“We have to allow ourselves to be loved by the people who really love us, the people who really matter. Too much of the time, we are blinded by our own pursuits of people to love us, people that don't even matter, while all that time we waste and the people who do love us have to stand on the sidewalk and watch us beg in the streets! It's time to put an end to this. It's time for us to let ourselves be loved.” PeopleLoveInspirationalRealityInspirational QuotesLife LessonsHumanityLearningGrowingInspirational LifeLife And LivingTrue LoveReality Of LifeInspirational LoveReal LoveWhat MattersTo Be LovedThose Who Love Us Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The kindness that we receive from others in life, is also the kindness that we will want to give. The harshness that we receive from others in life, will also be the harshness that we will give. But true strength lies in seeing the harshness that we have received in life; and living in such a way so that that others will never feel the same from us.” KindnessVictoryLife And LivingCrueltyGenerosityInner StrengthOvercomerHarshnessTrue StrengthThe Circle Of LifeThe Meaning Of GivingThe Meaning Of KindnessThe Meaning Of Strength Author:C. JoyBell C.
“People wait around too long for love. I'm happy with all of my lusts!” LoveLifeHappinessInspirational QuotesPassionInspiringInspirational LifeLivingLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeLustPassionate LivingPassionate LifePassionsLustfulLust For LifeLustsLustingLust For EverythingLusty Author:C. JoyBell C.
“It is only when you accept how different you all are, that you will be able to see how much the same you all are. Don't expect anybody to be the same as you, then you will see that you are in many ways the same as everybody.” PeopleInspirationalHumanityDifferencesAcceptanceInspirational LifeLife And LivingRespectSelf DiscoveryInspirational Life Quotes Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I think that, people are people. That's why the way I treat the lady working in the deli who slices my ham is the same way I treat my friend who drives a Chrysler. That's why the way I treat the guy who packs my groceries is the same way I treat my rich friends. Because people are people. Some are rich and some are poor, and they're all people.” PeopleInspirational LifeLife And LivingRich And Poor Author:C. JoyBell C.
“It is an extremely unfortunate fact, that there are those who see the morale of respect as something that is beneficial to the other person on the receiving end, rather than something that is beneficial to the one who is capable of giving the respect! Because that's simply not how it works; the person who is capable of discerning respect and giving it to others, is the person who is better! There are people who believe that the virtue of respect and the ability to discern when to give respect and in which amounts to give it, belongs to the lower class! Oh I beg, I beg to differ! No. And no and no! If I am able to discern the amounts of respect to be given so that I may function as a beaming member of society, this virtue illuminates ME; this virtue does not illuminate those whom I give the respect to! Respect is known by the illuminated being!s” Inspirational QuotesSocietyInspirational LifeLife And LivingRespectInspirational AttitudeIlluminationRespecting OthersSocietiesInspirational RespectDiscerning RespectIlluminated BeingsThe Morale Of RespectThe Nature Of RespectThe Virtue Of Respect Author:C. JoyBell C.
