Self Empowerment

Take your life in

Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. Erica Jong

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 … Read more

Men are valued, not

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

The Ego, however, is

The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear. Deepak Chopra

Better to write for

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. Cyril Connolly

Loving everything about yourself

Loving everything about yourself – even the ‘unacceptable’ – is an act of personal power. It is the beginning of healing. Christiane Northrup

To be a warrior

To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or … Read more

Being empowered includes developing

Being empowered includes developing the powerful qualities that lead human beings to cultivate wellness and healing. And those are the same qualities that enhance all relationships on earth and reduce stress (which seems to be the largest precursor to disease)-gentle ness, calmness, patience, humility, compassion, and gratitude. Bryan Kest

The women’s movement resurgence

The women’s movement resurgence of standing up for so many things that were kind of sleepy there for a decade or so, there’s been a reawakening and I think the consciousness movement in general is dovetailing with a lot of recovery and self-empowerment. Bonnie Raitt

The ultimate is not

The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself to the greatest extent possible. When you do that, you have dignity. You have the pride. You can walk about with character and pride no matter in what place you happen to finish. Billy Mills