“Everything was an excuse. The felt so concrete, so real at the time. Now they are wispy, pathetic. I was terrified. If I participated in the world I moved closer to, then I would have to stomach the chance that I might fail at every task I tackled.
I didn't want to fail at being Native. Being Native to me then meant not only having the experience of all of these cultural things, but also being decent at them. I wanted to feel a peace in myself that cultural things brought me, but I had never felt so out of my depth. Failure felt imminent.
But I couldn't fail at something I never had the chance to try. So the excuses continued to pour from me, sweetly apologetic to hide the stench of the rotting fear that created them.”
Source: Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
“In the labyrinth of human experience, we often find ourselves running into walls. What we fail to realize is that these barriers are often self-constructed, built from our perceived flaws rather than our strengths. But have we ever stopped to ask, 'What do I actually like about myself?'.
On our quest for self-discovery and personal growth, it's important to embark on a holistic journey that encompasses both self-appreciation and self-awareness. While reflecting on what we like about ourselves allows us to embrace our strengths and cultivate self-acceptance, it's equally valuable to acknowledge the aspects where we may fall short.”
Source: Inquiring Minds Want to Grow: Harnessing the Power of Reflective Inquiry for Growth and Transformation
“...today is about self-acceptance, and that means it's about love, so I'm starting the day as I mean to go on.”
Source: One Night on the Island
“Often..
We feel less lonely when the chaos of solitude
is replaced by the comfort of companionship
of self-acceptance and the understanding
that within our own company, we find
a solace deeper than any external connection can provide.”
“As a mom, I feel compelled to ask questions. Why are girls demanding the drug testosterone in skyrocketing numbers? Why are so many young girls and women getting mastectomies? What is happening when the young woman’s scarred mastectomy chest is glorified? Why is there a new industry profiting from removing any traces of femininity of our daughters? Why is this drastic medicalized trend rushed, creating a destructive trans train that roars fast and furious, ignoring the whole person, their history, and their family?”
Source: The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology
“It is up to you to demand people see you as you, or they will almost always decide you are someone else.”
Source: The Honeys
“Be a go-getter. Be a game-changer. Ascend the towering mountains in prayer, and watch the Lord change your life for the better.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“The road to better mental health is a long and difficult one. You will stumble and fall. You will slip up in a thousand little ways, daily. You will fall backward into old, destructive patterns, again and again and again. And if you treat every one of those setbacks as a personal failure, you will never make it. The only way forward is to get back up, dust yourself off, and move forward again. The only way to do that is to accept yourself as less than perfect. And the only way to do that is to have grace.”
Source: Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others
“When you are genuinely being your true self, you need no words of explanation. You just are.”
Source: Spirit In Disguise: A Guide to Miraculous Living, Book 2
“Self-acceptance is a journey from will they like me to will I like them to I am who I am.
No judgment. No affirmation needed. I am enough.”
Source: The Heart and Soul of Black Women: Poems of Love, Struggle and Resilience