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"The real you, the unseen you, can attract the energy of the sun, the wind and all that is celestial." --- Dr. Wayne Dyer

"Attend me, hold me in your muscular, flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part of myself away." ---Audre Lorde

"Do everything with a mind that lets go.

Do not expect any praise or reward.
If you let go a little, you will have a little peace.
If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.
If you let go completely,
                                      You will know complete peace and freedom.

Your struggle with the world will have come to an end." ---Achaan Chah

Autobiography in Five Chapters by Portia Nelson

I.
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost… I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

II.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in the same place, but it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

III.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in…it’s a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

IV.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

V.
I walk down another street.

Nelson Mandela Inaugural Speech

‘Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God, your playing small does not service the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone. And, as we let our light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.’

A Strong Person vs. a Person of Strength
Author unknown (changed to make genderless)

A strong person works out every day to keep their body in shape…but a person of strength builds relationships to keep their soul in shape.

A strong person isn’t afraid of anything…but a person of strength shows courage in the midst of their fear.

A strong person won’t let anyone get the best of them…. But a person of strength gives the best of themselves to everyone.

A strong person makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future… a person of strength realizes life’s mistakes can also be unexpected blessings and capitalizes on them.

A strong person wears the look of confidence on their face…but a person of strength wears grace.

A strong person has faith that she is strong enough for the journey…but a person of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong.

Love after Love by Derek Wolcott

The time will come with, elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome,
and say, sit her. Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, who you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.

Take down the love-letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit, Feast on your life.

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