“It’s easy to rebuke each other’s opinions, but can we honor each other’s pain? Can we make the effort to see beyond the portraits we’ve painted of one another, and to connect to the humanity that thrives beneath our own assumptions? Can we be relentless in our desire to tear down walls, and to build bridges? Can we be brave and stay committed to the conversations that need to be had?The only thing I know about these questions is that I need to replace the we with I, and begin to answer them from there.One thing I know for sure: I want to become the example I wish to see in others. That's a good place to start.Another thing I know for sure: I love you. You're beautiful. You rock.”

“Let’s quit trying so hard to be some version of a normal we’ve never really been.”

“The fact that you don’t realize how wonderful you are only makes you more wonderful.”

“Let them judge you.Let them misunderstand you.Let them gossip about you.Their opinions aren’t your problem.You stay kind, committed to love, and free in your authenticity.No matter what they do or say,don’t you dare doubt your worthor the beauty of your truth.Just keep on shining like you do.”

“So much possibility lives within the beauty of your authenticity. Be real.”

“We can disagree with one another without being raging, judgmental, spiteful, self-righteous lunatics. Can’t we?”

“After so many years struggling to keep up with you, I finally realized we’re not even running the same race.”

“less apathy,more empathy.”

“In acceptance, I am grounded. In vulnerability, I am strong. In love, I am whole.”

“I won’t stop until I can look at myself in the mirror in love with the person I see.”

“I can’t apologize for who I am any more. Even better, I have no desire to.”