Reslience Quotes

“To be committed means to omit all your complaints and carry on doing what needs to be done.”
― Janna Cachola

“Despite the challenges my mother faced, despite the limitations placed on her as a woman, she taught me that true strength is not about the roles you are given, but how you rise above them.”
― Hagir Elsheikh, Through Tragedy and Triumph: A Life Well Traveled

“The silence trauma imposes is its most insidious weapon. Finding your voice is the first, most powerful act of rebellion.”
― Marie O'Neill

“She carried the weight of a world
that refused to see her.
Yet, she stood tall,
a quiet strength no book could contain.
My mother, a dreamer in chains.”
― Hagir Elsheikh, Dreamer In Chains: Poems of Exile and Resilience

“And when the TV wasn’t on,
I’d hear music.
Usher’s voice filled the room.
His love song carried me far away
from the tiny space I called home.
I’d sing along to My Boo
and close my eyes.
Imagining a life where love
was kind and safe.
Where I was free.”
― Hagir Elsheikh, Dreamer In Chains: Poems of Exile and Resilience

“The watchtower is still there, I bet.
But I am no longer confined by it.
I have climbed higher, thrived,
and built a life that no longer
fits within its narrow walls.”
― Hagir Elsheikh, Dreamer In Chains: Poems of Exile and Resilience