Christy

“Bring it. Just fucking bring it. Stand tall, Grandma Nora had told
him: he would stand tall, with the spotlights shining on his face, and
his music would pour into all their ears, and they would understand
that no matter what anybody threw at him, he was not going away He
was not stooping to their level. The air-conditioning could go off and
he could melt. They could toss any piece of crappy music they wanted
at him and he would play. He would not be ignored or denied or
embarrassed ever again: he was a musician, and music had no color.”
― Brendan Slocumb, The Violin Conspiracy

“Faux self-care is a method—in the moment, going for a run might improve your mood, but it does nothing to change the circumstances in your life that led you to feel drained, energy-less, or down. On the other hand, the work of real self-care is about going deeper and identifying the core principles to guide decision-making. When you apply these principles to your life, you don’t just feel relief in the moment, you design a system of living that prevents the problems from coming up in the first place.”
― Pooja Lakshmin, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness

“Disembodiment takes many forms—for example, mindlessly scrolling social media, forgetting to eat or drink water, exercising to the point of injury—but ultimately it leads to a lack of ability to make meaningful and productive choices for yourself.”
― Pooja Lakshmin, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness

“There is no guarantee that just because you are ready to go back and claim something, it will be there.”
― Rachel Joyce, The Music Shop