I don’t require sex for happiness.

“I don’t require sex for happiness. I need companionship. I need a partner I can depend on, that I can love and grow with.”

— Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.”

— Shauna Niequist

“When life is sweet, 

say thank you and celebrate. 

And when life is bitter, 

say thank you and grow.”

Build the strength and courage

 Build the strength and courage to let go of  anything that no longer makes you happy or  that you no longer grow from. 

— Barbara Kingsolver

“Memories do not 

always soften 

with time; 

some grow 

edges 

like 

knives.”

Don’t give up on something just because you don’t think things will work,

Don’t give up on something just because you don’t think things will work, you won’t know unless you give it a try. Don’t worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.

- Peace Pilgrim

"It is through solving problems correctly that we grow spiritually. We are never given a burden unless we have the capacity to overcome it. If a great problem is set before you, this merely indicates that you have the great inner strength to solve a great problem. There is never really anything to be discouraged about, because difficulties are opportunities for inner growth, and the greater the difficulty the greater the opportunity for growth." 

There is no other teacher but your

You have to grow from the inside out. 

None can teach you, 

none can make you spiritual.

 There is no other teacher but your own soul.

We must

We must hurt in order to grow, fail in order to

 know and lose in order to gain. Because some

 lessons in life, are best learned through pain.

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live. ~Mortimer Adler

your attention on positive thoughts

Always put your attention on positive 

thoughts and let them grow and develop.

In life we are born without skill, or talent

"In life we are born without skill, or talent, but 

once we grow we grow the passion and 

determination to create."

and my head told my heart,

Just because somebody hurt us once doesn't mean

~~Elizabeth Foley [awwh, beautiful]

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. ~Elizabeth Foley 

- MH

The most difficult things that happen to us are those we can be most thankful for, because they allow us to learn and grow. - MH

much easier said than done.

Letting go is much easier said than done. You grow to love someone and letting them go is like losing a part of you. Whenever you know you must let go because it's what is best for you, you keep thinking of reasons to stick around. I know what I must do. It's not going to be easy and it will take time for me to completely let go, but it's what I need to do.

masculine & feminine

The masculine grows by challenge but the feminine grows by praise ~ David Deida

Robert Browning

“Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be.” – Robert Browning

growing older