Stephanie

“This is what a curse does: It takes a truth and twists it. It punishes those who don't conform. It sets the parameters of conformity so narrow that few can actually stick to them.”
― Moïra Fowley-Doyle, All the Bad Apples

“You are not required to contribute to be worthy of love and care and belonging. We know this is true because you could be connected to a ventilator unable to contribute anything (and in fact be using lots of resources) and still be a worthy human being. We all have seasons of life when we are capable of contributing more or less than the people around us.”
― K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning

“You do not have to earn the right to rest, connect, or recreate. Unlearn the idea that care tasks must be totally complete before you can sit down. Care tasks are a never-ending list, and if you wait until everything is done to rest, you will never rest.”
― K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning

“God is bigger than our sins. God wants you as you are—stumbling, sinning, confused. All He asks if is is love—love for Him, love for others, and love for ourselves. He asks us to lay down our lives—not to live like ascetics, devoid of pleasure or joy, but to give him our lives so that he may increase our joy and increase our love.”
― Sierra Simone, Priest