“There is ALWAYS going to be a way out, or in, or around... you need to train your brain to know and to believe that. Because when you do, you're not going to stop until you find that way. Some people think about fate. I'm not like that. I'm not like, "this is my fate." Instead, I say, "this life is my gift and I have my tools with me and there is ALWAYS going to be a way.” FateLife PhilosophyLife And LivingInspirational LivingSurvival InstinctLife Is A GiftSurvivalistTenacity QuotesA Way Out Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Here's the thing... what if you want to be desperate and you want to be vulnerable and you want to be needy and cut open, bleeding and raw? What if you want to be all of the things that this society tells us we should never be? Our society tells us that when we are cut open we shouldn't bleed; when we are afraid nobody should know about it; when we are in love we should bury it under rocks. We are born into this world as flesh and blood and soul and then we are taught to despise everything we were born as, in favour of the appearance of strength. What is strength? You're not strong at all, until you are brave enough to be human.” Inspirational LifeLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeHuman ConditionBeing HumanHumanity And Society Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I am okay with the imperfection of my own story. We are alive thanks to our imperfect stories and we need to be okay with that. Straight lines have never led the way to colourful pictures. I am okay with all that I feel, with all the pieces of me; and so should you. Every part of my story has the potential to connect with another soul out there, and so does yours.” Inspirational LifeWisdom QuotesLife And LivingHumanInspirational AttitudeAuthenticityPeace Of MindHumannessAcceptance Of OneselfRealness Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I like people when they're Charles Bukowski at 2 AM. When they're saying what they really think, when they're feeling what they really feel. When they're cursing out the world, combing the sky for galaxies, and questioning God's existence. I like people who look you in the eyes and either tell you to fuck off or to stay forever! I like people when they just are. Otherwise... I don't really care so much to have them around at all.” Inspirational QuotesLife QuotesLife And LivingHumanismPeople QuotesHumans HumanityMy Kind Of People Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Many times, you are the single most significant and glorious thing that has ever happened in the lives of some people; they sit around and talk about you over and over again throughout the years while you are out there living your life, every step that you take and every kiss that you make having absolutely nothing to do with them, at all!” LifeLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeBackstabbingBackbitingThe Nature Of People Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Yes, you may have your cake and eat it too. I will only take the rest of the world along with all the other cakes in it, thank you!” Inspirational LifeLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeA Winning Attitude Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Men have two greatest fears: the first fear is the fear of being needed, and the second fear is the fear of not being needed.” MenWisdomFearWisdom QuotesLife And LivingParadoxFearsMen S FearsThe ManThe Nature Of ManThe Fears Of Man Author:C. JoyBell C.
“If you ever see me with a man, it's because waking up in the morning with that person makes me feel more alive than waking up in the morning on my own. If I feel more free and more alive on my own, you're not going to see me with a man. I have no fear of loneliness but I have a fear of having to wake up beside anyone who makes me feel less sparkly, less able to fly. I have a fear of not really drinking in life deeply; of merely sipping it politely.” Life PhilosophyLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeLife Quotes And SayingsMentalityLife And LoveRelationships QuotesWomens InspirationalWomens QuotesLove Of Life Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I am not interested in your religious beliefs; I am interested to see the ways you add value to society, to the spaces around you. I don't want to hear about your principles; I want to hear about the ways your neighbourhood is a little better thanks to you. Don't tell me about the values you hold dear in your mind; tell me about how you've added value to the events of life you've found yourself in. Tell me about the people who are thankful for your existence, then tell me why they feel that way.” Inspirational LifeLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeInspirational LivingPurposeful LivingOutlook In LifeOutlook And Attitude Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Please, my love, jump out of the river when you catch it flowing in directions you don't wish to be in.” Inspirational LifeWisdom QuotesLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeLiving In The PresentLive Life So WellChange Course Author:C. JoyBell C.
“If you are free, you're going to scare them. In the same way light scares bats or how a chained animal grown so accustomed to its cage, would refuse an opened fence. That's how you'll scare them: with an open mind, a brave voice, the stare of a bear! You'll scare them every time you belly-laugh and every time you look a man eye-to-eye as an equal. You'll scare them when they see your thighs and when you choose your own religion. You'll scare them. Because it's birds who fly free that terrify the ones in cages.” FreedomLibertyInspirational LifeLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeFreeWomens EmpowermentBreak FreeBe FreeFreed Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Think. Speak. Speak what you think. Write. Question. Write what you question. Burn. Stand up. Stand up and set yourself on fire. Make waves in seas and rattle the stars in the sky. Don't wait for anyone's permission.” InspirationalInspirational QuotesLife QuotesInspirational LifeWisdom QuotesLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeLife Lesson QuotesLive Life So Well Author:C. JoyBell C.
