Singer-songwriter Camila Cabello was born in Cuba in 1997, but relocated to Miami, Florida, when she was 5 years old. The “Havana” singer rose to fame in 2012 after competing on The X Factor as one fifth of the girl group Fifth Harmony (5H). She became a part of one of the best-selling girl groups of all time before she pursued a solo career in December of 2016. She’s a frequent performer at awards shows, but she also posts uplifting messages online and often is involved with humanitarian causes. Below are 10 quotes that show how she spreads her positivity.

• On Gratitude

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  "The intention behind giving thanks and practicing gratitude is so important and I really felt the importance of practicing gratitude in my life over the past year. There’s so much to be thankful for. I’m so grateful to be alive, I’m so grateful to be breathing. I’m so grateful for my baby boy [a dog named] Tarzan, I’m grateful for my family and my boyfriend and my community.”

• On Adding a Puppy to Her Family

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  "During uncertain times like this we need a reminder that sweet miracle things like puppies exist in the world too."

• On Positive Affirmations for 2021

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  "May we all be happy and peaceful. May we all be healthy and safe. May we all be free from suffering and fear. May we all be strong and feel like we belong."
• On Mental Wellness

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  “I’ve spent a lot of time over the last couple of years, and especially this past year home during the pandemic, in constant reflection, learning and exploring the ways I have contributed to systems and beliefs that actively oppress others. I’ve realized there’s so much more I can and must do to support others who are doing the work to heal our communities."

• On Meditation

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  "Not only does it help in times like this with stress and anxiety, meditation is the practice of strengthening habits like empathy, love, and compassion- making you feel more connected to not only everybody around you, but living beings in general like animals, plants, and the earth, which is a living being, itself."

• On Living in the Now

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  "Every time I get caught up in tomorrow and the noise and fog of my mind is not letting me experience this moment .. I’m going to wake myself up, because this is it."
• On Her Relationship

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  "It’s not just the happy blissful moments you see in pictures and videos- When you’re in a relationship with someone, it feels like they are this mirror reflecting yourself back to you. There’s nothing like the pull, the FORCE that is love, to be the light in the darkness."

• On Being Yourself

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  "Every single of one of us is needed in this world. You reading this.. we need you. We need your unique light, your imperfect but authentic way of shining, your story, your struggles, your insecurities, your mountains that you climbed, the ones you’re climbing, and the ones you think you’re not ready to climb, your messiness, your best shot, your rawness, your YOUNESS."

• On Self-Love

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  "Reminding myself everyday that life is now; and not in yesterday or tomorrow. Let’s be extra gentle, soft, and kind to ourselves and others today✨"
• On Humanity

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  "Nothing is better than giving or receiving kindness and goodness and humanness from another, let’s be the reason someone believes in the goodness of humanity today."

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