Joanna

“And at the end of the day, there is nothing but the journey. Because destination is pure illusion.”
― Rich Roll, The Plantpower Way: Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes and Guidance for The Whole Family: A Cookbook

“The human psyche is pathetic," I say–I declaim–to my psychopharmacologist.
"It's what we have, Miss Jefferson," he replies, "it's what we have."
And what I have is what I take to my psychotherapist each week. What I have is what we make together, each supplying the material she knows best.
There are days when I still want to dismantle this constructed self of mine. You did it so badly, I think. You lost so much time. And then I tell myself, so what?
So what?
Go on.”
― Margo Jefferson, Negroland

“Our minds are mischievously clever. Time and again, they pull us back to the past and yank us forward into the future. Our perception of the world—and the story we tell ourselves about who we are—is completely colored by half-baked memories and imagined projections. But in truth this is all illusion... The only objective truth is the present moment—the now.”
― Rich Roll, The Plantpower Way: Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes and Guidance for The Whole Family: A Cookbook

“Not to be racist, but..." If you ever find yourself uttering those words, go find some duct tape and put it over your mouth until the urge to complete the sentence passes. When you were about to say is not okay, so you might as well swallow it. In fact, you just won at Prejudice Bingo.”
― Luvvie Ajayi, I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual