Tracey

“do I really want for myself in the long term?” helps us shift our focus from our immediate, near-term desires to a more profound consideration of who we want to be: “What kind of person do I want to be?” “How do I want to treat others?” “How do I need”
― Kerry Patterson, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

“Have you thought it through yourself or are you accepting the messages that are flying around?”
― Pam Laricchia, Free to Learn: Five Ideas for a Joyful Unschooling Life

“Worry is lethal to thriving because it’s a failure to be fully present. Worrying about something means you’re there, not here”
― Rob Bell, What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything

“If someone doesn’t want to have sex with you but you convince them to have sex with you anyway using threats and fear, that is rape.”
― Emily Joy Allison, #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing