Favorite Quotes
“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."
“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”
“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”
Friday, August 26, 2022
What makes "home" home?
One day, I will own my dream home. Artists will paint birds, trees, planets, favorite quotations, and more on the walls throughout. Books will line walls and shelves. Natural life will be in every room.
For now, I am content with imagination and decals.
From Maya Angelou:
"A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips HER wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky."