Susan Paget

“Most of us though have this image of a badass as being a trouble maker. We can mistake rebellion and thinking outside the square as not being a team player. That's where we get it wrong. Along with owning ourselves, being a badass means accepting responsibility for our world. It means being willing to drop our armor and feel things. Brené Brown, the epic researcher who blew the world away with her TED talk on vulnerability, describes the ingredients even further saying that the qualities of being "tough and tender" equal "badassery". We can use our badassness like an alter ego super hero. Someone who gets things done because she's the one to do it. She might be afraid, but that doesn't keep her from honoring who she is and what she's meant to do in the world.”
― Susan Paget, Gray Hair Adventure: Things I Learned About Life When I Stopped Dyeing My Hair

“The spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson has a wonderful quote explaining what happens when we allow our truth to speak for us, rather than giving in to the ego's relentless need to be heard: Ego says,"Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace." Spirit says,"Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place.”
― Susan Paget, Gray Hair Adventure: Things I Learned About Life When I Stopped Dyeing My Hair