If you want to heal for real, ignoring and bottling tough emotions isn't the best idea. You need to build emotional agility if you're going to navigate heartbreak in a healthy and meaningful way. Read these quotes to inspire how you heal, help, and grow.

Lining my wall with spiritual books is one way I surround myself with love. That being the case, I’m sharing a small section of my bookshelf with you so you might find something new to inspire you... even if you've already read the book before.

As I do my best to keep hope alive after my brother's death, I get the sense that the love we shared isn’t going anywhere. I've loved, but in some way, I haven't lost. There’s still pain, but also a lightness. If you want to feel lighter after loss, read this poem. It's for you, and the person you still love.

When this moment becomes the most important moment, your entire life becomes a masterpiece. To help you come back to the present tense, to stop worrying or to get out of a rut, try this two-word mindfulness mantra. It works for me.

Counter your self-depreciating stories with stories that uplift and empower. With affirmations (like these ones!) you'll learn to embrace yourself in all your glory, flaws definitely included.

Nature’s source of renewal is endless. Since this is a season where we can easily feel the warmth of the sun on our skin and the hope of new growth, these spring quotes feel right. No matter what season you’re in, remember that you're right where you need to be.

I’ve given up on trying to be perfect because I’d rather show up fully and actually live this life. Perfection is limiting; it cuts us off from what we’re capable of doing, giving, receiving, and becoming. To honor what really matters, I decided there are at least 11 ways you don’t need to be perfect, just who you are in your wholeness.

I think of letting go as diving in, not turning away. As living in each moment, getting as close to a full life experience as possible in this one moment. To do that, you need to learn how to let go of what isn't yours to hold forever. Here are a few ideas that can help.

Read this short spring poem to celebrate your connection to every season (especially the one you're in right now). It might just wake you up to the flowers that haven't even bloomed yet, and the ones that haven't bloomed in centuries. When you're here, now, you're part of everything that has ever been or will be.

If you want to make the world a better place, but you need some encouragement, these affirmations are for you. How you live *your* life is the greatest way you contribute to the whole. Who knows who you’ll inspire...