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« Reply #30 on: July 24, 2018, 01:06:47 PM »
Quote from: Learning2Thrive on July 23, 2018, 07:04:18 PM

“Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.”

This is a good one! You project what's inside of you. 
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« Reply #31 on: July 25, 2018, 12:18:59 AM »
“The more you love yourself, the less nonsense you’ll tolerate.”

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« Reply #32 on: July 25, 2018, 06:45:19 AM »


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"Have you ever looked fear in the face and just said, I just don't care" -Pink
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« Reply #33 on: July 26, 2018, 07:09:56 PM »
Found by googling:

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“Demonstrate love by giving it, unconditionally, to yourself. And as you do, you will attract others into your life who will love you without conditions.”

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« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2018, 09:25:45 PM »
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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« Reply #35 on: July 26, 2018, 09:56:33 PM »
"You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness." - Brene Brown
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« Reply #36 on: July 27, 2018, 12:57:25 AM »
You guys are finding some really good ones! 

I enjoy the exercise of finding these... .finding something that resonates... .they keep you tuned in to building yourself up.



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« Reply #37 on: July 27, 2018, 11:08:34 AM »
I agree, Panda! I love the quotes and posts you and others have been making.

Doing this exercise daily has been therapeutic for me, helping me find a focus and set the tone for my day.

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“Self-care is never a selfish act — it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”
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« Reply #38 on: July 27, 2018, 11:19:39 AM »
Here is a Japanese proverb (kotowaza) I love a lot :

"Even on grasses that have been trampled, flowers will bloom."
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« Reply #39 on: July 27, 2018, 12:05:40 PM »
Quote from: AoiKoutei on July 27, 2018, 11:19:39 AM
Here is a Japanese proverb (kotowaza) I love a lot :

"Even on grasses that have been trampled, flowers will bloom."

This is beautiful, AoiKoutei! I am a very visual person so this is very lovely and meaningful to me. Thank you for sharing. I hope you will continue sharing on this thread!

 
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« Reply #40 on: July 28, 2018, 03:55:34 PM »
This one makes me smile and nod my head:

"You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do." Eleanor Roosevelt
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« Reply #41 on: July 28, 2018, 07:39:08 PM »
Quote from: Harri on July 28, 2018, 03:55:34 PM
This one makes me smile and nod my head:

"You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do." Eleanor Roosevelt

Wowosh,YESSSSS!

Thank you for this one, Harri,

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« Reply #42 on: July 28, 2018, 08:55:52 PM »
“Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.” – Maxwell Maltz

My personal commentary: It’s time to release the hand-break.

Love, positive energy and healing energy to all. We are worthy of driving through life without constant use of the hand-break. Judicious use is fine. Constant use limits potential.

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« Reply #43 on: July 29, 2018, 04:15:08 PM »
Today’s quote/share is a combination of an author unknown statement and my own twist:

“What would happen if you simply devoted this year to loving yourself more in the same way you genuinely and generously love others?”

This could be a great challenge!

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« Reply #44 on: July 29, 2018, 06:55:57 PM »
I really like it when you put your own special twist on these L2T!  Expanding the saying and making them applicable to you (and me!) is a wonderful things to do!
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« Reply #45 on: July 30, 2018, 08:20:29 AM »


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« Reply #46 on: July 30, 2018, 12:35:02 PM »
Thanks Harri.  . Helping each other is what we’re all about, right.  Smiling (click to insert in post)

That’s a great one Panda. 

Here’s mine for today:

From Sahaj Kohli
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“The fact that someone else loves you doesn’t rescue you from the project of loving yourself.”

For me, this says that just because someone else loves me, my obligation to love myself is not removed. What I know: If I don’t love myself I will lose myself.

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« Reply #47 on: July 30, 2018, 10:25:16 PM »
This barely qualifies for this thread but it makes me laugh:

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I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt, not that fancy store-bought dirt ... .I can't compete with that stuff.
MOE SZYSLAK, "Team Homer", The Simpsons
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« Reply #48 on: July 30, 2018, 10:31:10 PM »
Poor Moe. Were that he was as comfortable in his own skin as Drunk Barney.
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« Reply #49 on: July 30, 2018, 11:38:48 PM »
I had to google drunk Barney... .don't encourage me Turkish!

Sorry L2T... .back to the regularly scheduled self esteem show... .
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« Reply #50 on: July 31, 2018, 04:02:45 PM »
It ain't what they call you,
it's what you answer to.
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« Reply #51 on: July 31, 2018, 10:46:18 PM »
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“Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.” – William Shakespeare

Long, exhausting day. Giving myself some self care and sleep.
Good night, friends.

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« Reply #52 on: July 31, 2018, 10:53:46 PM »
Trust yourself.  You know more than you think you do.”
– Benjamin Spock

Get some rest L2T! 
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« Reply #53 on: August 01, 2018, 12:40:07 AM »
Get a parrot, teach him to say 'I love you', sit back and observe the positive effects   -- Some old parrot pioneer
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« Reply #54 on: August 01, 2018, 07:33:50 AM »
Quote from: Kwamina on August 01, 2018, 12:40:07 AM
Get a parrot, teach him to say 'I love you', sit back and observe the positive effects   -- Some old parrot pioneer

    LOVE THIS! Great idea!

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« Reply #55 on: August 01, 2018, 10:37:21 PM »
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Get a parrot, teach him to say 'I love you', sit back and observe the positive effects smiley -- Some old parrot pioneer
I can attest to the truth of this statement. 
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« Reply #56 on: August 04, 2018, 09:33:43 AM »
Missed a day or two... .but this one fits today. Found it googling, no author cited.

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“Have unshakable faith in yourself to become everything you want to be.”

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