Quotes Tagged "authenticity"

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead.

Don't let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It's your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don't let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality — not yours. There is more to life than pleasing people. There is much more to life than following others' prescribed path. There is so much more to life than what you experience right now. You need to decide who you are for yourself. Become a whole being. Adventure.

Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.' 'Does it hurt?' asked the Rabbit. 'Sometimes,' said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. 'When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.' 'Does it happen all at once, like being wound up,' he asked, 'or bit by bit?' 'It doesn't happen all at once,' said the Skin Horse. 'You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.

Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.

How would your life be different if…You approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the day…You dedicate yourself to building relationships on the solid foundation of truth and authenticity.

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You...Be Free...Share.

If you don't know who you truly are, you'll never know what you really want.

When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.

A lot of the conflict you have in your life exists simply because you're not living in alignment; you're not be being true to yourself.

Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that's beautiful to create something that is fake?

There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.

When you open your mind, you open new doors to new possibilities for yourself and new opportunities to help others.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.

Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, focus your energy on what you can create.

When you open your mind, you open new doors to new possibilities for yourself and new opportunities to help others.

what matters is not the enclosure of the work within a harmonious figure, but the centrifugal force produced by it -- a plurality of language as a guarantee of a truth that is not merely partial.

You have to be transparent so you no longer cast a shadow but instead let the light pass through you.

Nothing more inelegant and ineffective than an art conceived in another art's form.