Chapter (2) The Path to Personal Growth

1. A strong woman would rather be alone than sleep beside a man she cannot trust or depend on.

2. Respect yourself enough to distance yourself from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.

3. Sometimes, losing people makes you find yourself. You may have had to lose them so you would not lose yourself.

4. It is better to lose others than to lose yourself to fit in.

5. Do not force yourself to fit in somewhere you do not belong.

6. Stop making yourself readily available for people who never prioritise you.

7. Do not change yourself so that other people will like you. Be yourself so that the right people will love you.

8. Stop setting yourself on fire for people who will sit there and watch you burn.

9. Do not burn yourself to keep others warm.

10. Do not cry; no one cares.

11. Do not just be good to others; be good to yourself, too.

12. Choose yourself this time—no more excuses.

13. Love yourself first because that is who you will speak with for the rest of your life.

14. If you begin by sacrificing yourself to those you love, you will end by hating those to whom you have sacrificed yourself.

15. Living alone is a hundred times better than living with fake people who hate you but act like they love you.

16. Only you and you alone can change your situation. Do not blame it on anything or anyone.

17. Another person will not hurt you without your cooperation. You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be.

18. Be tolerant of others and strict with yourself.

19. Your anger is your problem; keep it to yourself.

20. Silence is the best answer to someone who does not understand your feelings.

21. Solitude over toxicity.

22. Read yourself, not people.

23. As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

24. Be the best version of yourself. Love and respect yourself.

25. Remember to take care of yourself. You cannot pour from an empty cup.

26. Take care of your body; health is another form of wealth.

27. Taking care of yourself is productive.

28. Take care of yourself. You are all you have.

29. No one except yourself ever destroys you.

30. When you focus on you, you grow. When you focus on shit, shit grows.