Miriam Greenspan, on healing
A healed life is always a work in progress, not a life devoid of all traces of suffering, but a life lived fully, deeply, and authentically. –Miriam Greenspan (via the bad dominicana)
View ArticleCherrie Moraga, on connecting oppressed groups
The danger lies in ranking the oppressions. The danger lies in failing to acknowledge the specificity of the oppression. The danger lies in attempting to deal with oppression purely from a theoretical...
View ArticleDay 20: Impress Me #30Layers30Days
When you write, talk or present yourself in any way — are you more focused on being authentic at all costs or are you more focused on impressing people and being accepted? How much do you rely on...
View ArticleDay 29: Magic Words #30Layers30Days
What are your favorite words to refer to for faith, courage and inspiration? There’s a reason this quote is permanently on my blog sidebar: I have come to believe over and over again that what is most...
View ArticleParker Palmer, on identity
I must listen to truths and values at the heart of my own identity, not the standards by which I must live—but the standards by which I cannot help but live if I am living my own life…the quest for...
View ArticleRachel Macy Stafford, on living vulnerably and authentically
I plan to live out the rest of my life standing in the light of vulnerability and authenticity – and I will embrace anyone who courageously meets me there. —Rachel Macy Stafford (via PolyamorousLife)
View ArticleLauren Berlant, on love authenticity
But there is a shadow around this image: who is to say whether a love relation is real or is really something else, a passing fancy or a trick someone plays (on herself, on another) in order to sustain...
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