Poetic Musings

Introductions when left to me-- most of the time disappoint. So here's something simple to get us through this.

[amargedom]

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.”

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[amargedom]

“Positive energy works more effectively than negative energy in each and every situation.”

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[closure]

[femestella]

[destroymylife]

[resqectable]

“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.”

— Maya Angelou

[thoughtkick]

“It’s only because of their stupidity that they’re able to be so sure of themselves.”

— Franz Kafka (via perfectquote)

[amargedom]

“If they don’t know you personally, don’t take it personally.”

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[thoughtkick]

“Love if you’re in love. Cry if you’re hurt. Smile if you’re happy. Don’t grow old. Just grow up, and learn from your mistakes.”

— Unknown

[surqrised]

“When I accept myself I am free from the burden of needing you to accept me.”

— Steve Maraboli

[quotemadness]

“Most people love you for what you pretend to be.”

— Jim Morrison 

[thoughtkick]

“If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone, you have already forgotten your value.”

— Unknown

[philosophybits]

“These reasonings are unconnected: ‘I am richer than you, therefore I am better’; 'I am more eloquent than you, therefore I am better.’ The connection is rather this: 'I am richer than you, therefore my property is greater than yours;’ 'I am more eloquent than you, therefore my style is better than yours.’ But you, after all, are neither property nor style.”

— Epictetus, The Enchiridion

[thoughtkick]

“If the girl had been worth having she’d have waited for you. - No, sir, the girl really worth having won’t wait for anybody.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

[thoughtkick]

“Sometimes you don’t get closure. You just move on.”

— (via emptystic)

[thoughtkick]

“Stop giving people power to control your smile, your worth, and your attitude.”

— Mandy Hale

[thoughtkick]

“Overthinking is the biggest cause of our unhappiness. Keep yourself occupied. Keep your mind off things that don’t help you. Be optimistic.”

— Unknown