The way to feel better is to feel heard, but to feel heard, you not only have to speak your truth, but you also have to listen truthfully.
If you want to improve your self-esteem, simply be as honest as you can about who you are, and how you really feel.
Your inauthenticity is internalized as not being true to yourself, which is why you experience yourself as not being good enough.
Never be ashamed of your ferocity and power, or, of your sensitivity and gentlest emotions. Have the heart of a poet, and the mind of a killer.
Quit seeking approval, and seek approval from yourself!
No-one is going to die for you, so don't let anyone to tell you how to live while you are alive.
In the marathon of life negativity is never as light-footed as a dreamer's sprint.
No matter what you do — stand up for who you are and be honest about your feelings. Even if it seems like you will be crucified for it; even if you think you will not be as successful or as liked — in the end, it's only your honesty that will have mattered.
For the achiever, the battle with critics is a slow war of attrition. Let time do the dirty work for you.
Have the heart of a poet, and the mind of a killer; one to see beauty, and the other to protect it.
