#empower

Exhaustion was pressing upon and overpowering her. "Good-by--because I love you." He did not know; he did not understand. He would never understand. Perhaps Doctor Mandelet would have understood if she had seen him--but it was too late; the shore was far behind her, and her strength was gone. She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. ↗

— Kate Chopin

#feminism #fiction #freedom #freedom

Get Off The Scale! You are beautiful. Your beauty, just like your capacity for life, happiness, and success, is immeasurable. Day after day, countless people across the globe get on a scale in search of validation of beauty and social acceptance. Get off the scale! I have yet to see a scale that can tell you how enchanting your eyes are. I have yet to see a scale that can show you how wonderful your hair looks when the sun shines its glorious rays on it. I have yet to see a scale that can thank you for your compassion, sense of humor, and contagious smile. Get off the scale because I have yet to see one that can admire you for your perseverance when challenged in life. It’s true, the scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity. That’s it. It cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, strength, or love. Don’t give the scale more power than it has earned. Take note of the number, then get off the scale and live your life. You are beautiful! ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #life #motivational #scale #self-empowerment

Women are never so strong as after their defeat. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#empowerment #perseverance #strength #women #perseverance

We attract what we're meant to because we're aware & self-empowered enough to choose most of the time. Other times we have lessons to learn ↗

— Jay Woodman

#aware #awareness #choose #choosing-peace #choosing-serenity

My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid. ↗

— Sarah J. Maas

#fierce #motto #empowerment

The need to prove who you are will vanish once you know who you are. ↗

— Danielle Pierre

#self-awareness #self-discovery #self-empowerment #empowerment

I don't want someone to believe my lies, I need someone to accept my truths. ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#self-discovery #self-empowerment #self-esteem #self-help #truth-and-lies

If you think you can - you can! ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#empowerment

Our minds are information vacuums. Either we fill them with thoughts of our choosing or someone else will. ↗

— Ray Davis

#empowerment #free-will #minds #empowerment

Whether you say you can't or you can, you're right. ↗

— Walt Disney Company

#empowerment