You are an individual. You are unique. You are not “like” any other person and can never become “like” any other person. You are not “supposed” to be like any other person and no other person is “supposed” to be like you.
Psycho-Cybernetics
Maxwell Maltz
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Wherever you are, at any moment, try and find something beautiful. A face, a line out of a poem, the clouds out of a window, some graffiti, a wind farm. Beauty cleans the mind.
Reasons to Stay Alive
Matt Haig
A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry showed that 61 percent of patients presenting with gender dysphoria have another psychiatric disorder.
The End of Gender
Debra Soh
“When we look at the news, we must keep this more holistic view. Yes, this or that terrible thing has happened. No doubt, there are very negative things, but at the same time there are many more positive things happening in our world. We must have a sense of proportion and a wider perspective. Then we will not feel despair when we see these sad things.”
The Book of Joy
Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Carlton Abrams