Self Reliance

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.” 
              ~Lao Tzu        

              

 

I really loved this quote because behind those few words it expresses a whole new meaning. I like this picture for this quote because it showing that they're are many different paths to follow not only one. You have the decision on doing what is best for you. Don't follow anyone else's path because you might get lost, and it will be hard to find your way out. So, trust yourself and go wherever you will succeed! 

Non-Conformity

“I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.”
                                                                                         ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  

To me this quotes says, don't be afraid to be different. You may look different and stand out from the crowd, and that could very well be a good thing. Being different is what makes you who you are and makes you unique. Stand out from others, go ahead be different and enjoy the things being different will give you.

Confidence

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”

                              ~Bernard M. Baruch

Confidence! That word alone can say so much about a person. If you have it, show it. If you don't have it, then you better start looking for it. I believe everyone has it but, it a matter of them showing it. To me confidence was a hard thing to build, but I did it! I am glad I did, because if I would of never found the confidence in myself I wouldn't be nearly as happy without it. Confidence helped to to get started with what now is my life! Without confidence I would never have tried soccer, and that what have been a mistake of a lifetime! Trust me everyone, CONFIDENCE is amazing, be yourself, and like the quote says those who mind don't matter, and those who do don't mind!

Free Thought

“A truly free man is not free 'from' anything, nor free 'to' anything, he is just free. Free within himself.”
             ~ Ilyas Kassam













                                                    

Being free doesn't mean being free in the world. Being free can mean you being free in your mind. If you are free in your own mind, you will say what you feel, being free in your mind will make you think freely leading you to have free thought. Free thought will help you to be more outspoken, everyone will know you and maybe even value every word you say, because it's coming from your very own THOUGHTS.

Importance of Nature

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
                               ~Anais Nin 

  The importance of nature will vary from person to person.We all will grow up and and blossom in our way and in our own time. I  choose this quote because the meaning it gave me was that sometimes we keep things bottled up inside, by doing this it causes us more pain than if we just opened up and let everything out. Nature can resemble the things we go through. In this case the flower is resembling a person who is all to themselves and little by little is opening up and blossoming to express who they are in this world. 

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin
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