Courtney Peppernell Quotes
Best 8 Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind Quotes by Courtney Peppernell
Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind Quotes
“It’s difficult to be the best version of yourself all the time. But perhaps life isn’t about that. You don’t have to always be in a good mood; you don’t have to always be sociable or productive. It’s about how much you try, even when it feels like life keeps flipping upside down.”
“My mind repeats all the mistakes I’ve made, like a bad movie reminding me of all the things that cause me so much doubt.
There are things that go wrong in my life, like a roller coaster that twists and bends. People say that this is just how life goes. But too often I am wondering if maybe it’s just me. Too often I am thinking about how often my doubt shows.”
“The past does not define you. There will be people who once knew you intimately, but they don’t know you now. They may remember a chapter that once spoke to them, but they don’t get to know the chapters that are coming. You get to write those.”
“There are many things you should care about
like sick animals, dying trees, and saving the bees.
What others think of you
is not one of these things.”
“There is beauty in the chaos of living.”
“We spend a lifetime with our feelings; try not to hurt those of others.”
“Words look different on pages than in your mind. On pages, they sit quietly, waiting to be read. But inside your head, they're screaming, angry, hurting, bleeding red.”
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On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy by Carl R. Rogers
“You do not have to show your face to the world every single day. You are allowed a day off.”
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