“People can be, like, "you're not really that important for me to stay." And they expect me to say things like, "I can show you how important I am, more than the others", thus expecting this whole dance-of-the-human to ensue. Listen, I don't do dance-of-the-human. I am here in this place where moonlight is the only light and I don't need to be the Sun. The Moon is okay. And some people prefer the Sun, and that's okay too. I have cozy things where I am: quietness and a cat. And big windows and tea. I can let people like other things that are not me. I'm not going to be doing that dance with you. If you want to stay with me, it's going to be because you want to be near me and if you don't want to be near me then that means you want to be near someone or something else. That's okay. I don't have to be everything. I only have to be me.” Inspirational QuotesInspirational LifeLife PhilosophyLife And LivingSelf AwarenessInspirational AttitudeSelf WorthSelf RealizationWisdom Inspirational Author:C. JoyBell C.
“We often talk about being kind, but how do we define "kind" at its very root? Where is the root and what is the root of "kind" and "kindness"? I truly believe that kindness is rooted in the acceptance of the flaws of life, the acceptance of the turns life has taken which we couldn't have planned for and that we didn't hope for. Kindness is rooted in the acceptance of the fact that life is a wild thing that cannot ever be caged. Some people are going to get married and divorced seven times before they find the one they are meant to be with; that's okay. Some people are going to be born with disabilities; that's okay. Some people are born in heaven while others are born in hell; both are okay. Some people are born in hell later ending up in heaven while others are born in heaven later ending up in hell; it's all okay. Life, whether belonging to you or to others, is never going to be a painting fitting into your prepared picture frame. How dare we come into this monstrous, joyous, incredible, terrible world, thinking that we can dictate what's wrong and right, what's better and what's lesser? Come into this world with your wings and your claws and your paws and your laughters! With your feathers and your fur! Because you're going to need all of it! And when you look at other people, sometimes they are going to be donning feathers and other times they are going to be clawing things, jumping in and out, screaming or laughing or crying or being quiet; it's all okay. Because we are ALL living with this monstrous and beautiful creature called Life! So, kindness is the realisation of this, the readiness to see this in others, the willingness to embrace everything that happens-- whether it is happening to yourself or to other people. Kindness is waking up to the true and full nature of life, looking her in the eyes, and being ready to embrace her.” Inspirational QuotesLife LessonsLife QuotesKindnessInspirational LifeLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeKindness QuotesKindness To Others Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I don't understand people who say, "I don't give this to people, or that to people; because nobody gave it to me before..." But that is exactly why you should give it! Because you know exactly what it feels like not to have it! And you never want another person to feel the way that you did!” LoveGivingLife QuotesInspirational LifeLife And LivingInspirational AttitudeGiving QuotesGiving LoveGiving Your Best Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Choose your battles wisely. After all, life isn't measured by how many times you stood up to fight. It's not winning battles that makes you happy, but it's how many times you turned away and chose to look into a better direction. Life is too short to spend it on warring. Fight only the most, most, most important ones, let the rest go.” Inspirational LifeWisdom QuotesLife And LivingLiving LifeFighting BattlesBattles Of LifeChoose Your Battles WiselyChoosing PeaceChoosing SerenityInspirational PeaceInspirational Serenity Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I know people who think they are free, but they're the least free of them all. I know people who think they're not free, but they are, it is only their minds that are bound. But some are free and they know it, and you'll know it too, because you'll feel it running, swimming, flipping all around them.” FreedomInspirational LifeLife And LivingInspirational LivingFree SpiritFreedom Quotations Author:C. JoyBell C.
“There are lots of principled people who cannot live from their hearts (because they just don't know how to). They walk around, living their lives, full of their principles. But they don't live from their hearts. People like that are not even alive, they're not even alive. Do not ever make me apologize for my madness. I live from a heart full of madness.” Inspirational LifeWisdom QuotesLife And LivingHuman HeartLiving LifeGuidance QuotesHeart LivingLiving From The HeartThe Heart Of The Human Author:C. JoyBell C.
