Radically Enough
If you want to find a soundtrack to flip, listen to the unkind things you repeatedly say about yourself.
Jon Acuff • Soundtracks
Writer and activist Audre Lorde on how self-acceptance reduces the power others have over you:
“Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.”
“Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.”
3-2-1: On Choosing Your Pain, Self-Acceptance, and Seizing Opportunities | James Clear
go of socializing with individuals who are negative or cynical, or who make you feel inadequate, insecure, drain your energy, or bring out the worst in you. Even if an interaction with such a person seems enjoyable and exciting in the moment, sense how you feel afterward.
Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson • Positivity Bias
You eventually have to stop basing your self-worth on the insecurities of others and start basing it on your own genuine convictions, no matter how long it takes for you to find them.
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
The true measurement of self-worth is not how a person feels about her positive experiences, but rather how she feels about her negative experiences.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
You need that kind of serenity to do anything interesting, especially on the internet, where there’s an infinite supply of detractors standing by to shout you down.