“Tell yourself: 'I know you're trying to grow, and working hard,' instead of telling yourself, 'you piece of shit, you aren't perfect.'”— Maria Dahvana Headley, twitter.com
“Love yourself for being instinctively temporary and vulnerable. Love yourself for being unloved. And enjoy what you have of life.”— Yoko Ono, twitter.com
“We ALWAYS have something to be critical of when it comes to judging the way we look, don't we!? It's totally normal to do so...but we need to learn how to stop wasting our energy on what we dislike...and spend our energy on appreciating what we DO LIKE. Now this doesn't mean that we need to be stagn…”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“Heartbreak is a great starting place for growth. Through heartbreak we can learn to give ourselves the type of love we are taught can only come from a partner. We can learn to love & appreciate what others take for granted. Heartbreak can be your greatest teacher if you let it.”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com
“Self love is a prerequisite for romantic love: if there is any part of you that feels unloved before getting in a relationship, you will unintentionally seek out partners who fill that void. That's where attachment, neediness & codependency start to seep in.”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com
“It's impossible to love yourself while also being ashamed of who you are, where you come from & what you've been through. Until you learn to love those things, you will depend on others to love them for you.”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com