“A very big problem we have, as a human race, is our repeated failure to identify and to acknowledge all of the parts within us and we collectively and individually spend time and energy on denying so many inner natures, in a hot pursuit of moral codes and annoying virtues, that we have shrunken away within ourselves and left on top merely a malnourished container which feeds on static energy (knee jerk emotions, responses to stimuli, etc.). We are afraid of the creatures that roam the woodlands within us and we are afraid of the abandoned castles, eerie lakes, old songs, forgotten gazebos, all of which are established on the inside of the mind. There is maybe an old chair in a corner of a diner inside of your mind and you push it away and away and further away instead of going back to it, to sit down on it, to have a milkshake at that table. We have forged a worldwide culture wherein we are constantly struggling towards a moral good and it is supposed to be a daily attainment, and yet, nobody ever is good enough at the end of the day. And so we have cut off pieces of ourselves–arms and legs–because everything is nothing, or is wrong, in our bids to be worthy. No wonder we are all so lonely. We have amputated ourselves, and one another, in a bid to run away from the souls which take residence inside of us. Then we blame this loneliness on the world, or on other people's cowardice, or on the stupidity of the human race... we have failed to embrace the monsters within us long enough to give them chances to sprout silky wings and we have failed to embrace the laughs that we wish to free from our chests, if they do not fall into the norms of the standards for our own acceptance. No wonder we are so lonely. We are not lonely because we don't have one another; we are lonely because we do not have our own selves!” Inspirational LifeWisdom QuotesLife And LivingKnow ThyselfLoneliness QuotesGuidance QuotesLoneliness Of LifeMorality QuotesVirtues QuotesInner Alienation Author:C. JoyBell C.
“It's funny. We meet hundreds of people. We stop to remember them sometimes and they're so far away and we're not a part of them anymore. Makes you realise how important it is to be a part of someone. And stay that way with them. And we have visions of going out into the open world and treating it as our oyster... but it takes a small, mindful moment to make us realise that doesn't really mean anything when you don't have someone to call home.” LoveInspirational LifeWisdom QuotesLife And LivingLove Quotes And SayingsMeaning Of LifeWords To Live ByHuman ConnectionMeaning Of Life Quotes Author:C. JoyBell C.
“We become so focused on the individual events and circumstances of our lives, so eager to label them as "good" or "bad", when in fact, everything is just LIFE! Everything, all of it, it's all just LIFE.” LifeLife LessonsInspirational LifeLife PhilosophyWisdom QuotesLife And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsAttitude Toward LifeAttitude In Life Author:C. JoyBell C.
“We come into this world and we are taught that life is a process of attainments. Or the collection of attainments. But I have since discovered that life is a process of rising above in the moments. The river wants to flow downhill or the wave wants to take you under; but you instead sit on a rock or surf the top of that wave. We essentially all have to be mermaids, every day, to live this life. There is a constant flow of water current: going up and going down. You go up to be happy.” Life LessonsInspirational LifeLife PhilosophyLife And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsMermaidLiving WellLiving In The PresentLive Life So WellMermaid Quotes Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The treasures in our lives, are found and are gathered in the moments that we experience and that we create. These moments happen in the minutes that we indwell. If only we could see that these are the treasures of life; and not all those things we have believed to be treasures, that we always go so hard at. Stop and feel the minute you are living in right now: what does the wind feel like? What do the trees look like? What does that smile mean? Do you feel there is love? Gather your treasures.” Inspirational LifeLife And LivingTreasuresThe Meaning Of LifeInspirational Life GuidanceLife TreasuresTrue Treasures Author:C. JoyBell C.
