Ian Espinosa

12 Meaningful Resolutions For A New You

Life is not a competition
Sade Andria Zabala
December 21, 2016
“I think people would be happier if they admitted things more often. In a sense we are all prisoners of some memory, or fear, or disappointment — we are all defined by something we can’t change.”
— Simon Van Booy, The Illusion Of Separateness
Tagged: Life, Happiness, forgiveness, Peace, Fear, Change, Acceptance, Past
“Does the sun ask itself, ‘Am I good? Am I worthwhile? Is there enough of me?’ No, it burns and it shines. Does the sun ask itself, ‘What does the moon think of me? How does Mars feel about me today?’ No it burns, it shines. Does the sun ask itself, ‘Am I as big as other suns in other galaxies?’ No, it burns, it shines.”
— Andrea Dworkin, Our Blood
Tagged: beauty, Self Worth, Self love, Vanity
“Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to.”
— Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Tagged: Introvert, Alone, Perspective
“Never forget: self-awareness is a sacred duty, one that rises above everything else. It would be selfish to think that you are no use to anyone and to waste your talents and energy following around people who don’t know what they want to do with their lives.”
— Martin Laird, Why Successful People Leave Their Loser Friends Behind
Tagged: Friendship, Break Up
“Oh, no, child, you can't fall into the traps of the rich.”
— Bill Cunningham, Bill Cunningham Thought Every New Yorker Was Worth Photographing
Tagged: Social Class, Fashion, Perspective, Vanity
“Fuck motivation. it’s a fickle and and unreliable little dickfuck and isn’t worth your time.

Better to cultivate discipline than to rely on motivation. force yourself to do things. force yourself to get up out of bed and practice. Force yourself to work. Motivation is fleeting and it’s easy to rely on because it requires no concentrated effort to get. Motivation comes to you, and you don’t have to chase after it.

Discipline is reliable, motivation is fleeting. The question isn’t how to keep yourself motivated. It’s how to train yourself to work without it.”
— Anonymous, via Tumblr
Tagged: Motivational, Discipline, Work, Hard Work, Spilled Ink
“Life is not a competition. Find your own happiness and stay there.”
— thequietrabbit, via Tumblr
Tagged: Pursuit of Happiness, Life, Envy, Jealous, Good Enough, Materialism, Wisdom
“In a society that profits from your self doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act”
— Caroline Caldwel, via twitter.com
Tagged: Spilled Ink, Important, Over-Thinker, Social Anxiety, Capitalism, beauty, Insecurities, Self-Love, Empowering, Perspective, Zen
“Rihanna went from stay to needed me and I think that’s the transformation every girl needs in their life.”
— yxngxanhoe, via Tumblr
Tagged: Rihanna, feminism, Single, Independent Woman
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
— Rumi, Moving Words: Rumi
Tagged: Finding Love, Single
“lately i’ve been replacing my ‘i’m sorry’s with ‘thank you’s, like instead of ‘sorry i’m late’ i’ll say ‘thanks for waiting for me’, or instead of ‘sorry for being such a mess’ i’ll say ‘thank you for loving me and caring about me unconditionally’ and it’s not only shifted the way i think and feel about myself but also improved my relationships with others who now get to receive my gratitude instead of my negativity.”
— vijara, via Tumblr
Tagged: Important, Psychology, Gratitude, Apology, Relationships, Perspective
“Stop picking up shit that’s not yours. Stop picking problems, stop picking up stress, stop picking up worries. Stop picking up anything that’s not yours to carry.”
— Shan Boody, Our Open Relationship
Tagged: resolution, Self love, Positivity, Selfish