When you notice your mental healthy declining, do one small thing that brings you peace. Take a shower, text a loved one, step outside. One little step is all you need to remind yourself that this is not permanent. - unknown

When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside. - Takeaway Truth

When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive: to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. - Marcus Aurelius

You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are. - Melissa Etheridge

Someone once asked me how I hold my head so high after all I've been through. I said, it's because no matter what. I am a survivor. Not a victim. - Patricia Buckley