“We can learn so much about the living, according to how they treat their dead. And we can see the true colours of people coming out, when we observe how they act and react, to the circumstances that come about after the death of a loved one. Lastly, we learn about the things most important in our lives, when we experience the loss called death. It is extraordinary how death can give back so much to life and to the living.” DeathLife QuotesInspirational LifeWisdom QuotesLife And LivingMeaning Of LifeLife And DeathInspirational LivingGuidance QuotesQuotes On DeathMeaning Of DeathUnderstanding Death Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Some people are like thorns. But you have to let them be thorns, because thorns can't turn into petals. The trick is not letting them prick you; never let a thorn prick you!” PeopleLifeWisdomLife LessonsWisdom QuotesLivingLife And LivingThornsPetals Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I'm half good and I'm half bad. My mama is a very good girl and my daddy is a very bad boy. And I guess that leaves me somewhere sort of...here.” LifeHumorLife And LivingGoodGood And EvilBadBad BoysHumorous Quotations Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Life is still better than University. In school, your teacher is the fruit picker and you are the open fruit basket. Then you take those fruits and make cakes and pies. But life is going to give you the chance to go out there and pick those fruits yourself. Then you can eat them, or make them into something else; any which way, your own hands picked them!” LifeEducationLearningLife And LivingUniversitySelf DeterminationLife ExperienceLiving LifeFruits Author:C. JoyBell C.
“All I really, really want to do is find a very, very fine chocolate store that I can walk into and then figure out how in the world one manages to pick out just a few chocolates out of all those very many chocolates! If I am one day able to walk into a fine chocolate store and know for certain which chocolates I want, when that happens, I will believe myself to be accomplished!” LifeHumorHumourWisdom QuotesLife And LivingChocolatesProfound RealizationsChocolate Store Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Loo, life is black and white. You don't know what's good for you, because you don't see the black and white! You don't see where the black lines end and where the white lines begin! You're going to grow up to be no good if you keep on that way. It's impractical. I only have one child, and I won't have her growing up to be impractical. I can't think of a worse thing to be than impractical!” Life And LivingBlack And WhiteImpracticalSaint Paul Trois Châteaux 1948 Book:Saint Paul Trois Chateaux: 1948 Source: Saint Paul Trois Chateaux: 1948
“There's going to be that little voice inside you, saying, "this isn't it, this isn't it, this isn't it" and you've gotta listen to it. You've gotta. Then one day it's gonna be there again, it's gonna say, "this is it, this is it, this is it" and you've gotta listen to that too. You really have got to. It's so small, it's like a whisper, like a tapping of water droplets on a metal sink. It's small but it doesn't stop, it won't let go of you. It'll kill you. It will kill you.” Life LessonsLife And LivingLove Quotes And SayingsLove StoryLife Lessons QuotesStill Small Voice Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Life just happens. That's not the crazy part. The crazy part is when people fight it, when they don't let it just happen.” Life LessonsLife PhilosophyWisdom QuotesLife And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsLiving Well Author:C. JoyBell C.
“What you deeply resent in another, is actually a reflection of what you wish you had or what you wish you could be. Resentful of how another speaks her mind? Because you were silenced and therefore fell silent. Resentful of how another wears (or doesn't wear) whatever she wants? Because you are controlled by your own ideas of morality and societal expectations. Resentful of how another's life is not constructed to pander and please others? Because you are bound by the cruel chains of people-pleasing, you don't know how to break out of. What you resent in others is what you actually wish you could be.” Life LessonsLife QuotesLife And LivingTruth Of LifeInsecure PeopleTruth About LifeHuman Nature WisdomResentment QuotesInsecurities In LifeResentfulness Author:C. JoyBell C.
“There comes a time in every bird's life, when it must stop revisiting the other birds in cages, stop trying to break open their locks. A bird in the sky must one day realize, that many birds have chosen their own cages, and that the freedom to choose captivity, is also a freedom that needs to be granted.” FreedomLife And LivingLife Lesson QuotesCaptivityLife And Living Life LessonsFree BirdsCaptive Birds Author:C. JoyBell C.
