Kha Tran

“The best feeling in the world is knowing that you actually mean something to someone.”

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”

“Breathe. You’re going to be okay. Breathe and remember that you’ve been in this place before. You’ve been this uncomfortable and anxious and scared, and you’ve survived. Breathe and know that you can survive this too. These feelings can’t break you. They’re painful and debilitating, but you can sit with them and eventually, they will pass. Maybe not immediately, but sometime soon, they are going to fade and when they do, you’ll look back at this moment and laugh for having doubted your resilience. I know it feels unbearable right now, but keep breathing, again and again. This will pass. I promise it will pass.”

“You have saved yourself from drowning every time before this. You will rescue yourself again.”

“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.”

“Anybody can look at you. It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.”

“Don’t let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It’s your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don’t let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality – not yours. There is more to life than pleasing people. There is much more to life than following others’ prescribed path. There is so much more to life than what you experience right now. You need to decide who you are for yourself. Become a whole being. Adventure.”

“Beware of destination addiction: The idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or even with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are.”

“Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are.”

“The past should be left in the past because it can destroy your future. Live your life for what tomorrow has to offer, not for what yesterday has taken away.”

“If outside validation is your only source of nourishment, you will hunger for the rest of your life.”

“Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end.”

“Some people aren’t loyal to you, they are loyal to their need of you. Once their needs change, so does their loyalty.”

“If we are the same person before and after we love, that means we haven’t loved enough.”

“Don’t feel bad for knowing you deserve more.”

“Be someone’s light when they are hopeless.”