#acceptance

IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding. ↗

— Laurie Halse Anderson

#fears #reality-of-life #life

To respect the dignity of a relationship also implies accepting the end when it comes. Except in my mind, except in my dreams, where the aftertaste of her still lingers. ↗

— André P. Brink

#endings #relationships #dreams

Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one's garden. ↗

— Voltaire

#difficulties #life #life

If you have not been served personally by caring hands in your own life, do not be bitter, but instead, ask yourself who you can now serve. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#care #serving #life

What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is? ↗

— Tara Brach

#life

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. ↗

— C.G. Jung

#self-esteem #self-love #love

How do I structure my life to be at peace with who I am, & comfortable with what I’m doing & not doing? ↗

— Elizabeth Grace Saunders

#follow-your-heart #inner-peace #peace #self-acceptance #self-improvement

Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself. ↗

— Deborah Reber

#letting-go #love #moving-on #love

Reason lost the battle, and all I could do was surrender and accept I was in love. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#battle #love #reason #surrender #love

I have never found anybody who could stand to accept the daily demonstrative love I feel in me, and give back as good as I give. ↗

— Sylvia Plath

#love #love