More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)

by Elaine Welteroth

I believe there are universal gems buried in the stories women never tell.

When you exist in spaces that weren’t built for you, remember sometimes that just being you is the revolution.

As you continue crafting the life you want, I hope you are reminded that it is the very things you underestimate about yourself that will help you create your own magic.

As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are.

You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

I was ready to “get chose.”

“Baby girl, a woman should never compete for space in the mirror with her man.”

If your boyfriend has you sitting in the backseat for anyone but his mother, he’s not the one.

typically I tell my mom everything—unless I’m not ready for what she’ll say.