“Grandmothers are a gift not to be taken lightly. So many lose them, before they are old enough to know their magic. I am glad my bones were born with this knowledge. She taught me how to become a good ancestor. At least this - loving her presence, appreciating her wisdom - is something I know how to do well.”
― The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom
― The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom
“In fact, employee evaluations, if you keep them at all, should be centered not on past performance but on readiness for the future.”
― No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results
― No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results
“In reaching for stone, wood, water, and feather, I found my own edges softening, scars fading.”
― Going Feral: Field Notes on Wonder and Wanderlust
― Going Feral: Field Notes on Wonder and Wanderlust
“Oh--this life, this life! There is comfort in it, they say, & I almost believe--but the brightest place in the house, is the leaning out of the window!--at least, for me.”
― The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
― The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“When your mom is gone, the thing no one ever tells you is that the little compass needle inside keeps spinning around and around, never finding North.”
― Give Me Your Hand
― Give Me Your Hand
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