Brianna Wiest

The greatest act of self-love is to no longer accept a life you are unhappy with. It is to be able to state the problem plainly and in a straightforward manner.

The fact that you are imperfect is not a sign that you have failed; it is a sign that you are human, and more importantly, it is a sign that you still have more potential within you.

No matter what it takes, I will never accept my life getting to this point again.

Sometimes, we sabotage our self-talk because if we believed in ourselves, we’d feel free to get back out in the world and take risks, and that would leave us vulnerable.

The things you love about others are the things you love about yourself. The things you hate about others are the things you cannot see in yourself

Even if it wasn’t your fault, it is your problem, and you get to choose what you do in the aftermath. You have every right to rage and rant and hate every iota of someone’s being, but you also have the right to choose to be at peace. To thank them is to forgive them, and to forgive them is to choose to realize that the other side of resentment is wisdom.

best of your ability.

Why do you do what you do each day?

Is it to feel a high? For money? For livelihood? There’s no right or wrong answer here; the point is simply just to know what most strongly motivates you. Even if it’s just making a living, you can fuel a passion project with the desire to more comfortably pay bills each month.

figure out what you most need to heal within yourself by seeing what you most want to change in others.

You are going to have to decide that you love yourself too much to stop settling for less than what you really deserve.

Sometimes, we settle for what we’re handed because we don’t know we can ask for more.