23 quotes
Love is about putting another person before yourself because, quite simply, when that person is happy, you're happy.
A Work in Progress (2015)
You're a bud covered in snow in the garden of your mind. Just wait for spring.
Note to Self (2017)
The world is filled with things that need fixing.
All it takes to make a difference is an idea, a little initiative, and the determination to make it happen.
A Work in Progress (2015)
Once the innocence was wiped clean from my eyes, I saw life for what it is: complicated.
Note to Self (2017)
Politeness often blocks honesty. That seems to be the way of the world. Nobody wants to be the one who tells a person some uncomfortable, perhaps unflattering, home truths.
Note to Self (2017)
The only way to crack a real problem is to face it. Look your issues dead in the eye and sort out the beef between you.
Note to Self (2017)
Don't allow yourself to settle for just anything in your life.
Strive to obtain your every want and desire, as long as you're not harming others.
A Work in Progress (2015)
In my experience, if you let your scars own you, they will. Don't give them that power. Don't let them stunt your growth and progress.
A Work in Progress (2015)
Parents don't understand cool. Never have. Never will.
A Work in Progress (2015)
Finding yourself is a lifelong journey.
Everyone's path to self-discovery is bound to be different.
A Work in Progress (2015)
And all of this is unfolding before my very eyes on an average day, begging the question: WHY. IS. EVERYONE. IN. SUCH. A. DAMN. HURRY? Why the constant rush?
Note to Self (2017)
All that pressure you feel when you're growing up - especially self-imposed pressure - is not fun. It's no walk in the park to feel as if all eyes are on you, even when 99 percent of the time they're actually not.
A Work in Progress (2015)
I refuse
to let this world
abuse
my already
beaten soul
Note to Self (2017)
In life, you need to allow yourself the room to do what you want to do with the precious time you're given. Give yourself permission. You then have to actually do it. Allow yourself to go there and add your splash of color to the world.
A Work in Progress (2015)
Everyone thinks their monsters are visible to the world, but they're not - they're figments of our overblown imaginations, warped projections of our own self-image. Once you stop seeing them, they'll fully disappear. Yes, it's that easy.
Note to Self (2017)
Carl Jung: "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
The more we work on a trait that we wish to develop, the stronger it gets, like a muscle. The more we believe something about ourselves, the more we reprogram our thinking. The more we dwell on the positive, the less the negative can touch us.
Note to Self (2017)
life waits for no one
eventually is not okay
why tomorrow when there is today?
A Work in Progress (2015)
Take it from someone who has changed his mindset: you can make "now" the place you want to be. Rub your eyes, focus, and see what's right in front of you: the gift of life. What you do with that gift is up to you.
Every decision you take today is a building block for the future that awaits you.
A Work in Progress (2015)
People don't realise the daily power they have to make others happy. All it takes is a few kind words, delivered without expectation. It's not much, honestly. Giving someone a compliment or slight encouragement is the one thing any of us can do, at any time. It's free, it's easy, and, boy, can it do the world wonders.
Note to Self (2017)