“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The relationship we have with ourselves shapes the experiences we have. The kinder, calmer and more accepting we we are with ourselves….we create a place we don’t want to run from. 🧡 Artwork by anxiety positive #kindness #peace

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The relationship we have with ourselves shapes the experiences we have. The kinder, calmer and more accepting we we are with ourselves….we create a place we don’t want to run from. 🧡 Artwork by anxiety positive #kindness #peace

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” W. B. Yeats The magic isn’t hiding. Sometimes we’re simply moving too quickly to notice it. Today, what if we slowed down just enough to catch one small glimmer? 🧡 #gratitude #glimmer Art by joyfulsmolthings

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Liking who we are matters far more than trying to be who we think we should be. 🧡 #SelfBelief #kindness Picture by Katie Abey

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.” Rainer Maria Rilke A reminder for today and everyday. Do your best. Be gentle with yourself. Trust your instincts. Love fully. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion #MentalHealth Art by anxiety.positive

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe Some days we feel like we can take on the world. Other days, getting through the day is achievement enough. Both are part of life, and both deserve a little kindness. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion Picture by Katie Abey

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” Oscar Wilde We can be our own toughest critic. What changes when we speak to ourselves with the self-compassion? A small reminder that self love is not selfish. 🧡 #SelfLove #kindness #SelfCompassion Picture by Positively Present

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Wayne Dyer Some days we may worry a little more. Some days we may laugh a little more. Some (most) days we will do both. It’s human. We’re human. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion #humanness Art by @anxiety.positive

“What matters is not what other people think of you, but what you think of yourself.” Marcus Aurelius Not everyone will understand our choices. Not everyone will know our story. Not everyone needs to. Trust yourself a little more. Be gentle with you. 🧡 #SelfAcceptance #kindness Art by Katie Abey

“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” Anna Quindlen We don’t have to be perfect or even great. Maybe we can give ourselves permission to just be. 🧡 #SelfCompassion #kindness Art by anxiety.positive

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” Maya Angelou Growth can feel a little tricky when we’re in the middle of it. Have a little more patience with yourself. 🧡 #learning #kindness #BeYou Picture by @joyfulsmolthings

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.” James Clear We’ll have stuff going on… our health, grieving, healing, working through things. Small choices matter. One step, one habit, one decision at a time🧡 #kindness #wellbeing #habits Art by simply anxious

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Some people keep showing up, keep caring, and keep getting things done. What we see is only part of the story. A little patience, understanding, and kindness goes a long way. 🧡 #kindness #compassion Art by Joyfulsmolthings

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou Some days our best looks different to others. It might be progress, persistence, rest, asking for help, trying again tomorrow. Whatever today looks like, be gentle.🧡 #kindness Art by anxiety.positive

“If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.” Carlos Santana A reminder that not everything that brings us joy needs to make sense to others. Sometimes it’s the quirky, unexpected, wonderfully strange things that make us smile. Enjoy them 🧡 #joy #kindness Art by anxiety.positive

“This too shall pass.” If things feel a little uncertain… this is a reminder that difficult seasons don’t last forever. Life has a way of changing, often in ways we couldn’t have predicted. Keep going. 🧡 #hope #belief #resilience #positivity Art by Positively Present

“No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough.” Brené Brown The list might not get finished. The emails, chores, plans and good intentions may still be waiting tomorrow. You are still enough. Choose feelings over things. 🧡 #kindness #wellbeing Picture by Simply Anxious

“Remember that if you really want to motivate yourself, love is more powerful than fear.” Kristin Neff How much pressure are you putting yourself under today? What expectation could you let go of? 🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion Picture by Nikki Miles

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” A reminder that we rarely know the full story of what someone is navigating. A little kindness, patience, or understanding can make more of a difference than we realise. 🧡 #kindness #compassion #humanness Picture by @joyfulsmolthings

“The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention.” Anthony J. D’Angelo June can fill up quickly with work, plans, priorities, supporting others and everything in between. Make a little space for ourselves too🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion Art by Positively Present

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realise they were the big things.” Robert Brault Tomorrow we say hello to June… May June be soft on the hard days and full of joy and glimmers. 🧡 #June #kindness #positivity Picture by @simply_anxious

“Be patient with yourself. Self growth is tender, it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” Stephen Covey Maybe some of us are just in the pickle stage of life right now. Still becoming, still learning, still figuring things out and that’s ok. 🧡 #SelfCompassion Art by @joyfulsmolthings

“There is no right way to do a hard thing.” Glennon Doyle Not everything is urgent. Not everything needs solving today. Sometimes living well looks like slowing the pace, letting good enough be enough, and choosing what feels true to you. 🧡 #love #kindness Picture by Simply Anxious

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” H. Jackson Brown Jr. So much of life is created in the moments where we choose courage over comfort and possibility over standing still. 🧡 #belief #courage Picture by Katie Abey

“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” Mary Oliver Optimism is less about always feeling positive, and more about noticing beauty, humour, warmth, colour, and possibility. It’s about being more human (and octopus!) 🐙 #positivity Art by @positivelypresent

