Nothing destroys self-worth, self-acceptance and self-love faster than denying what you feel. Without feelings you would not know where you are in life. Nor would you know what areas you need to work on. Honor your feelings. Allow yourself to feel them. - Iyanla Vanzant

When we grow a lemon tree, we want it to be vigorous and beautiful. But if it doesn't trhive, we dont' blame the tree. We observe it in order to understand why it isn't growing well. Perhaps we have not taken care of it well enough. We know it would be odd to blame a lemon tree and yet we blame human beings when they are not growing well. But human beings are not very different than lemon trees. If we take good care of them, they will grow well. Blaming never helps. - Thich Nhat Hanh