“You don't want to be righteous. You want to be just good enough to keep the company of angels and just bad enough so the devil isn't out to get you.” Life PhilosophyLife And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsRighteousnessRighteousAngelsThe Devil Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I don't believe in the concept of marriage. I believe people can get married, but I also believe it's up to them just how many times they get married and divorced. Because people change, we all change. We can never really, truly promise someone fidelity or everlasting love until death, because we are always changing, growing and we genuinely don't know who we'll be ten years from now or who we'll want to be with ten years from now. So what are you gonna keep on doing? Are you going to just kiss everything else in your life goodbye, because you promised to stay loyal to one person? The marriage concept is unrealistic, phantasmic. We are all individuals and we all change, it's the way of nature itself. Weddings are nice things to do, but, I will never judge anyone who gets married and divorced a dozen times, because, you'll never know how many times it'll take before you grow enough to find the actual one for you.” Life And LivingRelationship QuotesMarriage QuotesRelationship AdviceMarriage AdviceGetting MarriedMarriage LifeWedding QuotesWedding Vows Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Life is a river. Life is not the mountain which speaks of struggle, nor the ocean that speaks of depths unknown. Life is not the sky which tells stories of greatness, nor the trees that tell stories of purpose. But life is a river that flows and the only way to live is to go into your river and flow with it. That is where life is. That is how you will arrive at where you are meant to be. Flow in your river wherever it may lead.” Life LessonsLife PhilosophyLife And LivingLife Lesson QuotesLife And Living Life PhilosophyRiverLiving Your Best LifeRiver QuotesLife And Living InsightLife Is A River Author:C. JoyBell C.
“When have you paused to let life in? When have you stopped scrambling to produce more social media content, stopped scrambling as though in a race to be unforgotten? Where are your pauses? Where are the spaces in your life where you let the light in? Where is your stillness? You are afraid of being forgotten, so, you scramble to impress yourself onto everything, everywhere... but what has been impressed into you?” Life And LivingLife Lesson QuotesPausesInner SelfPauseInner World QuotesStillness Of The MindStillness Of SoulInner Fulfilment Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Good things in life are like a flowing river, in order for it to flow, you need to take the boulder out. You are the boulder: your need to control outcomes, to direct results, to strangle a thing until you've understood it; that's what turns you into a boulder in the middle of your own life. Let the good things happen to you. Get out of the way.” Wisdom QuotesLife And LivingLiving Life To The FullestWisdom InspirationalLiving Your Best LifeGuidance For LifeGood Life Advice Author:C. JoyBell C.
“There are these open spaces in life called "pauses" and it is most unfortunate how the majority of people do not bother themselves with the pauses of life in pursuit of their desire to fill every moment they experience WITH THEMSELVES. You need to take a few steps back and not feel the constant need to pour yourself into every space that life offers. The pauses are equally--if not more-- important as the active participations that you make. When we kiss, we remove a part of ourselves from the experience by closing our eyes; this removes the sense of sight, it allows for an open space for a pause to let life flow through it. When we make love, there are the pauses, the nothings, the gazing into the eyes; the removal of oneself from the experience. Why? Because we instinctively know that the best parts of life are not fully had in the absence of nothingness. Nothingness is vital, nothingness is essential. Have you ever just stopped in the middle of the day, crossed your arms in front of you, closed your eyes and paused? If you have, then you are one to know that when we remove ourselves from the equation sometimes, we will come to realise that there is actually a lot going on that does not require our deliberation or participation. There is laughter coming from somewhere, mixed with the sound of trains or motorcycles; there is a faint breeze moving its way over our skin; there's the way the fabric we wear hugs our body; there are sensations (sounds, smells, feelings and even visions) that are alive, they thrive in the pauses we do not partake in. There is such a rush amongst people to fill up every moment with the essence of themselves, but they forget to allow themselves to be filled with the essence of those moments! Do you see what I am saying here? They are empty, they feel empty; and why? Because in their desperation to fill up everything, they are not allowing themselves to be filled up by anything. They are truly empty. You will meet people obsessed with fulfilling something, or showing something, or doing something. They have no presence about them because their presence lies elsewhere, in other things, anywhere but within themselves. Then you will meet a person who's still and that stillness can be felt throughout every room she walks into. There's that strong presence because this person is filled up; not empty. When have you paused to let life in? When have you stopped scrambling to produce more social media content, stopped scrambling as though in a race to be unforgotten? Where are your pauses? Where are the spaces in your life where you let the light in? Where is your stillness? You are afraid of being forgotten, so, you scramble to impress yourself onto everything, everywhere... but what has been impressed into you? What do you feel like when the lights are off and nothing or nobody is near? What do you feel like when nobody is looking, when you might, for a while, actually be forgotten? What does that feel like? You need to be okay with that; you need to be okay with letting light enter into you, so it glows from within you. That is the kind of glow that reaches everywhere else without trying.” Life And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsWisdom InspirationalLive Life To The FullestFull LifePause ButtonStillness Of SoulFully Live Author:C. JoyBell C.
