“Disappointment is an opportunity to dig deeper within yourself and discover the strength to persevere.”
"Embrace the glorious mess that you are."
- Elizabeth Gilbert
Self-awareness
"To be fully seen by somebody then and be loved anyhow — this is a human offering that can border on miraculous."
- Elizabeth Gilbert
Love
"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
Love
"The youth of this generation have a greater capacity for obedience than any previous generation."
- Elder David A. Bednar
Strength
"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."
- Confucius
Strength
"The pain you feel today will show itself as strength tomorrow."
- Tunde Oyeneyin
Strength
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Strength
"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don’t to achieve what others won’t."
- Henry Rollins
Strength