“Butterflies are beautiful, but the process of emerging from the chrysalis and spreading your wings can hurt like fucking hell. But still, you will survive the transformation (over and over again) and you will fly. Remember this when it hurts the most. This is the metamorphosis, the going down to liquid, and the rising again. It’s no joke – but damn, it’s one hell of a journey.” WisdomJourneyTransformationButterflySurviveMetamorphosisButterfliesWild HeartJeanette LeblancUncommon Sense Author:Jeanette LeBlanc
“Even at the farthest reaches of empathy, we do not and cannot share the lived experience of another. We can never fully know the pain or betrayal a body and spirit has been made to hold in this life, or the way the universe articulates itself through the living of another. And in the knowing of that truth, we cannot ever say what anyone should or must forgive, or how they should handle something or what it takes for them to survive or the way they should heal or when or how or who or why. This this journey is an individual one, and should only ever be exactly that. Do not ever be tempted to project your own knowing onto the experience of another, or to prescribe your path onto their own.” WisdomLife LessonsIndividualEmpathyExperienceLife ExperienceWild HeartJeanette LeblancUncommon Sense Author:Jeanette LeBlanc
“The art of a sincere and heartfelt apology is one of the greatest skills you will ever learn.” WisdomLife LessonsLearningApologySkillWild HeartApologizeJeanette LeblancUncommon SenseLife Skill Author:Jeanette LeBlanc
“There is no shame in feeling broken. In seeking help. In searching for healing. Sometimes it is the breaking that leads us to the source of our own becoming. But we need not suffer alone. When you feel trauma or shame, if you feel depressed or alone – speak your truth, ask for help, insist without ceasing on the support that you need. You are not alone. As long as I am on this earth and forever after – you will never be alone.” WisdomTruthSupportDepressionShameTraumaAloneWild HeartJeanette LeblancUncommon Sense Author:Jeanette LeBlanc
“We are not meant to live in isolation. Not in nuclear families or bubbled existence. The richness of life is found in community, in cooperation, in becoming a part of a greater whole. Expand your bubble, drop your shield. Invite love in. Do not attempt to do it alone.” WisdomLife LessonsCommunityAloneIsolationWild HeartJeanette LeblancUncommon Sense Author:Jeanette LeBlanc
“You will, at times, be the most selfish asshole you can possibly imagine. You will step out of your own integrity. You will do things you thought you would never do. The temptation is there to let your actions define your being. To carry the weight of your own failure and to live in a state of perpetual penance. Do not. Learn the art of self-forgiveness. Know that there is a difference between acting like an asshole and BEING an asshole – and it has to do with the amount of time you spend in the space and what you do once you realize you’ve gone there. Make good choices here.” WisdomChoicesIntegrityDaughtersWild HeartJeanette LeblancUncommon Sense Author:Jeanette LeBlanc
“You are not too much. You have never been too much. You will never be too much. The very idea is preposterous. Because you were born to be you. All of you. Not a tiny acceptable sliver. Not a watered down version with colors dulled and edges softened. No. You were meant to be every last pulsing-bleeding-loving-crying-feeling bit.” WisdomToo MuchFeelingYouDaughtersWild HeartJeanette LeblancUncommon Sense Author:Jeanette LeBlanc
“You’re either part of the problem or part of the solution. There are no bystanders who get to claim no impact. What mark will you leave on this world?” ProblemWisdomLife LessonsImpactSolutionBystandersWild HeartJeanette LeblancUncommon Sense Author:Jeanette LeBlanc