35 Quotes by Jodi Aman

People are not mean to us because they don’t like us, but because they don’t like themselves.

When we suspend fear and judgment, we cease to suffer.

When misery overwhelms us, it often overflows onto close relationships.

To know misery is to know its opposite, happiness. One cannot exist without the other.

The birds are us, you and me. We need to balance the eagle and condor that is inside every one of us. Put aside the judgments of the eagle, give opportunity and prosperity to the holism of the condor. Shift the power structures that hold the eagle dominant and the condor marginalized

We often are so scared of taking that leap of faith either to connect with people, or to allow ourselves to be ourselves without judging, that we stay where we are and feel trapped there.

Only some special people will see you in your purity. Go straight to the source to tell you who you are.

Sometimes when we judge ourselves we really put a wrench in the healing process, don’t we?If you are going through hell, be kind to yourself. Please keep going

But we are not separate from our children. Loving them is like loving ourselves. And getting better for them is a noble and sustaining reason.