Kimberly

“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“When we wake up in the morning, the first thing we can do is to be aware of the gift that life is offering us. We have a gift of twenty-four hours. We can become aware that we are awake, aware of our breath, aware of the sun and the sky outside, and aware of being alive. We can feel grateful for this. We can say to ourselves, Waking up, I see the blue sky.
I join my palms in gratitude. Feeling grateful for what we already have, being aware that we have more than enough conditions for happiness in the present moment is very important. It is good to start the day with this sort of awareness.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

“No matter what your unique manifestation as an adolescent or adult, you can be sure that your first indoctrination as a little child resulted in the triple need for approval, validation, and praise. This is how the good girl grows up, forgetting she exists as an individual in her own right. She is trained to exist only in context.”
― Shefali Tsabary, A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free – A Clinical Psychologist's Guide to Authenticity and Conscious Fulfillment for Women

“Men were all the same. Whenever a woman had a good idea, their hackles rose. They would be happiest if everything stayed just how it was.”
― Petra Durst-Benning, The Paradise of Glass