Living Resistance Quotes

“The timeline of your life is not a straight line, after all; it is a series of ebbs and flows, backs and forths, heres and theres. You are nowhere and everywhere all at once, and that means that most of the time, the best you can do is be present to the moment, be open to the unlearning and the learning, and trust that you’re doing the work of Love.”
― Kaitlin B. Curtice, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day

“My friend reminded me that rest is not earned but belongs to us, to our bodies, simply because we are human.”
― Kaitlin B. Curtice, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day

“I keep a begonia plant in my office, on my desk by the window. It’s thriving in that spot, right beside the bright light that filters in through the blue curtain in the afternoon. I have learned to care for begonias because I have killed a few in my time, and every time it is painful to admit that I could not keep them alive and well. When this begonia plant flourishes, I am full of hope. But still, sometimes I notice that they are thirsty. I pour water from my own drinking glass into the plastic container beneath the pot, so their roots can drink first. Within seconds, the water disappears, and I say to myself, “Oh, you were so thirsty.” They keep drinking and blooming and asking for more care in that most gentle way plants do, and I say that I am sorry when they are too thirsty or too drenched in sunlight. And I wonder how thirsty we are, or if we notice, if that mindfulness and way of keeping watch happens in our own souls. I wonder if we let others know when we need a drink or a break from the heat, or that we might need a little deadheading here or there. And when we get closer to the water, we drink it up within seconds, begging for more, while nearby someone says, “Oh, Love, you were so thirsty.” I wonder if we even notice that we’re thirsty.”
― Kaitlin B. Curtice, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day

“rest is not earned but belongs to us, to our bodies, simply because we are human.”
― Kaitlin B. Curtice, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day

“You are a human being. You are always arriving.”
― Kaitlin B. Curtice, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day