01UndatedLiving your life through negative feelings and memories is doing yourself a dishonour.If you want to change you need to be willing to leave your past wounds behind you. -If you wish to remain stuck in your attachment to past pains then dare to ask yourself exactly why you feel the need to define yourself by your past traumas or tragedies.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
02UndatedYou are NOT an abuse survivor or victim. Leave your labels elsewhere because they are no longer serving you.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
03UndatedSelf respect by definition is a confidence and pride in feeling that you are behaving in an honorable and dignified manner. -Respect yourself by respecting others.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
04UndatedSelf respect by definition is a confidence and pride in knowing that your behaviour is both honorable and dignified. -Respect yourself by respecting others.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
05UndatedSelf respect by definition is a confidence and pride in knowing that your behaviour is both honorable and dignified. Therefore when you harass or vilify another person, you not only disrespect them, but you also. -Respect yourself by respecting others.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
06UndatedThose of us who have overcome so many adversities from a very young age, are privileged to be able to communicate profound insights and advice to others, speaking from a place of genuine confidence and knowing.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
07UndatedGo out and do your thing knowing that rejection and failure is an inevitable and integral part of the process to achieving your dreams.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
08UndatedI don't believe in failure. Whenever you take action and do something, irrespective of the outcome, you have succeeded by simply doing and trying. The universe rewards action. So believe in yourself and do whatever it is you want to do.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
09UndatedYou are your own soul mate, so love and treat yourself in the same way you would your life partner.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
10UndatedMy Dear Friend, Don't ever allow yourself to forget how incredibly special you are, even for a single second. Without you, the world would not be as magnificent. Let yourself remember to love again, starting with you loving you.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
11UndatedDear Girls Across the Globe,Let's stop body-shaming each other with hurtful comments about how another girl looks or doesn't look. We are all beautiful in our own unique way; so let's speak about each other with the dignity that we would want others to have when they speak about us.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
12UndatedThere is nothing shameful about loving yourself. The shame is in NOT loving the unique and brilliant individual that you are.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
13UndatedYou don't need to be primary caregiver of your children to be of primary influence in their lives. What you do for them behind the scenes in your own unique way is what makes the true difference in the long run.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
14UndatedEven if we have ourselves so fully convinced that we are on the right track because we desperately want the specific direction we have chosen to be the correct one, if the universe disagrees with our choices, it will not be shy in telling us so.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
15UndatedThe best things occur when you challenge yourself and face your fears. If you think of your greatest achievements and take an inventory of the times you have demonstrated to yourself (and others) just how strong you are, you will notice it has never been while remaining within your comfort zone doing things that are easy and familiar to you.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
16UndatedMotivation may be what starts you off, but it's habit that keeps you going back for more.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
17Undated️Don't say "I'm a worrier and this is just who I am"!, or "I've always been a worrier, I can't help it"; instead decide from this day forward to become someone who DOESN'T worry.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
18UndatedSo many amazing opportunities arise when a chapter of our life ends. When we resign from a job that we weren't happy in, or even get fired, it's actually a blessing because a better experience is waiting to happen. It's all about perspective.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
19UndatedThe way you choose to think and speak about yourself (to yourself and others), IS A CHOICE! You may have spent your whole life talking about yourself in a negative way, but that doesn't mean you have to continue that path.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
20UndatedTime waits for no one so you shouldn't either. Do whatever it is that you can do RIGHT NOW that requires no external approval, acceptance or permission and is aligned with your life purpose. ....Haven't discovered your life purpose yet? No problem! Do what you love that is effortless, creative and helps others along the way. (That's one in the same thing after all. )Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
21UndatedThe problem with depicting abusers as full-time monsters is that when a person is actually experiencing abuse in their own life, they'll think "oh but he's the sweetest guy most of the time so he can't be an abuser " or "but he's not ALWAYS horrible, he's usually amazing, so he's not an abuser", and they'll make the mistake of thinking they mustn't really be being abused when they actually are.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
22UndatedMake a promise to yourself right now, that you will choose your thoughts and words wisely, that you will no longer use disempowered language about yourself, and nor will you ever negatively define yourself by what has occurred in your past.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
23UndatedHas anyone ever noticed that when ethnic Australians excel in sport they are heralded "Aussies"; but when something goes wrong they are thrown the "go back to where you came from" line? WAKE UP RACISTS.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗
24UndatedMothering your man is not sexy for you or for him. If you want your man to "start being a man", start being his lover not his mother.Miya Yamanouchi / quote ↗