Kimberly

“Good grief. If we can’t laugh at ourselves, and at one another, in good spirit and without malice, then what fun can be left? If we must withhold all ribbing in the name of protecting everyone’s feelings, then we truly are a toothless society. We will reach what I call “the lowest common denominator of butthurt.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“When two broken people bring their broken pieces together, chances are they will never become a whole anything.”
― Iyanla Vanzant, Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through

“It's important to investigate the nature of anger because it is such a powerful energy and can be so destructive. When we can face our anger without being afraid of it, or angry about it, or defenseless in the face of it, then we can come close to it. When we are able to look closely at anger, we see the threads of different feelings - the sadness and the fear woven throughout it - and we can see its true nature. When we can uncover the helplessness and powerlessness that often feed anger, we transform them. In being mindful of these feelings, we actually use the sheer energy of anger - without getting lost in it or overcome by its tremendously deluding and fixating quality - to reveal instead the courage and compassion that have been concealed.”
― Sharon Salzberg, A Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness

“ASK THE EXPERIMENTERS WHY THEY EXPERIMENT ON ANIMALS, AND THE ANSWER IS: ‘BECAUSE THE ANIMALS ARE LIKE US.’ ASK THE EXPERIMENTERS WHY IT IS MORALLY OKAY TO EXPERIMENT ON ANIMALS, AND THE ANSWER IS: ‘BECAUSE THE ANIMALS ARE NOT LIKE US.’ ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION RESTS ON A LOGICAL CONTRADICTION.” —CHARLES R. MAGEL, PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR”
― Gene Baur, Living the Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Mindfully, Living Longer, and Feeling Better Every Day