The Quiet Power of Emotional Detox: Letting Go Without Losing Yourself

Let your own love be the place you begin and the place you return to heal.

You exist in the world. You are alive; you are somebody. Be visible; make waves; leave footprints; be loud, laugh, cry, make noise, but whatever you do, do not try tippy-toeing through life as if you'd prefer the world not to know you’ve been here. Live!

It is a most foolish thing that a person will forget who he or she is, by trying to be what they’re not, then confidently accept falsehood as fate.

To be yourself, you need no one’s approval; you have the right. Walk tall in confidence and self-love, for you are not less than anyone. Live fully, be you, and deny the world power over your spirit.

I hear the sighs of the people in the crowd on the streets; I see the stares on the buses and the trains; I hear the whisper from the lips to the ears; I turned them off; I will not be shaken.

Greatest of all you can be in life is yourself; live authentically, embrace who you are, honour your spiritual self, and you will live free and happy in your own skin.

I know of no one so whole they’ve not been broken, nor anyone not been bent out of shape to be made straight again. For in all the things we do, we’re forever trying to mend ourselves.

You already know the best and worst of yourself, for you are your best friend and worst of your enemies, and in between, you're this great mediator. If you could see your list of triumphs, you'd see so much to admire in yourself.

Why would I want to be another person? I am enough for this world, and if there are people who don’t like it, they can leave.

There are many people who are broken. People who think everyone else must be broken, so they can feel that they’ve been fixed.

Not all of us can be five stone, size eight, look the same, and fit into one mould. God made the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, and every creature that walks on the land. He did not limit them to one shape or size, or insist that we all conform to one pattern.

You are not broken. You are whole; you were created whole. The world is broken, and people in the world fell with the world and have then become broken. YOU... you’re perfect; you’re fine as you are, keep strong, and don’t break.