“When you love people, you are curious about who they are, what they think, and how they feel. You watch them closely, wondering about their experience and what you can do to make it more enjoyable. You feel compassion for their pain and seek to make it more bearable. You are eager to learn the unique language of their existence. You want to understand them, inspire them, heal them. What if you could look at your own self this way?” ~Vironika Tugaleva, The Art of Talking to Yourself
“Most people spend their lives doing one of two things to their emotions: numbing or venting. Self-loving people do something very different—they accept each emotion as a piece of communication and they try to decode it. This way, emotions can become important guideposts on the journey of self-discovery, rather than annoying roadblocks.” ~Vironika Tugaleva, What Self-Loving People Do Differently
“The greatest tool of self-love is self-awareness. Once you truly know yourself, love is the only option.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
“When we stop looking for someone to complete us, we find completion in ourselves.” ~Vironika Tugaleva, The Love Mindset
“Self-love is essential. Until you learn how to feel loved in an empty room, you will not feel loved for very long in any other room.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
“No one sees your strength, do they? No one sees the silent battle you fight against your overprotective mind that’s trying to keep you safe from harm by keeping you safe from risk, safe from connection, safe from honesty. Maybe others don’t see, but you see it sometimes, don’t you? In the mirror, in those eyes, begging for someone to notice. You have noticed. It is real. You are strong. You are fighting for something incredible. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise—especially not your thoughts.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
“You do not need any more strength. You need only to realize how strong you already are.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
“Be kind to yourself. Remember that when you abuse yourself, you will experience the anger, apathy, and regret of the bully as well as the depression, anxiety, and insecurity of the victim. Whatever you do, be kind to yourself.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
“You work so hard to fix yourself, but maybe what you need isn’t another tactic, another book, another expert, another five-step plan. Maybe, you don’t need to be fixed. Maybe what’s really holding you back is the idea that you need to be fixed. Maybe you just need to let yourself play instead of always making yourself do homework.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
“It’s okay to be afraid. It’s okay to hesitate before plunging from your comfort zone. It’s okay to have scars, pimples, insecurities, moles, cellulite, tremors, debts, redness, regrets, loneliness and uncertainty. It’s okay to have no idea what you’re doing. It’s okay to change. It’s okay to move on. And it’s okay to fear changing and moving on. Wherever you are, and whatever you are experiencing, it’s okay.” ~Vironika Tugaleva, In Case You Were Waiting For Someone to Give You Permission
“Beautiful isn’t something you become. It’s something you realize you are.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
“Those who doubt themselves will doubt you. Those who limit themselves will try to limit you. Do not fight them. Smile, goo your own way, and trust that your example is enough.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
“Be what you are. Do what you love. Speak what you feel. Don’t hide your humanity. Celebrate it. Embrace it. That is how you change the world.” ~Vironika Tugaleva
