#gratitude “How I became whole: I found my sadness, and loved it. I found my pain, and loved it. I found my anger, and loved it. I found my shame, and loved it. I found my fear, and loved it. I found my anxiety, and loved it.” Melody Godfred

#gratitude “Positive people are not ignoring the darkness of this world they have dragged themselves painfully into the light and are choosing to share it with you.” Donna Ashworth

#gratitude "Often we pass beside happiness without seeing it, without looking at it, or even if we have seen and looked at it, without recognising it." Alexandre Dumas

#gratitude SELF LOVE POETRY: FOR THINKERS & FEELERS “I finally found my rhythm when I realized that even the steps backward were part of the dance.” Melody Godfred

#gratitude “Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life." Mark Twain

#gratitude "The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the power of all true science." Albert Einstein

#gratitude The fly tells the bee that the world tastes bad, and that everything smells like crap. The bee doesn't understand, and tells the fly that everything tastes like, and smells like honey. They both live in the same world, side by side. ~paraphrasing from an old adage.

#gratitude Yes “Burden and blessing-two blossoms on the same branch. To be so lost in this radiant wilderness.” Gregory Orr

#gratitude “You have no idea how loved you are. You have no idea how much you matter, no matter how much you have left to give. There are people whose lives are better because you exist. There are people who are happier because they know you.” Sophie Beatrice

#gratitude “The true learning has been not just to love myself, but to like myself. To enjoy myself in the mundane moments, not just the sacred ones.” Melody Godfred

#gratitude “If you are not where you want to be, remember where you used to be. Remember how hard it was, how much you have endured, and how far you have come…Trust that you will get there. But for now, be proud of who you are and where you are.” Sophie Beatrice

#gratitude “The reason certain dreams never leave your heart is because life itself was trying to move through you in that direction.” Matt Cooke

#gratitude Forgive yourself for what you didn't know before you learned it. You cannot judge your past self by the standards of the person you are today. That version of you did the best they could with the tools they had; your job now is to use your new tools to build something better. Maya Angelou

#gratitude “The amount of beautiful things in your life depends on your ability to notice them.” @librarymindset.bsky.social

#gratitude “When everything feels too big, go little. Wrap yourself with grace and space and nibble your to-dos just one tiny bite at a time. If you want to get more done, do less. Stress dissipates in the face of guilt-free intentional rest.” Donna Ashworth

#gratitude “The only thing that really matters is you should always be able to look yourself in the eye and say, "I did my best."" Humphrey Bogart

#gratitude “By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it.” Franz Kafka

#gratitude “Remember, as Lao Tzu said: "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." Delight in the pace of your own becoming.” Cory Muscara

#gratitude “Your future self called, they said get ready because July is your month. Claim it.” Matt Cooke and Corisande Cooke

#gratitude “Deep down you already know your dreams will come true. You can just feel it in your soul.” Idil Ahmed

#gratitude “Try to focus your time and energy on the things that make a difference, and let go of the things you can't control. I would tell my younger self to worry less about what others think, and more about what feels true." Helen Mirren

#gratitude “When you feel like you’re being overwhelmed in your thought process or emotions, stop yourself right away and take your energy back. When you become aware that everything is an energy exchange on all levels, you stop losing so much energy.” Idil Ahmed

#gratitude Trust “Trust that you know some people who will surprise you with the way they care for the world and every small spider the way they care for you as you open and shut then open again. Polish the way they shine. Recognize yourselves in shared water.” Margaret Noodin

#gratitude “Each morning I think of one thing I'm grateful for. It might be the sound of rain or the smell of coffee. Gratitude is not about the grand events—it's about noticing the small mercies that keep you alive inside." Maya Angelou

#gratitude What we learn in silence can be profound. Give yourself space to know your next step. “Peace is one of the most powerful forms of guidance. Never underestimate it.” Matt Cooke

#gratitude “Healthy habit: Put in effort but don't force anything. You attract the right people and situations by being the most real version of yourself. Force pushes things away, authenticity attracts.” Yung Pueblo

#gratitude “Don't be overwhelmed by the length of the road that leads you to your dreams. Take a step closer every day, no matter how small. The key is consistency. Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." Vincent Van Gogh

#gratitude “Every time you praise something, every time you appreciate something, every time you feel good about something, you are telling the universe, ‘more of this please’.“ Abraham Hicks

#gratitude “By design, whenever you have a new dream, at that precise moment everything in your life is perfectly suited to bring it about even faster than if you had thought of it earlier. You are always where you most "need" to be. Nice footwork, The Universe” Mike Dooley

#gratitude Celebrating each step, while having full belief in your dream, isn’t naivety, it’s necessity. “The person who is eternally driven by a burning desire for the achievement of some definite objective is practically sure to find ways and means of attaining it.” Napoleon Hill