#elf

When we ask we are owning our needs. Asking for love, comfort or understanding is a transaction between two people. You are saying: I have a need. It's not your problem. It's not your responsibility. You don't have to respond, but I'd like something from you. This frees the other person to connect with you freely and without obligation. When we own that our needs are our responsibility we allow others to love us because we have something to offer. Asking is a far cry from demanding. When we demand love, we destroy it. ↗

— Henry Cloud and John Townsend

#self-help #love

We are all in Love in the same way that we are all in air. Don't forget to breathe. ↗

— David A. Beardsley

#self-help #spirituality #love

We must resist in-group thinking and practice seeing every soul as a brother or sister in a larger grouping of humans on earth. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#cooperative #individuality #love #purpose-of-living #understanding-oneself-and-others

take out your love from lies... or you will get a lot to loose. ↗

— Toge Aprilianto

#self-empowerment #inspirational

I cut myself because you wouldn't let me cry. I cried because you wouldn't let me speak. I spoke because you wouldn't let me shine. I shone because I thought you loved me... ↗

— Emilie Autumn

#cut #love #self-harm #shine #speak

Anita Johnston, Ph.D., author of Eating in the Light of the Moon, taught me to look in the mirror with curiosity rather than fear. So I may look at my reflection and think, ‘That’s interesting. I wonder why my body seems bigger today than it did yesterday. Maybe it’s water weight. Maybe it’s my outfit. Or maybe my eyes are just playing tricks on me.’ I know it’s not possible for me to gain a noticeable amount of weight overnight, so I will go no further than that. I move on with my day without skipping a beat—and definitely without missing a meal. ↗

— Jenni Schaefer

#eating-disorder #recovery #self-perception #love

People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer. ↗

— Dan Pearce

#bullying #hurt #love #people #self-esteem

Don't doubt yourself, that's what haters are for. ↗

— Turcois Ominek

#hate #letting-go #life #life-lessons #moving-on

I believe in love―a kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#kindness #love #richelle #richelle-goodrich #selflessness

You’ll probably fall in & out of love at least a dozen times…the wrong way…to love THAT ONE…the right way…YOU! ↗