Meg Lyman

“To ask whether it’s nature or nurture, says Kagan, is like asking whether a blizzard is caused by temperature or humidity. It’s the intricate interaction between the two that makes us who we are.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Because of preventable disparities in
mental health services, a disproportionate number of minority older persons are not fully benefiting from the opportunities that others have to enjoy their older years. The
major barriers include the cost of care, societal stigma, and
the fragmentation of services. Additional barriers include
healthcare providers’ lack of awareness of cultural issues,
bias, or inability to speak the older person’s language, and
the older person’s fear and mistrust of treatment”
― Patricia A. Tabloski, Gerontological Nursing

“Still, I also know that most people, including me, tend to applaud the wrong things: the showy, dramatic record-setting sprint rather than the years of dogged preparation or the unwavering grace displayed during a string of losses.”
― Chris Hadfield, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

“I am willing to sound dumb. I am willing to be wrong. I am willing to be passionate about something that isn’t perceived as cool. I am willing to express a theory. I am willing to admit I’m afraid. I’m willing to contradict something I’ve said before. I’m willing to have a knee-jerk reaction, even a wrong one. I’m willing to apologize. I’m perfectly willing to be perfectly human.”
― Donald Miller, Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy