Zara Bas Quotes

“And throughout your search
it seems you may have overlooked one
important fact

You were the answer all along.”

“I was scared
that if I said what I waas thinking
it would shatter everything.”

“If you don't take care of your brain
it'll show up in your body
if you don't confront your needs
your body will confront them for you
if you don't respect your own limits
your body will force you to respect them.”

“In the end you'll walk away
and that will be the beginning.”

“It never feels like it
but the more your break down
the more you let the tears out
the more you let go enough to feel whatever
comes up for you

The more you heal.”

“People love you most
in your rawest state
with your clumsily
and imperfectly expressed
string-of-consciousness thoughts
the unabashed excitement you betray
before it's replace with a stoic mask
you don't realise how charming you are

As your most undefended self.”

“The cost of not being true to yourself
for the sake of approval
is losing your authenticity
and that's a price
far too high to pay.”

“There are some pieces of you
that may never be fully understood
by anyone but yourself.”

“To trust again
is my greatest battle
and I will win.”

“Trauma didn't make you stronger

You did that.”

“You do have what it takes
what it takes to get through this
what it takes to transcend
to become
to flourish
no matter how dark it gets

You have what it takes.”

“You have to keep going
you have to keep creating
keep trying
keep loving
keep believing
when it feels like no one's listening
and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere
when you want to throw the towel in
you have to keep going

You owe yourself at least one more chance.”

“You make
people feel
so understood.

Don't you think
you deserve
a little understanding too?”

“You shouldn't have
to put in
effort for two.”

“You were not put on this earth
to turn your life into a performance piece
for the judgment of others.”

“You will
find a love
that calms
your soul.”

“You,
with your sunny disposition
and tender heart,

have always been enough.”

“Their lack of effort
does not mean
you should take it
upon yourself
to put in more”

“When they label you strong
you find yourself recoiling

maybe you don't want to be strong
perhaps you want to be soft
taken care of
treated well
and loved
you want peace and ease
and lack of any need to be 'strong'”

“When you put them on a pedestal
you take away their opportunity
to show you
who they truly are”

“You deserve a love
that doesn't
hurt your heart
to wake up to”

“You deserve someone
who will get you the flowers
someone who will
pick them from the garden
carefully avoiding thorns
because they might not love flowers
but they love how your face light up
when you receive them”

“You don't have to break
your own heart
for fear that if you don't
do it yourself
someone else might”