self-worth

When a Wanderess has been caged, or perched with her wings clipped, She lives like a Stoic, She lives most heroic, smiling with ruby, moistened lips once her cup of Death is welcome sipped.

Make a pledge to yourself right now, to declare that you are worth your time and energy.

[Present over perfect is] about rejecting the myth that every day is a new opportunity to prove our worth, and about the truth that our worth is inherent, given by God, not earned by our hustling.

All the external adoration, respect and adulation in the word, can't drown out the internal voices that tell us, we are not good enough and unworthy of; happiness, love and an abundant life. When we need others to tell us were amazing, worthy and lovable, in order to feel good about ourselves, it is never enough. It goes into the bottomless pit where our inherent self-worth should be. It may feel like we are reaching out to receive love, but in actuality, we are seeking external noise to help drown out our negative core beliefs.Love blossoms from the inside out. That is why it is so important to do the work necessary to heal our emotional wounds, to love ourselves and stand strong in who we are. Only then, are we truly free to give and receive love, unconditionally and in abundance.

It didn't matter what anyone else saw in me. For the first time, I felt like I was seeing myself.

The rhythm of the heart...beats twice. Thump, thump. Once, first for itself and then once again for the rest of the body. It's a true metaphor for us. Like the heart we must pump life giving love and care for ourselves first, before extending that gift out to others. The heartbeat of every worthwhile relationship begins with a healthy, humble understanding and appreciation of our own personal self worth. When we do this the power to truly love and appreciate others pulsates fluidly and freely into all those we warmly choose to share our lives with.

The Black Woman is amazingly strong, truly powerful, deeply visionary, has incredible worth and much love and goodness within that she is willing to share. She is to be honoured, yet must begin first to see and honour all of this (and much more) within and about herself. Let us see this more in who we truly are and live, when we do, we will attract more of the greatness that we absolutely deserve.

Spend time understanding who you are, after all the only person your ever going to truly live with; is yourself.

We are all goofs of ourselves no matter how perfect the lives of some may seem. But when we embrace our flaws and work with it, sometimes, just sometimes, we get it right.

My body is a holy temple.

Opening the door to self-respect is a key of happiness.

Give yourself the love and attention you desire, it's the starting point of contentment.

Perfection is a faux. It__ a mask carved by our own poor esteem to hide who we really are and make others see what really isn__ us.

The mere fact that I exist means that I deserve to be here and to express myself any damn why I please.

In the end, only you can care about you.

Stop pretending to be something you're not. FREE YOURSELF. You are good enough just the way you are.

Do you to the best of your ability with love, passion and purpose. The right tribe of people will fall into your life.

Today is a good day to tackle a fear and make yourself proud.