The mountain is never as big as it appears. You’re never as small as you believe.
Willful Ignorance and Boastful Ignorance continue to compete for the key role in Civilization’s demise. If you don’t know the difference, you’re the first. If you don’t care about the difference, you’re the latter.
No “normal” people find themselves in the history books... No “normal” people change the world. So get comfortable being “weird” and embrace the loneliness of unapologetic determination.
Beaches are God’s poetry.
There’s a rare and beautiful kind of intimacy that sparks when someone understands your mind.
As jealousy entered, trust left... and their dream of a relationship began to wither into a nightmare... a nightmare in which love just wasn’t enough.
I will not live a stagnant life. I will explore the length, depth, and breadth of what this beautiful life offers. Wins and losses, love and heartbreak, laughter and tears... I’m not just here for the victories; I’m here for the scars. I refuse to experience anything less.
The tragic brilliance of politics and control is found in the ability to get the masses arguing over which poison they should drink.
The truth of who you are and what you believe is projected in your behavior. Everything else, either positive or negative, is a mix of stories, lies, delusions, and manipulations.
I don’t know if time heals; but I know perspective does.
Without action to back them, your affirmations become the soundtrack of your personal imprisonment; the creed of your stagnancy.
You know what? Some people just suck. You can drive yourself crazy trying to figure out why or you can just accept it for what it is and move on.
Stop expecting YOU from other people. It’s heartbreaking. Also, if you figure out how to do this, teach me.
It’s rare for a toxic person to change their behavior. More often, the only thing that varies is their target and the blame they place. Because some toxic people are difficult to identify, keep in mind that a victim mindset is sometimes a red flag. So, listen when someone talks about their life and circumstances. If the list of people they blame is long... it’s probably only a matter of time before you’re on that list.
I love the sound of NOT hearing from some people.
I got to the point where I stopped asking questions because I didn’t want to be lied to. Abuse confuses you like that... Instead of walking away from the liar, you find ways to deal with the lies.
I realized that I had slowly let them get comfortable disrespecting me. I had to put up boundaries for emotional self-defense. There comes a time when Givers must protect themselves because Takers have no interest in protecting you.
I wish the pain of betrayal was as easy to ignore as the red flags that forewarned of it.
When you get out of it, you realize how toxic it actually was.
Just because you forgive someone, doesn’t mean they’re not still toxic. You’re allowed to not rebuild relationships... You’re allowed to just forgive and move on.