I’ve finally figured out a way to stand strong on my own.

and then there was that time you sucked down your fear, breathed into it, faced it with a courage that moves mountains, and you stepped right into that thing, that situation, that experience moments and forever before had crippled and controlled you, and had you believing you could never rise up to meet it. but you did, because you could. and you will again, because you can. yes, you can.

We are powerful beyond measure,and we must stand powerfully in the face of injustice and hate.United.

I can’t control my feelings, but I’m learning to have a say in how much my feelings control me.

Making someone responsible for your misery also makes them responsible for your happiness. Why give that power to anyone but yourself?

When we open ourselves up to feeling, we can't only open ourselves up to feeling certain things. The same is true when we shut ourselves down. The walls that guard against sadness also guard against happiness.

She felt wild and unruly, determined and free.

We decide how much we want our past to be a part of our present.I stopped inviting the past into my life.It took the hint and stopped showing up.

If only I could spend all my days surrounded by people brave enough to open their hearts for real.