noramindnotes

WORDS THAT STAY WITH YOU.

Quotes

  • Learning to Feel Safe Resting After a Lifetime of People-Pleasing

    By Maya Fleischer “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ~John Lubbock For years, I thought exhaustion was a sign I lived fully… Read more

  • How to Change What You Feel and Believe About Yourself

    By Allie Bernhad “Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.” ~Robert Gary Lee A year ago, I began to accept that I was depressed, and had been for a long time. It was scary. I broke up with my live-in boyfriend of almost three years, quit my job, and though I didn’t want to, I… Read more

  • How High Expectations Can Lead to Disappointment, Depression, and Anxiety

    By Caroline D. James Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” ~Alexander Pope I was sitting on the couch in my bedroom, at sunset, looking at the trees outside my window. I felt a profound sadness, frustration, disappointment, and desperation taking me over. While I was staring into oblivion, all… Read more

  • The Problem with Being the Easy One

    By Maraya Rodostianos “We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.” ~François de La Rochefoucauld “So, in your relationship, do your partner’s needs always dictate how things go?” My therapist looked at me quizzically after I’d just shared with him that our dinner plans hadContinue… Read more

  • “The strongest version of you isn’t the one who never struggles—it’s the one who keeps choosing hope, even on the hardest days.”— NORA MINDNOTES Read more