A lot of good people are not playing small because they have nothing to offer. They are playing small because they’re afraid of being judged.

That fear can shape a whole life.

It shows up when somebody wants to speak, but stays quiet. It shows up when someone has a dream, but keeps joking about it...

Perfectionism looks strong on the outside, but deep down it is often fear.

It tells people to wait until everything is just right. Wait until the words are better. Wait until the plan is cleaner. Wait until the body looks different. Wait until the house is in order. Wait until the nerves go away. W...

“Keep the ones that heard you when you never said a word.” — Unknown

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 be...

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is a kind of loneliness that does not come from being by yourself. It comes from being around people all day long and still feeling unseen.

That kind of lone...

"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself."  — Michel de Montaigne

You can be in a crowded room and still feel completely alone.

You can have hundreds of follower...

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

— Carl Jung

Ever look at your love life and think, “Why does this keep happening to me?”

Di...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.‍ ‍-  Wendy Mass

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"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes — including you."

— Anne Lamott

Let me speak to the ones who wear their exhaustion like a trophy.

The ones who say "I will sleep when I am dead." The ones who measure their worth by how busy they are. The ones who feel guilty ...

“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”

— John C. Maxwell

Money stress is loud. Even when nobody is talking about it.

It shows up in your sleep. It shows up in your attitude. It shows up in your marriage as “small” arguments that turn into big fights. It ...

“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise Hay

There’s a bully in your life. And the scary part? You carry that bully everywhere you go. It lives in your head. It knows all your weak spots. It knows exactly...