At some point in a woman’s life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is.

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"Embrace the glorious mess that you are."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

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"To be fully seen by somebody then and be loved anyhow — this is a human offering that can border on miraculous."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

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"People tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will descend like fine weather if you’re fortunate. But happiness is the result of personal effort."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

Happiness

"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

Love

"I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with you. There’s nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after your death I will still protect you. I am stronger than depression and I am braver than loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

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"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

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"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."

- Clayton M. Christensen

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"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

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"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

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