Lisa Leonard > Quotes

“When two people truly connect on a soul level it’s a kind of miracle. It’s much deeper than a physical connection. It takes time and energy. It takes patience and quiet. It’s a soul to soul, heart to heart connection”
― Lisa Leonard

“In the coming days, grief would crash over me like storm-tossed ocean waves. I grieved the loss of the young woman I had been. I grieved the loss of my carefree life. I feared that pain would now be my constant companion. I grieved the baby I lost, the one from my imagination who never existed. I grieved for what this sweet baby would never have—a normal life, a normal childhood. I grieved the end of our perfect story.”
― Lisa Leonard, Brave Love: Making Space for You to Be You

“I was learning that pain demanded to be felt—on its own terms and in its own timing. It wouldn’t be rushed. It wouldn’t be pushed away or minimized. There was no set timetable for grief. There were no Bible verses or life truths that could lessen pain’s grip. No matter how much I wanted to push it away or pretend it wasn’t there, there were no tricks or tips to relieve the agony.”
― Lisa Leonard, Brave Love: Making Space for You to Be You

“We want to be seen. We want to matter. We want to belong. We want to be loved. We are built with these desires - desires so deep it is instinctual from the moment we are born. For me, middle school was awful. I was deeply insecure, and I was certain everyone was laughing at me. If I caught a glimpse of myself in the locker room mirror, I would cringe. I couldn't stand the way I looked. I hated my frizzy, curly hair and the gap between my front teeth. I hated my fair skin. I hated the way I felt inside my skin. I wanted to be someone else. Someone cool, someone prettier, someone happier, someone more loveable. I thought the answer was Reebok tennis shoes, but after this conversation I knew that wasn't the answer - I just hoped the answer wouldn't be impossible to find.”
― Lisa Leonard, Be You: 20 Ways to Embrace Who You Really Are