In order to find yourself

In life there are some people you’re going to have to lose in order to find yourself.

To get where you want

The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.
And what you have to do to get where you want to be may not be pretty or may not come easy.

It’s not who you are that holds you back...

It’s not who you are that holds you back. It’s who you think you are not.

Terribly real thing in a terribly false world

“You,” said he, “are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world,
and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain.”

Forgetting that you are special too

People think that the most painful thing in life is losing the one you value, the truth is, the most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of valuing someone too much and forgetting that you are special too.

When you are lonely or in darkness

I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness,
the astonishing light of your own being.

Time to be who you are

Sometimes, it is better to be alone because it gives you some time to be who you are.

Everything you do is based on the choices you make.

Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It’s not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make. Period.

You have remarkable power which you are not using.

It happens to everyone as they grow up...

It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and  then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.

Learn to forgive yourself

You will begin to heal when you let go of past hurts,
forgive those who have wronged you
and learn to forgive yourself for your mistakes.

To be reborn and rise again

Sometimes you just have to die a little inside in order to be reborn and rise again as a stronger and wiser version of you.

To rise from your own ashes

Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself to become a new person.
- Gerard Way

Pleasing others by being someone you are not...

Pleasing others by being someone you are not is a life of misery.
There can only be YOU to be really happy.
- Dodinsky

Don’t ever let someone take away your happiness...

Don’t ever let someone take away your happiness, because it was never theirs to take.

Don’t allow your wounds to transform you

Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.
- Paulo Coelho

You are not your past

You are not your past actions.
You are not your past failures.
You are not how others have at one time treated you.
You are only who you think you are right now in this moment.
You are only what you do right now in this moment.

You are more...

You are more than the choices you make

You are more than the sum of your mistakes

You are more than the problems you create

Let someone love you just as you are.

Let someone love you just as you are.
As flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you might feel,
as unaccomplished as you might think you are;
let someone love you just as you are.
And let that someone be you.

Sometimes you just need to be alone…

Sometimes you just need to be alone…
not to be lonely, but to enjoy your free time being yourself.