Mantras for the Modern Mademoiselle

You must learn to be in control of your emotions, to stay calm during the chaos, because, the calmest person in the room holds the most power.

Instead of acting out of impulse, anger, and hurt, take a minute, breath and remind yourself:

"Sometimes things fall apart, so that better things can fall together" - Marilyn Monroe

"Karma never misses a soul"

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes" - Winston Chruchill

"Be gentle with yourself. You survived everything you swore you couldn't" - Marilyn Monroe

“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.” - Audrey Hepburn

"Never quit something with great long term potential just becuase you can't deal with the stress of the moment" - Seth Godin

"Sometimes you are so divinely protected, you don't get what you wanted"

"When a toxic personal can't control you, they will try to control how other perceive you" - Jill Blakeway | Too Chic to Care: Let them talk, you have better things to do

"Some souls are meant to stand alone until they're seen by the right eyes"

"You can't speak in poetry to someone who doesn't read"

"Neuroplasticity is proof that who you once were is not who you must remain" - Dr. Norman Doidge

"If them not choosing you forced you to choose yourself, you won"

"You can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed" - Misty Copeland

"What they hate in you is what's missing in them"

"The most thoughtful thing that man ever did for you was make sure you don't spend the rest of your life with him"

"Yes, change is scary but so is staying the same"

"No one who has ever tried to make me feel small possesses a life I admire"

"Holding hate in your heart only ends up hurting you, not them"

"It had to happen so I could grow."

"The greatest power is keeping calm during chaos. Be less reactive, reaction will cost you your peace."

"Working on myself because it wasn’t my fault what happened to me but it is my responsibility to get better and take care of myself. "

"You’ll never be “too much” for the right person. Your standards will never be “too high”, your dreams won’t be “unrealistic”, and you’ll never have to shrink yourself to be loved by the ONE. Your current “flaws” will be the things they most admire about you"

"Rotten fruit falls on its own"

"“I don’t like how this makes me feel” is a legitimate reason to separate yourself from people."

"If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive." - Paulo Coelho

"A friend who becomes an enemy after a little misunderstanding, was an enemy from the start." - Tupac Shakur

"After becoming comfortable with solitude, I realised my mind is a very kind place to be" - Helen Mirren

"If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it." - Maya Angelou

"At some point you have to realise the pain is self inflicted. Let go. And move on."

"Everything happens for a reason."

"It is a blessing that you can’t understand why certain people act the way that they act. Be grateful that you don’t understand"

"You will get there, but right now you are here and here is also wonderful. Appreciate all aspects of growth. Enjoy being in the process of becoming."

"Forever search for the good in everything. The more you look for beauty in the world, the more it starts to appear."

"You can never break a person who finds beauty in everything, even in pain."

"Physical appearance is nothing if it’s not paired with confidence, kindness, and the way you carry yourself"

"One day you’ll tell people how you pulled yourself out of the ocean when you couldn’t even swim. Don't you dare give up on yourself."

"You can’t add days to your life but you can add life to your days. "

"Competence breeds confidence, knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom" - Aristotle

"Comparison makes you blind to your own progress."

"If you let people's perception of you dictate your behaviour, you will never grow as a person." - George Feeny

"The most important relationships you will ever have is the one with yourself" 

"Be kind. You’ll never regret being kind. "

"Stick to the plan, not your mood. Discipline is nothing but self-respect at the highest level."

"The more you try to control something, the more it ends up controlling you."

"A relationship built off of another woman's tears will never last"

Take what you need, leave want doesn't resonate, and re-visit this when you need the reminder. I'm so proud of you my love <3

Love, Innasya x