“Sometimes my mind goes dark, and every single part of my life goes dark with it. Any happiness I thought I knew gets replaced by a sadness so big it must be for the whole world. I convince myself that I have nothing to offer, and that nobody has anything to offer me, either. I commit to hopelessness. In these dark moments I remind myself, ( because I’d be too lost without the reminder) that what I'm feeling isn't the full truth of the world, not by miles, and that though I can't see it, nothing is as dire as the nightmare my mind conjures, and that i, and the world, will be okay. In time, with hope. Slowly I come out of the darkness again. I reject my mind's devotion to misery and fear, and reroute myself on a path of acceptance and love. I focus on the beauty in our world, and in myself, and I remember that we are family, all of us, and we each matter. We each shine. Certainly.”

“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.”