“I love myself when I am laughing. And then again when I am looking mean and impressive.”
What this quote means
Zora Neale Hurston celebrates self-love in all its complexity: she loves herself when laughing, but also when serious and imposing. This underscores the importance of accepting ourselves in all our facets, even those that seem contradictory. This resonates because we tend to value only certain parts of ourselves. In life, it encourages us to embrace our whole personality without judgment.
How to apply it daily
List three aspects of your personality you tend to hide. For each, find a reason to appreciate it and affirm it today.
Continue
Related quotes
Same author or same theme — keep reading.
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”Create visual
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”Create visual
“The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have.”Create visual
“The world is full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.”Create visual
“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.”Create visual
“The constant happiness is curiosity.”Create visual