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“If ever there was a moment to make sure our internal convictions were living loud and proud on the outside, it is in advocacy. Our sincere concern is useless lying dormant inside our minds. Here is where the rubber can leave the road, because compassion work takes time, energy, and sometimes courage. It is fashionable to be an Internet Advocate where Woke Words generate a lot of buzz without the grind of any actual work. To be fair, words are quite powerful when challenging systems of injustice—we need them and they matter—but we also have to put our boots on the ground. Eventually, we must champion our cause out loud in word and deed.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being Glorious You

“things. If I am lying on my death bed clutching decades of anger, regret, jealousy, and fear, I will be so, so sad. Nanea Hoffman, CEO of Sweatpants and Coffee, wrote: “None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being Glorious You

“I want a legacy dripping with human connection, up to its eyeballs in memories and adventures and weathered storms and gladness. I hope to leave a wake of victory, a life of full integrity. I want to say it all, risk it all, own it all.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being Glorious You

“Women are giving a ton of reluctant yeses, and they are mad and getting madder. “Most women have a difficult time saying no, especially if they think someone’s feelings may be at stake or if they think they’ll not be liked,” wrote Dr. Kathryn Lively.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being Glorious You