22 Quotes by J. Autherine

I am not that strong but my words are more powerful than I am. My soul is drowning under the weight of my own insecurities,my heart is often broken and my mind desperately struggles for the right words, often failing, but I hope that the words that I write with a vulnerable heartare strong enough to lift your spirit, awaken your consciousness and push you to the edge of your greatness.

The pain broke through the skin, dismantled her pores, and ate away at everything that was once strong. She was laid bare with nothing to cling to.

Deep yearning isn’t deep love; it is all the unmet expectations rising to the surface of your soul.

Let us never get so jaded by the complexities of life that we forget the sweetness, pureness, innocence of love at first bloom.

Ready to feel again. Ready to trust again. Ready to love again. The heart gets knocked down but it does not stay down.

She is a beautiful, powerful badass woman who sometimes falls apart inside after she drops her bags by the door and tosses her stilettos. Her vulnerability at night helps her to rise stronger in the morning.

It takes a deep and abiding love for yourself to have the patience to wait for the companion who is mentally healthy enough to see the beauty in your heart. No filters required.

I looked at you and only saw beautiful because legendary is the ability of a woman’s mind to weave fields of roses from thorns.

Love says, I have her in the palm of my hands and I will massage away any doubts and any fears until she stands confidently, and securely in my love for her. Ego says, “I have her in the palm of my hands and I will manipulate her until she is weak, fearful and totally dependent on me; only then can I be certain of her love for me. Choose love.