Crystal Reed Quotes

Other people do not have to change for us to experience peace of mind.

You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you.

I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.

God has entrusted me with myself.

Things don't weigh me down any more. I confront things, and I move on. I don't dwell on things; I don't let things simmer under the surface. I am where it starts and where it ends. I have the power in my life to be happy.

If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.

For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I have, I will rectify it. I now refuse to give someone permission to make me feel bad about myself. They can't make me feel bad about myself if I don't allow it.

I think secretly I've realized after my time on the planet that I have no control over what people feel about me or need from me, so I just have a more laid-back approach in my apologies.

Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.

We are becoming able to see the pursuit of external power for what it is and the futility of trying to escape the pain of powerlessness by changing the world. When we look inward, not outward, we can dismantle the parts of our personalities that have controlled us for so long - such as anger, jealousy, vindictiveness, superiority, inferiority.

I can't change the world. I have to fix me.

I've learned lately that no one is going to hand me a permission slip and tell me to take time out for me.

All I have to do is what's right for me.

The bottom line is: You are in control of your reactions to things and how you view things.

I don't let myself get upset about the little nitpicky things anymore.

I don't have to go around trying to save everybody anymore; that's not my job.

You are responsible for the energy that you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others.

We can't determine our emotions, but we can choose our attitudes and actions.

One of the things I realized is that if you do not take control over your time and your life, other people will gobble it up. If you don't prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list, your kids fall lower and lower on your list.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

You're the only one that's in control of your emotions; you're the only one that's inside of you at all times. So control you however you want to. If you're not happy, that's your fault.

Sometimes you just have to calm down a little bit and let the system work itself.

I can't feel sorry for myself.

I can't worry about external factors, I have to focus on myself.

Whether you are happy or miserable is completely a choice.