#esteem

It seemed so natural, receiving it, watching others receive it, assuming that the approval of others determined our worth. Then one day we found we couldn't feel any worth without it. We'd forgotten that we were gifted in ways unimaginable, created with a unique purpose like no other, that people are hurting, that we beat that same hurt and we can help them. There is no one as valuable as you. Unlearn that old lie. ↗

— Lee Goff

#self-esteem #self-worth #unworthiness #worth #worthiness

I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#defiance #empowerment #independence #individuality #self-assurance

There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore. ↗

— Laurie Halse Anderson

#self-esteem #laugh

The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#values

Self pity becomes your oxygen. But you learned to breathe it without a gasp. So, nobody even notices you're hurting. ↗

— Paul Monette

#lgbt #queer #self-esteem #self-pity #gay

When I loved myself enough, I no longer needed things or people to make me feel safe. ↗

— Kim McMillen

#love

...and that's when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day? ↗

— Kathryn Stockett

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I've always been told my presence brightened up any room. One might think that went doubly for dank underground cell." (Jace) ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#self-esteem

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers. ↗

— Dennis Lehane

#public-opinion #self-esteem #self-esteem

Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival. ↗

— Martha Gellhorn

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