Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
Khail Gibran
"Breathe. It’s only a bad day, not a bad life." - Ashley Purdy
Some Ways to Improve your Self-Confidence
1. Don’t compare yourself to others. You are totally unique, and have different talents, abilities and strengths.
2. Never criticise or put yourself down. There are plenty of others who will do that for you. You need to be your biggest, and you greatest, fan. Be understanding, gentle and kind to yourself.
3. Consciously accept every compliment you get and see them as accurate and genuinely meant. Don’t brush them off as stupid, wrong, or meaningless.
4. Keep affirming yourself until it changes how you feel. It may feel false at first when you say something like “I accept myself completely– and believe I’m valuable”. But as you constantly repeat it you’ll find that, over time, you do accept and value the person that you are.
5. Surround yourself with positive, encouraging people. If you hang out with people who always put you down, and never seem to like or approve of your ideas, then you’ll soon stop believing in yourself as well (and it will also crush your creativity).
6. Make a list of your successes and accomplishments – like playing an instrument, learning how to cook, passing an exam, graduating from high school, or getting into college, or receiving an award. Review this list often – and be proud of yourself!
7. Make a list of your positive qualities and traits. Are you an honest, reliable and caring friend? Do you make time for others? Do you try to do your best? Again, review this list often, and get into the habit of focusing on your positive qualities and traits.
8. Spend your time doing things that you are good at, and enjoy. We become more alive when we’re doing things we love - and that naturally increases our self-confidence (as we’re being our true selves and not just acting out a role).
9. Get involved. If you sit on the sidelines and avoid all challenges then you won’t be able to achieve much in life. But if you push through the feelings of anxiety and fear, then you’ll grow, be successful, and have higher self esteem.
10. Be true to yourself; live a life that’s really “you”. Don’t let other people decide what you should do, or what is best for you, or who they think that you should be. You only have one life – choose your own path – just be you!
You should feel proud of your writing.
You shouldn't cringe when you reread your own writing. Cringe culture, especially in writing, is so overrated. Love your writing. Remind yourself what made you so passionate about your WIPs to start with.
You'll be surprised how much more motivated you feel to write when you allow yourself to space to actually be proud of and love what you're doing.
THE LAST OF US - EPISODE 5 - ENDURE & SURVIVE “I am the bad guy because I did a bad guy thing. But you get it, though. You might not be her father… but you were someone’s.”
know this: you can start over, each morning. - tyler joseph
“You must go on adventures to find out where you belong.”
— Sue Fitzmaurice
“But love was always something heavy for me. Something I had to carry.”
— Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Don’t cry for the person who hurts you. Smile and say, “thanks for giving me the chance to find someone better than you”.
Unknown (via thoughtkick)
I have buried you in every place I’ve been. You keep ending up in my shaking hands.
Bon Iver, A song for a lover of long time ago (via thoughtkick)
I didn’t think about anything. I just let myself exist in that moment, the deep, deep pleasure of being there next to him, of feeling the weight of him beside me, the space he took up in the atmosphere.
Jojo Moyes (via thoughtkick)
“I know this transformation is painful, but you’re not falling apart; you’re just falling into something different, with a new capacity to be beautiful.”
— William C. Hannan
“You will never know how many tears have fallen for you.”
— Unknown