#loving

Three months ago, if you asked me, I would have told you that if you really loved someone, you’d let them go. But now I look at you, and I dreamed about Maggie, and I see that I’ve been wrong. If you really love someone, Allie, I think you have to take them back. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#forgiveness #forgiving #giving-up #hearbreak #letting-go

I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi) ↗

— Eve Ensler

#being-alive #being-different #difference #intensity #love

He gives him of that which is alive in him; he gives him of his joy, of his interest, of his understanding, of his knowledge, of his humor, of his sadness -- of all expressions and manifestations of that which is alive in him. In thus giving of his life, he enriches the other person, he enhances the other's sense of aliveness by enhancing his own sense of aliveness. He does not give in order to receive; giving is in itself exquisite joy. But in giving he cannot help bringing something to life in the other person, and this which is brought to life reflects back to him. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#art

Keep your head up, your faith strong, and your eyes open for the little miracles all around you…because they are there, just waiting to be discovered. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#believing-in-miracles #contentment #discovery #faith #faith-in-yourself

She wakes in a puddle of sunlight. Her hands asleep beside her. Her hair draped on the lawn like a mantle of cloth. I give her my troth for our love is whole; her breath is my wine, her scent is my soul. ↗

— Roman Payne

#love #loving #roman-payne #woman #beauty

You’re beautiful, just the way you are. Shine on. And dare anyone to turn off the lights. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#beauty #confidence #inner-beauty #keep-shining #loving-yourself

Consider the fact that maybe…just maybe…beauty and worth aren’t found in a makeup bottle, or a salon-fresh hairstyle, or a fabulous outfit. Maybe our sparkle comes from somewhere deeper inside, somewhere so pure and authentic and REAL, it doesn’t need gloss or polish or glitter to shine. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#authenticity #beauty #being-fabulous #being-yourself #fabulous

I don't have time, energy, or interest in hating the haters; I'm too busy loving the lovers. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#haters #hating #interest #lovers #loving

I want you to embark on the truth of loving yourself because when you love yourself and when you appreciate yourself, you will make healthy changes in your life for healthy reasons. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#changes #healthy-love #inspiration #life #love

Love yourself enough to give what matters every chance of working by communicating as well as you possibly can, and trying for as long as you wish. ↗

— Jay Woodman

#communication #love #loving #communication