“No one who is being himself is going to be approved of all the time. The whole world could love you, but if you do not love yourself, you would not even notice. The opposite is also true - the whole world could disapprove of you, but if you love yourself, you would not even notice. Accept yourself within you and the entire world becomes totally acceptable.” IfsWorldWholeAcceptingLove YouAcceptanceOppositesIndependenceWhole WorldLove YourselfAcceptableWithin YouApprovedAccepting Yourself Author:Bartholomaus
“The very fact that religions are not content to stand on their own feet, but insist on crippling or warping the flexible minds of children in their favour, forms a sufficient proof that there is no truth in them. If there were any truth in religion, it would be even more acceptable to a mature mind than to an infant mind--yet no mature mind ever accepts religion unless it has been crippled in infancy.” IfsMindChildrenHas BeensFactsWould BeFormAcceptingFeetProofSufficientMatureAcceptableFavourInfantFlexibleInfancyCrippled Book:Against Religion: The Atheist Writings of H.P. Lovecraft Source: Against Religion: The Atheist Writings of H.P. Lovecraft
“We postpone the finality of heartbreak by clinging to hope. Though this might be acceptable during early or transitional stages of grief, ultimately it is no way to live. We need both hands free to embrace life and accept love, and that's impossible if one hand has a death grip on the past.” IfsWayNeedsHandsMightPastGriefAcceptingImpossibleStageEmbraceAcceptableWay To LiveClingingFinalityEmbrace LifeStages Of Grief Author:Kristin Armstrong