"Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health." - Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
"Keep no secrets of thyself from thyself." - Greek Proverb
"Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others." - Christopher Germer
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." - Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." - George Bernard Shaw
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." - African Proverb
"The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not." - Elyn R. Saks
"I found that with depression, one of the most important things you can realize is that you’re not alone. You’re not the first to go through it, you’re not gonna be the last to go through it." - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
"Good words are a honeycomb, and their sweetness is a healing of the soul." - Proverbs 16:24
"It's no bad thing to celebrate a simple life." - J.R.R. Tolkien
"Do not worry about what comes next; you will discover it when it comes." - St. Isaac the Syrian
"The advice I’d give to somebody that’s silently struggling is, you don’t have to live that way. You don’t have to struggle in silence. You can be un-silent. You can live well with a mental health condition, as long as you open up to somebody about it, because it’s really important you share your experience with people so that you can get the help that you need." - Demi Lovato
"You are never strong enough that you don't need help." - Cesar Chavez
"Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary." - Fred Rogers
"What really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you." - Paulo Coelho
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot
"Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts." - Leo Tolstoy
"As long as we pay attention to the negative sides of those we meet, we will not find peace or quiet." - Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
"A heart that loves is always young." - Greek Proverb
"Be more interested in finding the best way, not just in having it your way." - John Wooden
"Your present circumstances don't determine where you go; they merely determine where you start." - Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
"It's better to accept the uncertainty that comes with realizing you have a problem than pretend you don't." - Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller "Mind Your Mindset"
"Your now is not your forever." - John Green
"Discover the joy of giving." - Mark Victor Hansen
"Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue." - Viktor E. Frankl
"My self-care serves others because when I feel good, and calm, and productive, and hopeful, I have so much more to give." - Molly Sabourin
"When you start to see another human being as less than you, it's a danger." - Immaculée Ilibagiza
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - Francis of Assisi
"Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale
"You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of." - Jim Rohn
"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional." - John C. Maxwell
"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take a step."
- Naeem Callaway
"Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy." - Saadi
"Walk gently in the lives of others. Not all wounds are visible." - Unknown
"When it hurts, observe. Life is trying to teach you something." - Anita Krizzan
"Whatever good things we build, end up building us." - Jim Rohn
"If you do not hope, you will not find out what is beyond your hopes." - St. Clement of Alexandria
"Don't go through life, grow through life." - Eric Butterworth
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass
"There is no decision that we can make that doesn’t come with some sort of balance or sacrifice." - Simon Sinek
"Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views." - George Sand
"Human beings have enormous resilience." - Muhammad Yunus
"A [person] cannot correct [themselves] all of a sudden… it is like pulling a barge - pull, pull, and let go, let go! Not all at once, but little by little." - Elder Ambrose of Optina
"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind." - Robin Williams
"There is no greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life." - Mary Rose McGeady
"Children laugh an average of three hundred or more times a day; adults laugh an average of five times a day. We have a lot of catching up to do." - Heather King
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamott
"Good habits are balanced habits." - Abraham Low, MD
"Careless mind, double work." - Greek Proverb
"Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people." - Enes Freedom
"Reconciliation always brings a springtime to the soul." - Brother Roger; Founder of the Taizé Community
"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears." - Nelson Mandela
"Anxiety is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far." - Jodi Picoult
"Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." - G.K. Chesterton
"Every moment offers an opportunity to be grateful. When we choose to be grateful, our soul glows." - Imuetinyan Ugiagbe
"Heal so that you can hear what is being said without the filter of your wounds." - Dr. Thema Bryant, PhD
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths." - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates
"The truly great and good, in affliction, bear a countenance more princely than they are wont; for it is the temper of the highest hearts, like the palm tree, to strive most upwards when it is most burdened." - Philip Sidney
"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh, be swift to love, make haste to be kind." - Henri Frederic Amiel
"Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit." - Moliere
"Our lives and relationships are better, brighter, and more fun when we remember to play, when we inject some adventure." - Drs. Julie & John Gottman
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." - William James
"You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things so that all the small things go in the right direction." - Alvin Toffler
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." - Lewis B. Smedes
"Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds." - Norman Vincent Peale
"When you have reached your own room, be kind to those who have chosen different doors and to those who are still in the hall." - C.S. Lewis
"Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle." - Charles Glassman
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce
"When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure." - Viktor Frankl
"Regret for wasted time is more wasted time." - Mason Cooley
"Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle." - Charles Glassman
"The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life, and make you see the sun where you once saw clouds. The people that believe in you so much, you start to believe in YOU too. The people that love you, simply for being YOU. The once in a lifetime kind of people." - Anonymous
"Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another." - Desmond Tutu
"The holidays can be a lonely time for some. The greatest gift you can give is your time, your attention, your concern, and your love." - Unknown
"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? -- These are the real questions." - Henri Nouwen
"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." - C.S. Lewis
"But people are oceans,” she shrugged. “You cannot know them by their surface." - Beau Taplin
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." - Marcus Cicero
"Feelings are experienced or not, are present or absent, but never true or false." - Abraham Low, MD; “Mental Health Through Will Training” p. 118
"Life doesn’t make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all." - Erik Erikson
"Suicide is so taboo, and the hush is toxic. It really makes healing harder" - Marlie Rowell
"A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." - Colin Powell
"There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't." - John Green
"Take a deep breath. Get in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second." - Greg McKeown
"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." - Louisa May Alcott
"In our rush to fix our problems, we neglect to allow space and time for our wounds to teach us." - Richard Rohr
"I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder." - Muhammad Ali
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