"You said you treasured me so deeply and loved me unconditionally, yet you let go so easily."
—Excerpt from a book I’ll never write
"Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be?"
—Epictetus, The Art of Living
"I am a child with an old soul. I see magic in everything, but at the same time, everything tires me because I feel everything so very deeply."
"Be alone. Eat alone, take yourself on dates, sleep alone. In the midst of this you will learn about yourself. You will grow, you will figure out what inspires you, you will curate your own dreams, your own beliefs, your own stunning clarity, and when you do meet the person who makes your cells dance, you will be sure of it, because you are sure of yourself."
—Bianca Sparacino, How To Ruin Your Life (Without Even Noticing That You Are)
"Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination."
—William Arthur Ward
"Until you heal the wounds of your past, you are going to bleed. You can bandage the bleeding with food, with alcohol, with drugs, with work, with cigarettes, with sex; but eventually it will all ooze through and stain your life. You must find the strength to open the wounds, stick your hand inside, pull out the core of the pain that is holding you in your past - the memories - and make peace with them."
—Iyanla Yanzant
8/1/2018
Starting today, I’m done being a victim. I am done being a victim of my past, I’m done being a victim of my disorder, I’m done being a victim of myself. The words ‘I can’t’ or 'it’s too hard’ are no longer a part of my dictionary. I refuse to waste the only life I believe to have being miserable. From now on, I’m going to work hard to achieve my dreams while loving myself no matter the outcome. I vow to become my own best friend and to make self compassion a priority.
Let this be a promise to myself to make the upcoming year a year of self love, self care and self growth.