Learn to appreciate more, and say yes more.(in the right scenario)

Know that you are happy just the way you are now. You wouldn’t know how good you had it until it’s gone.

Stop complaining and start appreciating.

And you guys should totally watch this.

The race is long and, in the end, it’s only with yourself.

I’ve been coming across brilliant articles on msn. and this abstract just makes so much sense. It’s on 7 friends every woman needs.

She answered all my big questions. “What does it feel like, looking back on your life?” I asked Florence one day. She peered into her diary. “I love that girl, Lily,” she said. “I love her when she was young and optimistic. It’s possible, if I had listened to her….” Her voice trailed off. Florence had told me she’d wanted to be an artist. Now she asked, “If I’d been true to myself, would I have ended up with this ordinary life?”

It was as if she was speaking about me. Back when I’d found the diary, I was lost. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. And I was so self-conscious. I couldn’t pass a mirror without looking, wondering if I’d ever find someone to love and understand me. Florence gave me perspective, something a friend my own age couldn’t. “Self-consciousness has been the biggest curse of my life,” she admitted. “It’s like carrying a heavy shell, all the time. Are you that way? Lily, my advice is get rid of it as fast as you can.”

– Lily Koppel, author of the memoir The Red Leather Diary

And now, back to my crazy week. Often wonder how i make it through this period every sem, but i do. So it’s possible.

These are some powerful quotes that struck at something deep within me.

“Until we accept that someone did what they did because of who that person was and we did what we did because of who we are, then we will continue to chase the wrong person, trying to prove ourselves, to get approval, forgiveness and acceptance.”

and

“Often, without even knowing it, we base our self-worth on whether we’re in a relationship — and what that special someone thinks of us.”

Insightful.

Credits to the author of the article, finally something refreshing and not cliche like i used to think all articles on relationships are. Thumbs up