To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they're blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. Your shortcomings then dim by comparison. The people who care about you are willing to let you be imperfect and beautiful, too.

Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.

If you don't accept yourself, you won't live fully, and if you don't live fully you'll need to get full some other way.

To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they're blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. Your shortcomings then dim by comparison. The people who care about you are willing to let you be imperfect and beautiful, too.

Recreational shopping is the shortest distance between two points: you and broke.

I'm over the hill, maybe even the whole mountain range, but I don't see it that way even one little bit.

If you've ever tried meditation and didn't stay with it, I recommend you try it again. Some time has passed. In the interim, you may have developed the discipline of mind or the patience you were short on before. Let these qualities aid your practice. (173)