Be Full of Yourself! Quotes

“Women are afraid of the intensity of feeling that may surface as their eyes are opened to the wider reality of a woman’s life. A woman’s intensity makes everyone uncomfortable, including herself. We were taught to be nice, not angry, even when our own lives and sanity are at stake.”
― Patricia Lynn Reilly, Be Full of Yourself!: The Journey from Self-Criticism to Self-Celebration

“I have learned to trust myself and so have the women with whom I sit in circle. We no longer choose to expend our precious life energy scrutinizing every facet of our beings to figure out what is wrong with us. Instead, we celebrate ourselves as gifted and powerful children of life.”
― Patricia Lynn Reilly, Be Full of Yourself!: The Journey from Self-Criticism to Self-Celebration

“In the beginning was the Mother.
On the first day, She gave birth to light and darkness.
They danced together.
On the second day, She gave birth to land and water. They touched.
On the third day, She gave birth to green growing things.
They rooted and took a deep breath.
On the fourth day, She gave birth to land, sea, and air creatures.
They walked and flew and swam.
On the fifth day, Her creation learned balance and cooperation.
She thanked her partner for coaching her labor.
On the sixth day, She celebrated the creativity of all living things.
On the seventh day, She left space for the unknown.”
― Patricia Lynn Reilly, Be Full of Yourself!: The Journey from Self-Criticism to Self-Celebration

“The dethronement of a male God was a crucial task on my journey. My imagination, intellect, and vision were freed of the shackles of a lifetime as his words and images were exorcised from my mind, heart and body.”
― Patricia Lynn Reilly, Be Full of Yourself!: The Journey from Self-Criticism to Self-Celebration