You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.
― Olin Miller

 

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Accept who you are; and revel in it.
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

 

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We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.
― Carlos Castaneda

 

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Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
― Lao Tzu

 

Below is a scan of the original artwork used to create this image. This watercolor tryptic is titled “Healing Waters.” To learn more about the concept behind this piece, please see my post here.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
― Theodore Roosevelt

 

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You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.
― Richard P. Feynman, Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

 

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Never dull your shine for somebody else.
― Tyra Banks

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This dramatic sky and view of downtown Richmond, VA near 3rd and East Main Street was captured on my way home from work. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

 

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I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.
― Michel de Montaigne

 

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