1. Practising gratitude for what I have will build me so much happier than obsessing over the things my life is lacking.

2. Regret and” what could have been” are notions that are so much scarier than failure.

3. The moments when I feel the most insecurity and uncertainty are the moments in which I am experiencing the most growth.

4. I got to wake up to another new day today, and I should never take that for granted.

5. I cannot control other people, but I can always control myself.

6. It is okay to be afraid of judgment, criticism, and rejection, as long as I continue to work and try and set myself out there in spite of those fears.

7. ” How we expend our days is of course how we expend our lives .” Annie Dillard

8 . Everyone else’s backstory is just as complicated as mine, which is what I should remember when I’m seduced to judge someone.

9. Grow up, but always remain young at heart.

10. I will never go anywhere if I stay put.

11. Chasing after the validation of others will always be a losing battle.

12. People aren’t judging me and zeroing in on my mistakes as much as I persuade myself that they are.

13. ” A novelist who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper .” E. B. White

14. The provide answers to my own self-acceptance does not come from an external source like weight loss or career success or a significant other; it must come from within.

15. Sometimes I will encounter people on their very worst day, and I should remember that it’s not necessarily a reflection of who they always are.

16. I should never care if my positivity or aspiration induces negative people feel uncomfortable.

17. Even if I don’t believe that everything happens for a reason, I can give meaning to any situation by seeing something to learn from it.

18. My career is an important part of my life, but it is not who I am.

19. I will never please everyone, and that’s okay.

20 . Integrity and character will always be more important than power and wealth.

21. No one is forcing me to keep toxic friends in my life.

22. I must also make sure that I am never brewing toxicity and spreading it to those around me.

23. Ideas are great, but action is what invokes change.

24. I cannot take any of my belongings with me when I die.

25. The little things I do every single day are much more important than the things I do every once in a while.

26. Just because I care about something does not mean everyone else should automatically care about it, too.

27 . Being a fair-weather friend means nothing.

28. Being a foul-weather friend means everything.

29. I deserve love, respect, and dignity.

30. But when it is necessary to success, reward, and achievement, I am not entitled to anything I must work for the things I want.

31. I should expend my time with the ones who build me feel the most like myself , not the ones who I think I should hang out with.

32. I have every right to tell ” no” if something or someone induces me feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

33. Pain is relative; it’s not a competition.

34. Complaining will not fix my problems, and it will not build people feel bad for me; all it will do is hold me in place.

35. Perfection can get in the way more hours than not.

36. Asking for help indicates strength , not weakness.

37. A person’s outer appearance never tells the full tale; I must remember there are multiple layers of every person that cannot always be seen.

38. I will never let anyone build me feel bad for having big dreams, as long as I’m working on them instead of talking about them.

39 . Forgiveness will lighten my soul, and grudges will weigh it down.

40. Just because some people aren’t overly kind to me doesn’t mean I can’t still were excessively kind to them.

41. ” Nobody appears stupid when they’re having fun .” Amy Poehler

42. Maybe time doesn’t heal all meanders, but it certainly helps them to sting a little less.

43. It is when everything feels like it’s falling apart that it is most important to keep going.

44. If aims were easy, everybody would achieve everything.

45. I do not need to apologize for being good at what I do.

46. ” People can’t do something themselves, they wanna say to you you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period .” The Pursuit of Happyness

47 . Being lost is not inevitably a bad thing.

48. Kick ass.

49 . Some of the best advice I will ever receive will come from children.

50. Love will never burn out.

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