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"The mind is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master."
— Robin Sharma
Sometimes the biggest fight you'll ever have is with yourself. Not with other people. Not with your circumstances. With your own thoughts.
Your attitude can be your best friend or your worst enemy. And for many people, their a...
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right."
— Henry Ford
The way you see yourself determines everything. If you see yourself as a failure, you'll quit before you even try. If you see yourself as unlovable, you'll push people away. If you see yourself as stuck, you'll stop looki...
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate." — Anonymous
Parenting is hard. And sometimes it makes you a person you don't recognize.
You yell more than you thought you would. You're frustrated most of the time. You feel disappointed—in them, in yourself, in how it's all...
"People don't leave because of mistakes. They leave because of attitudes."
— Unknown
You can love someone and still lose them. Not because you didn't care. But because your attitude made it impossible for them to stay.
Attitude kills more relationships than cheating, money problems, or distance eve...
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor RooseveltÂ
Loneliness does more than hurt your feelings.
If it hangs around too long, it starts talking.
And friend, it does not always tell the truth.
It whispers things like: “Maybe nobody calls because I don’t matter.” “Maybe...
"You can't control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond to it."
— Unknown
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Life can be hard. Sometimes it feels like one bad thing happens after another. You lose a job. A relationship ends. Someone you love gets sick. Money gets tight. And after a while, all that pain changes ...
“Keep the ones that heard you when you never said a word.” — UnknownÂ
One of the saddest feelings in the world is needing to talk and not knowing who to call.
Not because you have nobody in your contacts.
But because you have nobody who feels safe.
Nobody you can be messy with.
Nobody you can b...
"We accept the love we think we deserve." – Stephen Chbosky
You have been lonely for so long, it does not even hurt the same way anymore.
At first, it ached. It burned. It made you cry in the car and stare at the ceiling at night.
But now? It just is.
You don’t fight it. You don’t question it. Y...
"Comparison is the thief of joy." – Theodore Roosevelt
 You see it everywhere.
The friend group texts. The girls' trips. The couples holding hands. The families laughing together.
Everyone else seems to have their people. Everyone else seems connected, loved, and included.
And then there is you....
"You are not too much. You have never been too much. You will never be too much. The people who cannot handle your 'muchness' are not your people." – Unknown
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You need to talk. But you do not.
You need help. But you do not ask.
You need someone to check on you. But you don’t reach out.
Because...