QUOTES ON AUTHENTICITY: BE YOURSELF
"To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect."
"Instead of judging, start accepting yourself with all the imperfections, all the frailties, all the mistakes, all the failures. Don't ask yourself to be perfect. That is simply asking something impossible, and then you are feeling frustrated.You are a human being."
- Osho
"Externally driven people care a lot about what people think of them; looking good, saying the right thing and being accepted. They are constantly at the whim of outside forces and rarely feel peaceful or authentic. WHO CARES if someone thinks you are weird, dress funny or have an odd idea? Be internally driven and care most about what YOU think of you. Please yourself not everyone else in the world."
Kristin TaliaferroKristin Coach Courses
"Living a life in which we seek approval above all else means that we keep ourselves small--fearing that if we don't subsume our needs to those of our family, friends or peers, then we'll face rejection. It's only when we're able to like--and indeed love--ourselves that we become free of other people's approval which means that we're free to make the type of decisions that empower us."
Olivia StefaninoBe Your Own Guru
"We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discver our own special light."
Mary Dunbar"Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece."
- Ralph Charell"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are."
"What do I mean by loving ourselves properly? I mean first of all, desiring to live, accepting life as a very great gift and a great good, not because of what it gives us, because of what it enables us to do."