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, September 23, 2022

Hard Things

I was listening to We Can Do Hard Things, and Cheryl Strayed offered a much needed [for me] perspective on greatness, mediocrity, failure, and being. 

The goal of my 30s is to look inward first. Consult my own knowing, feelings, instincts, etcetera then honor and respect myself. 

Part of me feels it is such a selfish desire. Another part says I have to live with me, be at peace with me, and carry me everywhere I go for the rest of my life. 

Also from We Can Do Hard Things:
"Help kids develop into adults who have a sense of themselves; who trust themselves; who know themselves; who gaze in before they gaze out...Gazing in first is hugely protective to mental health." 
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