"Another way to put an end to self-rejection is ask yourself whether what you're telling yourself is what a friend would say, or what an enemy would. Friends are supportive. Enemies put us down and undermine our confidence. So if you say something that an enemy would say, stop. Answer back, 'I'm going to be supportive of myself. As a friend, what I have to say to myself is . . .' Then say something supportive."

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Source : Mira Kirshenbaum (2005). “Everything Happens for a Reason: Finding the True Meaning of the Events in Our Lives”, p.87, Harmony

Mira Kirshenbaum

#Being Yourself Quotes #Rejection Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“Just wear what you want, if you like something that's all that matters. Dress for yourself not for other people.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I feel like giving back is in my blood.”

Source : "'New moon' Werewolf Chaske Spencer is looking good - with or without his shirt off" by Larry Carroll, www.mtv.com. August 19, 2009.
“The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.”
“I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business.”

Source : Source: www.movieweb.com
“But anything that can be called "rigor" is lost exactly where the things become interesting and non trivial.”
“I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.”
“I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to absorb it. And then I'd like to put it together and express it in my paintings. This is the way I want to dedicate my work.”

Source : "Garden tales reveal what's bugging folks" by Kathleen Sullivan, www.sfgate.com. August 13, 2004.
“Your senses are reeling all the time. Finally you find something to write and the very next day you go out and see something else which totally contradicts what you've written and every conclusion you've come to.”

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