others you can feel on top of the world, happy and brave. But what you always have to remember is too allow these feelings as it’s wh…”— Olivia Cooney, thoughtcatalog.com
“This world is a beautiful place in which you are one integral, invaluable, in-substitutable part.”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“You are worthy of everything you have, and everything you dream of. Don’t let any person, any advertisement, any pessimistic thought tell you otherwise. You are whole, today. You are enough, today.”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“You are a unique collection of cells and energy that will never again be recreated on this planet earth. In that way alone, you are worthy.”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“Love yourself with patience. Life is not a time lapse. You have all the time in the world. Learn to be patient with yourself. It takes time to be where you want to be. Love yourself in a way that you will learn how to wait for its defining moment. In a way that you will allow delays, stopovers, and…”— Dian Tinio, thoughtcatalog.com
“You see, even without trying, even with just breathing, you are already more than enough. You are enough even on the days when you rest. You are enough on the days when you feel ill-prepared to face the world. You are enough every. Single. Day.”— Colleen George, thoughtcatalog.com
“You are so full of beauty and so full of strength. But in the darker times, you forget this. You feel broken and incomplete, scarred and frayed at the seams. Please remember that you must be gentle on yourself – you must treat yourself as you would treat your best friend, with caring words and nurtu…”— Colleen George, thoughtcatalog.com
“You are plenty. You are enough. No, you are MORE than enough. Just by living, just by solely breathing, just by the soft and gentle beating of your heart, you are already enough.”— Colleen George, thoughtcatalog.com
“You are worthy of friends who love and care for you in the same way you love and care for them. Having friends that you can rely on and cry to when you are upset is one of the most valuable things in life. You are worthy of a significant other who appreciates and adores you. It may take some time to…”— Michaela Rollings, thoughtcatalog.com
“I hope you find your happiness, like I hope you are really, truly happy. Not a happy that you can put on show on social media, but a real happy where you find yourself smiling when you think about your life.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“Have the strength to look into the mirror, even through your worst days, and to smile. Because you are alive. And you are you.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don’t let life break down your spirit. And please, don’t let it take the love you have for yourself away. Don’t let it diminish the light inside of you. Don’t let it drop your hope. Don’t let it break the faith that you have in yourself.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“You need to believe in yourself even when someone is against you. You need to stand up for yourself even in times of silence. You need to love yourself even through the difficult and long days that try to break you.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com