{"quotes":[{"text":"She knew it was time, What for was the mystery but focused; she remained.She turned her back on anythingthat no longer served her strengths nor taught her vital lessons with her weaknesses.She said no without explanation \u0026 assigned validation back just to parking spots. She was fierce but gentle and authentic in her approach to live even if it meant standing alone.She knew the hard days weren't over but stood proud that she had already survived some of the worst. She laughed in the midst of a mindfuck \u0026 gathered her worth with all the pieces of herself that have held her together throughout the years. She knew it was timeWhat for was the mystery, but focused; she remained. She learnt that motherhood provided unconditional love doesn't have boundaries, it's pure in all its forms. Family are rare connections.Friendships are like shoes, not all will fit but when some do it's like you have won the lotto. She learnt that every love was different and how important it was to keep her heart open for the possibility of being able to experience it just one more time.","author":"Nikki Rowe","tags":["authentic","awaken","awareness","break-free","empower","empowering-women","free-spirit","growth","independent","inner-being","inspire","journey","seeker","self-help","she","soul","wild","wild-and-free","wild-soul","wise","wise-woman","woman","women"],"id":2742,"author_id":"Nikki+Rowe"},{"text":"A relationship that is truly genuine does not keep changing its colors. Real gold never rusts. If a relationship is really solid and golden, it will be unbreakable. Not even Time can destroy its shine.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["artificial","authentic","business","business-partners","colors","dating","friends","friendship","genuine","gold","golden","life","love","love","love-relationships","loving","marriage","married","partnerships","precious","precious-metals","real","relationship","relationships-101","relationships-advice","rust","shine","sincere","solid","test-of-love","time","true","true-love","true-relationships","truth","unbreakable"],"id":11227,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"The authentic self is the soul made visible.","author":"Sarah Ban Breathnach","tags":["soul","self","authentic "],"id":15312,"author_id":"Sarah+Ban+Breathnach"},{"text":"To ‘pretend’ is to say that I’m willing to waste the precious energy that it takes to pretend, and I’m unwilling to cultivate the bravery that it takes to be real. And I am at a complete loss to pretend that either of these aren’t true.","author":"Craig D. Lounsbrough","tags":["authentic","authenticity","avoid","avoidance","brave","bravery","denial","fake","false","fear","forthright","frank","honest","honesty","pretend","real","truth","truthful"],"id":15465,"author_id":"Craig+D.+Lounsbrough"},{"text":"Vulnerability gives us freedom, power and connects us to a network of injured souls. It is through the art of being real that we can heal ourself and others.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["authentic","be-yourself","being-real","caring","courage","exposing-fears","feeling-deeply","healers","healing","networking","no-fear","raw","real","real-self","relatable","sharing"],"id":22431,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"Young people today are deeply passionate and crave authentic life based on truth. They're hungry to make a difference. They're willing to take a stand for whatever they believe, even to die for a cause. When they sell out to Jesus, they'll pursue a standard of righteousness that is greater than anything you and I ever saw growing up. Don't water it down. Don't lower the standard. And don't just settle for raising it-raise it higher. Believe in your children. Talk with them. Speak well of them. Encourage them. Pray for them. Celebrate the victories with them. Affirm their growth. We can raise a generation that, although they'll make mistakes, will sell out completely when Jesus grips them. They'll give Him everything. They'll make you proud by being even weirder than you are.","author":"Craig Groeschel","tags":["a","affirm","although","an","and","anything","are","authentic","based","being","believe","by","can","cause","celebrate","children","completely","crave","deeply","die","difference","don-t","down","encourage","even","ever","everything","for","generation","give","god","greater","grips","growing","growth","higher","him","hungry","i","in","is","it","jesus","just","life","lower","make","mistakes","of","on","out","parents","passionate","people","pray","proud","pursue","raise","raising","righteousness","saw","sell","settle","speak","stand","standard","take","talk","than","that","the","their","them","they","they-ll","they-re","to","today","truth","up","victories","water","we","weird","weirder","well","whatever","when","will","willing","with","you","young","your"],"id":22696,"author_id":"Craig+Groeschel"},{"text":"Loving yourself is required for authentic relationships.","author":"Amy Leigh Mercree","tags":["authentic","inspirational","love","about-life","of-the-day","of-the-week","twitter","relationships","self-love"],"id":26054,"author_id":"Amy+Leigh+Mercree"},{"text":"An inexhaustible capacity to engage in sin is what makes human beings capable of living a virtuous life. To err is human; to seek penance is humankind’s unique act of salvation. Whenever a person fails, it is often their overwhelming sense of anguish that drives them forward to make a second attempt that is far more bighearted than they originally envisioned. The need for redemption drives us to try again despite our backside enduring the terrible weight of our greatest catastrophes. There is no person as magnanimous as a person whom finally encountered tremendous success after previously enduring a tear-filled trail of hardships and repeated setbacks. In an effort to redeem our lost dignity, in an effort to regain self-respect, we find our true selves. By working independently to better ourselves and struggling to fulfill our cherished values, we save ourselves while coincidentally uplifting all of humanity.","author":"Kilroy J. Oldster","tags":["adversity","authentic","authentic-self","error","failure","failure-and-success","failure","forgiveness","forgiveness","forgiving-yourself","hardship","penance","redemption","regret","regret","regrets","remorse","salvation","self-discovery","self-discovery","self-improvement","self-improvement","self-respect","self-respect","shame","shame","sin","true-selves","trying","virtue","virtue","virtuous","virtuous-life","virtuous-person"],"id":27257,"author_id":"Kilroy+J.+Oldster"},{"text":"You are the energy you attract. Whether you are aware of that or not, everything you come up against is teaching you about that part within yourself. Listen carefully, it's a hint to a better you.","author":"Nikki Rowe","tags":["abundance","authentic","awaken","awareness-truth","energy","energy-healer","free-spirit","greatness","grow","growth","healing","inner-being","inner-peace","inspire","law-of-attraction","life","light-worker","love","mindful","nikki-rowe","over-come","rise-above","self-help"],"id":28480,"author_id":"Nikki+Rowe"},{"text":"We can all take pictures but not everyone can capture the beauty that's usually hidden in plain view...We can all open our mouth to sing but not everyone can melodically touch your soul...We can all pick up a pen to write but not everyone can write words in such a way that they leap off of the page for you...We can all part our lips to speak but not everyone can speak life into you...We can all move our bodies to a beat but not everyone can become one with music, stir emotions and shift energy with dance...Point is: WE CAN all do something but Know your gifts, cultivate them and ALWAYS, ALWAYS BE YOURSELF! Then working together becomes effortless. Copies aren't accepted everywhere...ORIGINALS are eventually required!","author":"Sanjo Jendayi","tags":["authentic","copy","dance","gifts","original","photo","photography","pictures","sanjo-jendayi","sing","speak","write"],"id":31716,"author_id":"Sanjo+Jendayi"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":168,"pages":17,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}