Sharon Van Etten Quotes

I am a much happier 27-year-old than I was at 20 years old. I am so fortunate because I have an amazing family, amazing friends and a great support system.

I have a lot of lovely things in my life that I wasn't able to have before I got healed from my imbalanced life.

I have a great life and I'm super active.

I think it's important to be happy before you can make anybody else happy.

Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.

I can live with myself.

Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.

I've realised I can be happy.

The other thing is surrounding yourself with people that care for you. These are simple things, but they're powerful, and they've completely transformed who I am and how I perceive myself.

My greatest achievement so far is that I've been able to continue with my normal life. I love what I do, but more so, I'm glad to have people who care about me close by.

I've realized through the years that I just find happiness in other things, whether it's my dogs or my friends or, like, looking at the sunset. So if I were to wish for something else, it would just to be happy all the time, to have a superpower of not letting things affect me, and to be true to who I am, always.

We weren't put here to be miserable. We were put here to do the best we can, and we should take our energy and improve our state of being.

It's not about success. Whatever happens, it doesn't matter. I would like to not go bankrupt or get some incurable disease, but other than that, I'm just happy to keep going.

You have to be fulfilled in order for everyone else to be fulfilled. I'm a way happier, more pleasant person to be around when I take time for myself.

It's important to enjoy who you are and to appreciate things around you.

If I could talk to my younger self, I would tell her that you will grow into the woman you've always wanted to be. You will find love. You will be successful. You will be happy.

You have to accept who you are in order to make someone happy and be happy.

I want to love myself and love my life.

I feel proud of my journey. I wouldn't change it.

Positivity helps with everything in life.

Remember that you have to be happy to make other people happy. Don't get weighed down by duty, guilt, and responsibility all the time.

I, first and foremost, want to make sure that I am personally healthy and happy in my life.

Sometimes you're not the healthiest, sometimes you're not gonna have the best years, sometimes you're gonna be great.

When you've learned to love yourself, you get all the things that come with that. Friends, passion, success.

Just celebrate who you are and be happy with you are. Take all the ups and downs together, as you're only human.