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Post by disorganizeddragon on Nov 25, 2012 12:23:59 GMT -5
"When people believe in themselves they have the first secret of success."--Norman Vincent Peale"Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth."--Iyanla Vanzant"Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence--and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself--your self-esteem--is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life."--Nathaniel Branden Great quote, hiding! Thank you for the contribution.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Nov 26, 2012 11:59:38 GMT -5
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."--Judy Garland
"From the very beginning you are being told to compare yourself with others. This is the greatest disease; it is like a cancer that goes on destroying your very soul because each individual is unique, and comparison is not possible. I am just myself and you are just yourself. There is nobody else in the world you can be compared with."--Osho
“...be yourself--not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.”--Henry David Thoreau
"If you always walk in the footprints of others, you'll never make any of your own."--Unknown
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Nov 27, 2012 13:03:28 GMT -5
“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?”--Ian Wallace
“Shine with all you have. When someone tries to blow you out, just take their oxygen and burn brighter.”--Katelyn S. Irons
"Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?"--Friedrich Nietzsche
"Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?"--Fanny Brice
“The more you try to crush your true nature, the more it will control you. Be what you are. No one who really loves you will stop.”--Cassandra Clare, City of Fallen Angels
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Nov 28, 2012 13:01:01 GMT -5
"Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness."--Shakti Gawain
“The most adventurous journey to embark on is the journey to yourself The most exciting thing to discover is who you really are The most treasured pieces that you can find are all the pieces of you The most special portrait you can recognize is the portrait of your soul.” --C. JoyBell C.
"All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why." --James Thurber
"I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of."--Michel de Montaigne
"Better to start up a thousand wrong roads than to spend your life going nowhere because you know the way."--Robert Brault
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Post by Di on Nov 28, 2012 15:01:19 GMT -5
"A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships." - Helen Keller
"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!" - Dr. Seuss
"If you're going through hell, keep going. " - Winston Churchill
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Post by dayeanu on Nov 28, 2012 15:35:35 GMT -5
These are ALL so affirming!
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Post by Freedom on Nov 28, 2012 16:19:07 GMT -5
"Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness."--Shakti Gawain Thank you, DDragon
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Nov 29, 2012 14:10:36 GMT -5
"You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life."--Herbie Hancock“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.”--Martha Graham "There is a divine and infinite potential within every soul, an intimate access to the mind of God and the passion of the Universe."--K. Allen Kay"You are here to enable the Divine Purpose of the Universe to unfold. That is how important you are."--Eckhart Tolle Di, thank you so very much for your marvelous quote contributions. (Obviously, I think you can never go wrong with Dr. Seuss...) And Freedom and Day, thank you for letting me know that you're finding the quotes helpful or inspirational--that really gives me a lift on bad days (and yesterday was one of those days).
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Post by wynken on Nov 30, 2012 4:36:05 GMT -5
I have been loving these quotes to. thank you. They are heartening.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Nov 30, 2012 12:11:35 GMT -5
Because this topic has been so popular and so helpful to several members, I've decided that in addition to beginning a new topic in December, I will also continue to post quotes about the importance of loving and accepting ourselves. I think these types of quotes will fit in well with next month's topic and will hopefully inspire people to appreciate all that is good in them and in their lives as we head into the new year. "Our entire life...consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are."--Jean Anouilh “Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.”--Lady Gaga “We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”--Virginia Satir"Try to be like the turtle--at ease in your own shell.”--Bill Copeland“I am somebody. I am me. I like being me. And I need nobody to make me somebody.”--Louis L'Amour “In your own life it's important to know how spectacular you are.”--Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free Wynken, thank you so much for letting me know you've found this month's quotes helpful. Please keep reading for more of them next month, in addition to ones on the new topic for December. (Hopefully you'll like a few of those as well...)
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Post by Freedom on Nov 30, 2012 13:10:45 GMT -5
“We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”--Virginia Satir Thank you, DDragon, this thread has been truly, yes, heartening this month.
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Post by maggie on Nov 30, 2012 13:31:06 GMT -5
I also really appreciate this thread and all the work you do to maintain it. I missed it when it was stopped for a while, so I'm very glad that you are back!
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Dec 1, 2012 15:14:52 GMT -5
"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."--Thomas AquinasFor those of us who have problems with stuff and squalor, the struggle to overcome our problems can be a pretty lonely one unless you have a few friends you can confide in and commiserate with--and that's where SOoS comes in. Here we've found others who understand our ups-and-downs and the obstacles we face (and no, I'm not just talking about that big pile of junk in the bedroom or living room or wherever). We've also found people that can celebrate our achievements with us, whether it's getting one drawer sorted out or an entire room cleaned and organized.
So this month's quotes are all about friends. Maybe these friends live next door, in the next state, or across the world, but the love and support we receive from all of them is invaluable. In this season of celebration and giving, let's celebrate the best present one can give or receive--friendship. "When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves."--William Arthur Ward"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."--Albert Schweitzer"A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad."--Arnold H. Glasgow“It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”--Marlene Dietrich (And because the topic has been so helpful to several members, I am continuing to post quotes about loving and accepting ourselves--after all, aren't you an awesome friend? Don't you deserve a friend as wonderful as you? Of course you do... )“When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.”--Diane Von Furstenberg“Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else."--Eleanor Roosevelt
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Dec 1, 2012 15:18:03 GMT -5
Dearest Maggie and Freedom, thank you so much for your kind words about last month's quote thread--I'm so glad you found inspiration in some of the quotes. And Maggie, that was so very nice to hear that you missed this thread while I was gone--thank you for telling me. That meant the world to me.
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Post by wynken on Dec 1, 2012 17:51:57 GMT -5
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. Oscar Wilde
Every good thought you think is contributing its share to the ultimate result in your life. Grenville Kleiser
These quotes are found in "You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative thought A book for people with life threatening illness - including life! by John-Roger and Peter McWilliams
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