“I decide every day that I love Creativity enough to accept that Fear will always come with it. And I talk to Fear all the time, speaking to it with love and respect, saying to it: “I know that you are Fear, and that your job is to be afraid. And you do your job really well! I will never ask you to leave me alone or to be silent, because you have a right to speak your own voice, and I know that you will never leave me alone or be silent, anyhow. But I need you to understand that I will always choose Creativity over you.” KnowsNeedsWellsEnoughJobsAsksSpeakVoiceAcceptingCreativitySilentOver YouLeaving MeNeed YouMe AloneLove And RespectI Need YouLeave Me AloneNever Leave Me Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“You choose how to feel and act every moment of every day. The moment you accept this responsibility completely, you gain total control over your life.” FeelsMomentsResponsibilityAcceptingGainsOver YouYou Choose Author:Marshall Sylver
“Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me. I am who I am, doing what I came to do, acting upon you like a drug or a chisel to remind you of your me-ness, as I discover you in myself.” UsedActingAcceptingDrugWho I AmOver YouDiminishI Am Who I AmChisels Book:Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Source: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won't come in. If you challenge your own, you won't be so quick to accept the unchallenged assumptions of others. You'll be a lot less likely to be caught up in bias or prejudice or be influenced by people who ask you to hand over your brains, your soul or your money because they have everything all figured out for you.” PeopleIfsWorldSoulHandsLightAsksChallengesBrainAcceptingWindowPrejudiceCaughtYour SoulAssumptionOver YouBiasCaught Up Author:Alan Alda