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” Swedish Proverb A reminder to myself that caring doesn’t have to mean absorbing everything. And often, the things we worry about either never happen… or we find a way through anyway. 🧡 #kindness Art by joyfulsmolthings

“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.” Janis Joplin Looking after ourselves is not selfish. Rest, boundaries, saying no, choosing what matters, all of it counts. You matter too. 🧡 #SelfCare #kindness Art by anxiety.positive

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Being human is rarely neat or straightforward. The overthinking, uncertainty, questions, moments we miss people. None of those things make us less worthy of #kindness, including from ourselves. 🧡 Art by Positively Present

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” Buddha A new week doesn’t need perfection. Sometimes it’s more than enough to remember we’re learning, adapting with moments of joy alongside everything. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion Art by Stacie Swift

“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.” Brené Brown Connection is not about perfection, it’s about being human together. Who are the people that get you? 🧡 #connection #kindness Art by simply_anxious

“Emotions are data, not directives. We can learn from them without letting them define us.” Susan David Some we welcome. Some we judge. Some we try to rush past or hide. Being human means feeling a range of emotions. You are allowed to feel what you feel. 🧡 #kindness Art by anxiety.positive

“ #Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it.” Brené Brown Caring about somebody doesn’t mean fixing everything. Support can be listening and recognising we may not fully understand what’s truly going on. Being gentle with ourselves matters. 🧡 Art by Joyfulsmolthings

“Be faithful to the life you are trying to create.” Glennon Doyle ‘May reminders’ which are also human reminders. Less noise, less pressure, less rushing. More returning to who we are underneath all of that. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion #wellbeing Art by Simply_Anxious

“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength.” Marcus Aurelius Some things are outside our control. Unkind words, false assumptions, unfair moments. What matters is how we respond and staying true to ourselves. 🧡 #kindness Art by joyfulsmolthings

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart.” Rainer Maria Rilke Being human can feel complicated. If today feels a little harder than usual, that doesn’t make you weak, dramatic, or failing. It makes you human. 🧡 #SelfCompassion #humanness #kindness Picture by @anxiety.positive

“We’re all just walking each other home.” Ram Dass Some days we get things right. Some days we don’t. We’re simply doing our best with the knowledge, energy, and capacity we have at the time. Be gentle with yourself. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion Picture by Positively Present

“With self-compassion, we give ourselves the same kindness and care we’d give to a good friend.” Kristin Neff Maybe things may feel a little lighter, a little easier, a little less exhausting if we spoke to ourselves with the same care we offer others.🧡 #SelfCompassion #kindness Art by Katie Abey

“May you have the courage to live the life that is waiting for you.” John O’Donohue A gentle reminder for this time of year. It’s not just about what we’re doing, but how we’re actually feeling along the way. 🧡 #kindness #wellbeing #humanness Picture by simply_anxious

“May you have the courage to live the life that is waiting for you.” John O’Donohue A gentle reminder for this time of year. It’s not just about what we’re doing, but how we’re actually feeling along the way. 🧡 #kindness #wellbeing #humanness Picture by simply_anxious

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller’s Day Off It’s May already. Life moves and sometimes we forget to pause. Today is a reminder to choose something that looks after you. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCare Art by positively present

“Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself.” Stephanie Lahart Take a moment to recognise how far you’ve come. Not just the big things, everything in between too. It all matters more than we think. 🧡 #SelfBelief #kindness #SelfCompassion Art by anxiety positive

“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” Katie Reed Choosing yourself matters. Not instead of others, but absolutely alongside them. A small moment for you can change everything. 🧡 #SelfCare #kindness Artwork by Katie Abey

“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.” Christine Caine It won’t always feel like this. Things often unfold in ways we can’t yet see. Keep going, you’re doing better than you think. 🧡 #belief #hope #kindness Art by Katie Abey

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” A. A. Milne A little more belief, a little less doubt. And suddenly, we’re ready to go for it. 🧡 #belief #confidence #positivity Art by Katie Abey

“What you have to realise is that you are always saying no to something. Because anytime you say yes to one thing, you are simultaneously saying no to an infinite number of others.” Rory Vaden You don’t need to explain. A no can be clear, kind, and enough. 🧡 #kindness Art by anxiety positive

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” Amelia Earhart The little things really do matter. Noticing, listening, being human with each other. #KindnessCounts more than we realise.🧡 #kindness #humanness Art by joyfulsmolthings

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson A little more you, today. Not the role, not the expectation, just you. That’s enough. 🧡 #authenticity #kindness #SelfCompassion Picture by Katie Abey

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” Viktor E. Frankl There’s lots of pressure that can build quickly. A breath, a pause, a moment can help create a bit of space. You are enough. #kindness #SelfCompassion Art by anxiety positive

“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” William Shakespeare A kind word, a moment of care, a little encouragement… it all matters. Notice who you have, and who you can be for others. 🧡 #kindness #connection #gratitude Art by SimplyAnxious

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone.” Lin Yutang What might you begin to stop today? Not everything needs adding. Some things need letting go. 🧡 #SelfCompassion #mindset #kindness Art by positively present