Tiny buddha

Despite how open, peaceful, and loving you attempt to be, people can only meet you as deeply as they've met themselves.

"You are not supposed to be happy all the time. Life hurts and it's hard. Not because you're doing it wrong, but because it hurts for everybody. Don't avoid the pain. You need it. It's meant for you. Be still with it, let it come, let it go, let it leave you wtih the fuel you'll burn to get your work done on this earth." ~Glennon Doyle Melton

Please try not to judge how someone is dealing with a pain you have never experienced.

Go easy on yourself. Whatever you do today, let it be enough.

"Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see the wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude is a key component to joy." ~Amy Weatherly⠀⠀

Sometimes I punish myselffor having unproductive days, but thenI'm reminded that I'm only human and breaksare necessary. Don't feel guilty for putting something on pause temporarily whileyou reconnect with yourself andfind a balance. Remember, yourmental health comes first.

"You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you." ~Dan Millman

"Some of the kindest souls I know have lived in a world that was not so kind to them. Some of the best human beings I know have been through so much at the hands of others, and they still love deeply, they still care. Sometimes, it’s the people who have been hurt the most who refuse to be hardened in this world, because they would never want to make another person feel the same way they have felt. If that isn’t something to be in awe of, I don’t know what is." ~Bianca Sparacino⠀

"May your heart heal. May your past no longer block your view of the present. May you breathe again, laugh again, rest again, live again. May it be so." ~Thema Bryant-Davis⠀⠀

"Sometimes the only closure you need is the understanding that you deserve better." ~Trent Shelton