This Is Me Quotes

“We all have a purpose,” she said. “Some people are the tall oak trees, and some people are the beautiful bushes. But everyone has a purpose. There is nobody here on earth who doesn’t have a path or a purpose. An innate destiny. Every human being who comes, comes called.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“We're made from love, with love, to love.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“I am a firm believer that what you do and what you spend your time doing is a message to the universe. And the universe doesn’t know good or bad; it just knows what you are focusing on.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“Because confidence is really trust in yourself, right? It has nothing to do with what someone else thinks of you; it’s what you think of you.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“Anxiety is one of the worst things you can experience in your whole life. The more you resist, the more it persists. I learned pretty quickly that I had to lean in to my anxiety. And accept it. Or try to. I had a much-needed conversation with myself.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“You are not the authority on what makes others feel loved.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“Feelings are not facts.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“we can’t write lines for people just because we want to hear them”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“There is something that happens when you are grateful. You continue to receive blessings.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“How come she gets . . .” The answer that always worked was, “Worry about yourself.” As adults, we sometimes call this the Compare and Despair trap, where you look at someone else’s life and become envious or feel inadequate. We can’t know what other people have gone through or what’s really behind that Instagram post.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“If you can’t love yourself for who you are right now, you’ll never get to the place you’re meant to be.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“Your dream might evolve. You might see that something isn't meant for you, and that realization will lead to what it is you are really supposed to be doing. But until you show up for yourself with that first step-- because I know that is always the hardest part-- you will never know.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“How often do we take the people closest to us for granted, the same way we do our eyesight or the magic that makes a lightbulb turn on when we flip a switch? The very things—or people—we take for granted are what we should be most thankful for. The quiet, ordinary times are more extraordinary than we give them credit for. The moments that we get to share.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“Life, as John Lennon said, is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“The universe responds when you really pursue your heart’s desire.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“Our true happiness is inside of us. Like me, everything you need to fly—to soar—has been inside you all along. Just as you are, you’re enough.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“Because carrying hate is a heavy load, but offering forgiveness is freeing.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“If you do hate your ex, I’d like you to consider the damage you might be doing to yourself. Look, I have heard some horror stories from my girlfriends. Things I would never tell my friends to just forgive and forget. But I think you can focus on letting go of hating someone first and then forgive the person on your own time. Because carrying hate is a heavy load, but offering forgiveness is freeing.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“So many people, including myself, talk at each other but don’t listen. To ourselves or to other people. Believe in actively listening to yourself. Take time to have a conversation with yourself every now and again. What’s working? What could maybe use a little tweaking?”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“As an adult, that just doesn’t happen. You move on with your feelings or you harbor resentment. We rarely really deal with issues in a rational way on the spot: “Hey, what you just did hurt my feelings. I want you to know.” It feels awkward. It is too hard. But when you do, the person apologizes. Or maybe he doesn’t, but at least it doesn’t fester in your head.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“Being who you are is enough. You don’t have to become a success, because you already are one. Let go of your fear and dare to be your greatest, truest self. Because the world needs you.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“All I can say is that you really must love it. Everyone’s journey is different, but you have to have real passion. That’s true for whatever your work is. Because that love is gonna get you through hard times and long hours and the “What am I doing with my life?” situations.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me

“She earned it and she deserves it, and she would do a disservice to herself and the beauty she surrounds herself with if she shrugged it off and deflected the compliment.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“The whole time, the universe was conspiring for me in ways I couldn't understand, certainly not back then. I was getting what I would need for my journey.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“I said no.
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And the world didn't end. There have been times I've regretted not raising my hand to speak up about something, but I have never regretted advocating for myself or someone I care about.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“Just play the scene and see where it takes you.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“But whether it's the fear of success or of failure doesn't really matter. I think what it boils down to is that people are afraid of change.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“I pledge to communicate my needs and my wants-- and have the wisdom to know the difference (and the self-worth to ask for both).”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“I will never believe that it is weakness to "retaliate" with kindness. Our culture has become an arms race of nastiness. I refuse to do it.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

“When you put one foot in front of the other... you cannot fail. Your dream might evolve. You might see that something isn't meant for you, and that realization will lead to what it is you are really supposed to be doing.”
― Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today