We have bodies. We have personalities. We have histories, stories and experiences. But we are not those things - we are Spirit.
Sonia ChoquetteRead
People frustrate us and let us down. Not because we aren't lovable, but because we rely on them to do our job of loving us. We must accept that our lovability and worth doesn't come from others. It comes from within.
Interpretation
Our sense of worth and lovability should come from within ourselves, not from others.
This quote emphasizes the idea that people may often disappoint us by failing to meet our expectations of love and support. However, the true source of our worth and ability to love lies within us, suggesting that we must cultivate self-love and recognize our intrinsic value rather than relying on external validation.
In practice
In a motivational speech about self-acceptance, one might say this quote to highlight the importance of self-love.
We have bodies. We have personalities. We have histories, stories and experiences. But we are not those things - we are Spirit.
If you want to reach out for something new, you must first let go of what’s in your hand.
Give yourself permission to immediately walk away from anything that gives you bad vibes. there is no need to explain or make sense of it. just trust what you feel.
Only when we accept and forgive all that is or has been the good, the bad, and the ugly of our human lives can we get off the guilt trip and back into the flow. That means we must love our humanness and all of our failings; we must accept, learn from, and yes, even love our mistakes.
You cannot breathe deeply and worry at the same time. Breathe. Let the worry go. Breathe. Allow the love and intuition in.
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.
I have never dreamed of being a princess. I have not longed for Prince Charming. I have and do long for something resembling a happily ever after. I am supposed to be above such flights of fantasy, but I am not. I am enamored of fairy tales.
Love your country. Your country is the land where your parents sleep, where is spoken that language in which the chosen of your heart, blushing, whispered the first word of love; it is the home that God has given you that by striving to perfect yourselves therein you may prepare to ascend to him.
Irrespective of age, we mourn for those loved and lost. Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love.
He that is jealous is not in love.
Now, dearest comrade, lift me to your face,_x000D_ _x000D_ We must separate awhileHere! take from my lips this kiss._x000D_ _x000D_ Whoever you are, I give it especially to you;_x000D_ _x000D_ So long!And I hope we shall meet again.
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