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January 3 - January 10, 2021
“This bad thing isn’t happening to you. It is happening for you.”
I choose gratitude in that moment, instead of despair.
When you exist in spaces that weren’t built for you, remember sometimes that just being you is the revolution.
As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are. MALIDOMA PATRICE SOMÉ, OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT
When your dreams are bigger than the places you find yourself in, sometimes you need to seek out your own reminders that there is more. And there is always more waiting for you on the other side of fear. —
“When women affirm women, it unlocks our power. It gives us permission to shine brighter.”
a truly confident leader stands in her power without using it to make others feel small.
I realized that if we aren’t vigilant, we can move through our entire lives feeling smaller than we actually are—by playing it safe, by unconsciously giving away our power, by dimming our radiance, by not recognizing there is always so much more waiting for us on the other side of fear.
If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, FIRST BLACK WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS
When you occupy space in systems that weren’t built for you, your authenticity is your activism.
“Women aren’t taught to get comfortable with making people uncomfortable.”
When the music changes, so must your dance.
“I think the universe is calling you to be a little bit braver right now.”
When you find yourself existing in the space between dreams realized, parts of you will feel too big for where you are, while other parts of you will feel too small for where you’re going. Go anyway. Do not wait. Do not wonder if you can. Do not ask for permission. When you get lost, it’s okay to stop, to look up, to look within for the answers—they’re always there. And when the world tells you to shrink, expand. Remember: You have done enough. You are enough. You were born enough. The world is waiting on you.
