Jaiya John > Quotes

“This world can erode girls, strip away their foundation of self Love. The act is gradual, can be inviting. One day, you naturally feed yourself what feels good to your soul. Another day, you find yourself as a woman so far out to sea you cannot see your soul. To be well as a woman is to choose continuous resistance to this subtle erosion. Persistent whole-keeping. Many want to break you down, fraction you up. Turn you into parts. Stay whole. Surround yourself with wholeness and whole-keepers. Make your freedom sing. You are everything.”
― Jaiya John, Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love

“What marvel-inspiring forces of nature mothers truly are; somehow everything always comes back to and down to them.”
― Jaiya John, Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib

“If your soul is on fire to serve in a way that scares you to death, and you don't feel worthy, ready, able. And the burning will not leave you alone, congratulations. You have your calling.”
― Jaiya John, Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution