“Who would you be if you trusted the basic goodness and beauty that lives through you?”
"This revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime."
- Tara Brach
Compassion
"There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life."
- Tara Brach
Self-awareness
"Imperfection is not our personal problem - it is a natural part of existing."
- Tara Brach
Self-awareness
"As we close, you might sense to yourself that this is a life practice of learning to live. Surrender the thoughts and surrender into the feelings… and surrender into that larger loving space. And you can feel from your own intuitive wisdom that remembering your belonging to something larger IS a pathway to peace and to freedom. And just knowing that will keep calling you home over and over."
- Tara Brach
Inner Peace
"You might tell yourself: Just this moment or Just these few moments. Or you might set a short limit: Just these next 10 breaths, being with sensations. Then, if it’s still tolerable, move on to the next 10 breaths, and so on."
- Tara Brach
Mindfulness
"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."
- Beauty and the Beast
Self-awareness
"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."
- Beauty and the Beast
Self-awareness
"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
- Lily Tomlin
Self-awareness
"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."
- Laird Hamilton
Self-awareness
"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."
Self-awareness