Status Updates From The She Book v.2

"Sometimes the world’s sages come from abusive
homes,
our gurus from poverty,
our teachers from AA,
our poets from prison,
our prophets from the projects.

Sometimes our saints don’t wake up privileged with the vision of a better future, but with the challenge of surviving the day."

"Busyness won’t hold you accountable.

A program can’t make you feel enough.

Overcompensation will never change the parts you hate.

Self-imposed repression isn’t anti-inflammatory.

Pretending will never soothe emotional wounds.

Hiding and numbing doesn’t work.

Staying in the victim role doesn’t change that you are the hero of your own life."

"I love the ones
who are two parts crazy
and a portrait of poetry.
I love the ones
with an intention
covered in wild dreams.
I love the ones
who don’t always roar
but the quiet ones
who feel deeply,
are awkward at goodbyes,
and have secret talents
like walking through fire."

"Love, don’t rush the light.
Not even the moon
becomes full
in just one night."

"I asked,
How can I midwife this sadness?
How do I create a life with it?
And the night answered:
Tell your story.
Plant flowers.
That’s it."

"Be the person you met the first time you woke up to your mission. Remember her. The warrior women that came before you are proof that you can get somewhere. The story of pain that gives you every reason not to is also your source of empowerment. It is your elixir. Drink up and pass it around."