When you don't know your true value, you see the world through the lens of how you don't measure up.

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"To be seen in this life, truly observed without judgment, is what it feels like to be loved."

- Cicely Tyson

Love

"Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew."

- Cicely Tyson

Personal Growth

"All of the challenges will make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew."

- Cicely Tyson

Personal Growth

"Knowing your generational story firms the ground upon which you stand. It makes your life, your struggles and triumphs, bigger than your lone existence. It connects you to a grand plotline."

- Cicely Tyson

Inspiration

"I have learned not to allow rejection to move me."

- Cicely Tyson

Resilience

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"Self-respect tends to inspire respect from others."

- Nathaniel Branden

Self-esteem

"Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality."

- Les Brown

Self-esteem

"You are your best thing."

- Toni Morrison

Self-esteem

"Thinking you’re no-good and worthless is the worst thing you can do."

- Nobito

Self-esteem

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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