I Am Her Tribe Quotes

“two feet in
this year
i choose to burn my good candles
on a Tuesday at noon
just because
i choose to use the expensive lotion
the one i keep tucked safe up on the counter
not ration any of my most cherished belongings
because i am worth investing in ---right now

this year I choose to wear that thing
you know
the one I told myself I would slip on
when I looked a certain way?
I choose to love my body
this vessel I have been given
and her seasons as they shift

this year
I give myself permission to change
and keep changing
for I understand
there is an underlying truth when it comes
to becoming- it doesn't have to mirror anyone else

this year
I choose to let go
really let go
of the heavy
of the half-hearted
no more forcing connection
where it no longer lives
I choose to nourish
what's willing to grow

this year
I choose to be grateful
for the teachings of my yesterday
I honor my wholeness
when I honor my whole self- even the shaky parts

this year
I choose to step forward

clear eyes
heart open
two feet grounded

palms wide
to the all-is-possible
unknown
and new”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“do not fast forward
into something
you’re not ready for

or allow yourself
to shrink back
into what’s comfortable

growth lives in
the uneasiness
the in-between
the unfinished sentence

you are a
season of becoming”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“i know what it means
to have a heart
that would drown itself
for others
before the need
to surface for air”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“sometimes it's years later
you're standing there
when your jaw softens
and you realize
you're no longer the same
as when you first walked in”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“we cannot truly
grasp the depth
of our light

until
we are shown
our darkness”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“you won't be for everyone

but you are from someone”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“it took me a long time
to create an earth
that would hold me
for all that i am”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“i find myself moving
in daydreams”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“my hope for you
is that you greet your reflection with kind eyes.
that you never look to someone else for your belonging.
always moving from a space of worthiness,
longing for nothing of addition or subtraction”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“this is why art,
my creative process,
is so important for me + my growth.

it asks of me to be willing.
am I willing to sit with
the hurt.
the healed.
the loud.
the quiet.
the yet to be spoken.
and let their stories rise up
out of me
for others to see
and read
and digest.
and form an experience of?

it is such a push + pull feeling
owning a heart
that wants to break open
and close off simultaneously.

the goosebumps.
the tingling.
the ache to run.
only confirm
what a holy act of courage it is
when we birth our art into the world.

when we risk comfort
we open up the doorway
to invite really good things
into our lives.

we begin by being willing.”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“give yourself
permission
to be where
you are

and
to still be loved
for it”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“give yourself permission to be where you are and still be loved for it”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“two feet in


this year
i choose to burn my good candles
on a Tuesday at noon
just because
i choose to use the expensive lotion
the one i keep tucked safe up on the counter
not ration any of my most cherished belongings
because i am worth investing in ---right now

this year I choose to wear that thing
you know
the one I told myself I would slip on
when I looked a certain way?
I choose to love my body
this vessel I have been given
and her seasons as they shift

this year
I give myself permission to change
and keep changing
for I understand
there is an underlying truth when it comes
to becoming- it doesn't have to mirror anyone else

this year
I choose to let go
really let go
of the heavy
of the half-hearted
no more forcing connection
where it no longer lives
I choose to nourish
what's willing to grow

this year
I choose to be grateful
for the teachings of my yesterday
I honor my wholeness
when I honor my whole self- even the shaky parts

this year
I choose to step forward

clear eyes
heart open
two feet grounded

palms wide
to the all-is-possible
unknown
and new”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“give yourself permission to be where you are and to still be loved for it”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“the time has come for you to step forward, wild woman. it is time for you to climb + claw your way out from your deepest shadows of hiding. can’t you hear their call? you have been deliberately forged from the dreams of your”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“bring with you your hurt, your sorrow, your burn that you carry.
unleash its scorch without fear of what comfort it may challenge.
just as you, it does not need permission to exist here.”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“i reach for the glass
open my mouth
and try to drown
their memory
from the inside out”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“my hope for you
is that you greet your reflection with kind eyes.
that you never look to someone else for your belonging.
always moving from a space of worthiness,
longing for nothing of addition or subtraction.”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“The place where you reach for the future just as you shed yourself of the past.”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe