57 Quotes by Christine Evangelou

We travel through darkness to illuminate it so we can move past the shadows that we so fervently protect. Our pain makes us human and means we are real; it makes us aware of our own fragility and the subtlety of our inner being. Let the pain guide you and propel you forward rather than hold you back in an illusory grip. You are the shape of all your pain, all your challenges, and all your victories.

Love Request: Isn't this all we request from love? A brave, vulnerable and sincere exposure, To be candidly seen in all our faultsBlemishes, quirks and flaws Yet still be so implicitly lovedCherished, accepted And most of all, Wanted

Our beauty unfolds, we become.The ones that truly value youAnd the pricelessness of your presence Will stick around to watch the full beauty of the sunsetAs they gaze through to your soulAnd feel warmed by your charmAs you unfold, as you become

Just like the rose holds her beauty among the thorns- we can gather our strength from the most unlikely places.

Staying Power And the greatest beauty you could clothe your body with Are the gilded gems of staying powerLike traces of molten gold fusing through your cells That which has the capacity to overcome, endure, persevereAnd stay ever faithful to the soul beneath the personTo the spirit that cauterizes the flames No matter whatAnd forever more

When you feel like you have been hit, dig deep and hit back. Rock bottom is not your end; it is your beginning.

Survive, because of the fire that burns withinIt sits inside you and melts through painAnd lights the shadows with embers of loveSurvive because your heart makes you greatIt beats the rhythm to your bones And sings lullabies to your soulSurvive because your strength lies in all you overcome It shakes you to lift you and take you bravely home

When we journey to create our happiness- we stop hiding; we stop being a stranger to our soul and begin feeding ourselves with the nectar of love and self-commitment that we wholly deserve. The external vision of happiness is breakable, fragile, and hard to hold onto, yet what we conjure from within has the capacity to last because it is ours- woven by the tapestry of our own intelligent design.

Soar And how can you soarWhen you are so rooted to your pain?The lessons of letting go, my love, are never made in vain.Take what you need so you can navigate your way,And let the rest go, with love and with faith.