Sweet Denial

kaleidoscopedemoi:

I stare at my reflection in the mirror: “Why am I doing this to myself?” Losing my mind on a tiny error, I nearly left the real me on the shelf.

kaleidoscopedemoi:

Brushing my hair, do I look perfect?
I forgot what to do to fit the mold.
The more I try the less it’s working
‘Cause everything inside me screams,
“No, no, no, no, NO!”

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. Stephen R. Covey (via creatingaquietmind)

(Source: onlinecounsellingcollege, via qonnielicious)

If you love yourself, you love others. If you hate yourself, you hate others. Because in relationship with others … the other is nothing but a mirror. Osho (via loveage-moondream)

(Source: onlinecounsellingcollege, via liliezen)

The habitual and reactive “no” strengthens the ego. “Yes” weakens it. Your form identity, the ego, cannot survive surrender. Eckhart Tolle, Stillness Speaks (via christ-consciousness)

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