No one can give you anything-love, shame, self-esteem- until you give it to yourself. Today, give yourself good things.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.

If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with whatever you're doing, and let the worry go.

Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.

Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.

Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

Every day brings new choices.

If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.

Of all feats of skill the most difficult is that of being honest.

The cards always look different when it's your turn to play them; loaded with subtly different possibilities.

You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.

My life is perfect even when it's not.

You can spend your time Dreaming about Living or Living your Dream

If you lay duties upon people and give them no rights, you must pay them well.

I miss sunrise even more. The green scent of dawn in the forest? The color blushing back into the world, different every day.

Excellence is not an accomplishment. It is a spirit, a never-ending process.

I got into moisturiser when I played football. If you're out in all weathers you have to take care of your face.