True to Me Quotes

“Sometimes we see what we want to see, or what we expect to see. And then many of us only see ourselves as someone told us we should be.”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“The ocean—and the turtle—had made her feel welcome, both sending warmth down to her very soul, as though telling her they were glad she’d finally come home.”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“Talking story just means we share something about ourselves. Our family. Our life.”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“The Hawaiian tradition teaches that all life is connected. Ho’oponopono means ‘forgiveness’ and is not only a way of healing ourselves but others and our world as well.” Such profound words that they kept her silent. What did he know that she didn’t? What was going to require this forgiveness that he spoke of?”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“Most mainlanders were under the impression that aloha was the word used for both “hello” and “goodbye.” But the article stated it was much more, that aloha meant “love,” “peace,” and “compassion.” More than a word, a life of aloha meant the heart was overflowing, and when using it, one should be sincerely happy to see the person they said it to.”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“shaka?”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“Whatever you find at the end of this day, it will not change the person you are. But you may need to dig deep and find forgiveness for all that has transpired. The Hawaiian tradition teaches that all life is connected. Ho’oponopono means ‘forgiveness’ and is not only a way of healing ourselves but others and our world as well.”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“That means making a constant conscious decision to do the right thing. In terms of self, others, and, for Hawaiians, most importantly the environment. The land and the sea are everything. Without them, we are nothing. We must all strive to live pono, or soon there will be nothing left.”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“It’s only out there that I feel completely free, unencumbered by the problems and stresses of this world. The sea doesn’t care about any of it, and that nonchalance reminds me that we are only here for a short time and to embrace the gifts of nature while we can.”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me

“Whatever you find at the end of this day, it will not change the person you are. But you may need to dig deep and find forgiveness for all that has transpired.”
― Kay Bratt, True to Me