You’ll be amazed at how things magically turn out great as soon as you stop giving a f*ck. - Mark Manson

The difference between a healthy and an unhealthy relationship comes down to two things: 1) how well each person in the relationship accepts responsibility, and 2) the willingness of each person to both reject and be rejected by their partner.

Life’s not fair, people are messy, and pain is inevitable.

Your peace depends on how fast you stop trying to fix everyone and how soon you start owning your response.

The problem with the self-esteem movement is that it measured self-esteem by how positively people felt about themselves. But a true and accurate measurement of one’s self-worth is how people feel about the negative aspects of themselves. If a person like Jimmy feels absolutely fucking great 99.9 percent of the time, despite his life falling apart around him, then how can that be a valid metric for a successful and happy life?