“It's true; the heart within me is wild, fierce, kind and feeling. And I don't mean this in concept or in theory. I mean this palpably and realistically.” HeartFreedomLife And LivingFree SpiritWild Heart Author:C. JoyBell C.
“It is difficult for me to have a great amount of respect for those who make decisions based upon their comfort levels, rather than upon bravery to challenge fears, courage to challenge insecurities, and boldness to hold an unapproved, unpopular stand. I need people who march to the beat of their own drums. I respect that. I respect colours made outside of lines. I respect those who live to be uncomfortable, to be wrong, to see themselves. There is nothing more uncomfortable than seeing yourself.” Life LessonsLife PhilosophyLife And LivingLife Philosophy InspirationalLive Life So WellLive With Boldness Author:C. JoyBell C.
“A person is never the same person for very long. You can carry memories in your soul, for example, of childhood friendships, but agonize over the fact that they are only memories because those friends are not the same people right now. This kind of experiential interaction with memories and the people attached to our memories, is a source of anguish in all of our lives. There is a type of acceptance and understanding that needs to be applied here: accepting that the scenes of life change as time goes by, and understanding that the people occupying the scenes of your life were in fact authentic. But right now, they are authentically who they are NOW, which is a different person. They're not the same person today. But who they used to be was also who they truly were at that time. We need to release people from the chains of our memories and not demand explanations of them. We must allow them the freedom to morph, to grow, into all the persons they were meant to become. But then we also have to afford ourselves this, in that very same breath. And this is why, sometimes marriages need to be over, sometimes friendships need to be over, sometimes relationships need to come to an end. Because you need to set yourself, and other people, free from the skins they used to wear.” Wisdom QuotesLife And LivingRelationship QuotesGrowth MindsetMoving On And Letting GoGuidance QuotesGuidance In Life Author:C. JoyBell C.
“There is much discussion about consent within the context of sex. But consent is about so much more than that. Consent is about time and it's about energy. It's also spacial in scope. Physical space and mental space. People will act entitled to your time, energy, and space. They need to understand that they're not entitled to these things; these things require your consent.” Life LessonsRelationshipsWisdom QuotesLife And LivingConsentGuidance QuotesConsent Is SexyConsent Of The Woman Author:C. JoyBell C.
“There are different kinds of "honour" in this world. What does it mean to be honourable? You can get two entirely different responses to that question. Some feel it is honourable to always do "what's right". And others feel it is honourable to always do "what is of the soul". I must admit, I am the second kind of person. Too aware of the briefness of life on this planet, I wish to honour my life by living true to what my soul dictates. I don't think either type of honour is wrong. But one type allows you to live.” Inspirational QuotesWisdom QuotesLife And LivingPassionate LivingPassionate LifeInpirational Life Author:C. JoyBell C.