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1 " Quit hiding your magic. The world is ready for you. "
― Danielle Doby
2 " two feet inthis yeari choose to burn my good candleson a Tuesday at noonjust becausei choose to use the expensive lotionthe one i keep tucked safe up on the counter not ration any of my most cherished belongings because i am worth investing in ---right nowthis year I choose to wear that thingyou knowthe one I told myself I would slip onwhen I looked a certain way?I choose to love my bodythis vessel I have been givenand her seasons as they shiftthis yearI give myself permission to changeand keep changing for I understand there is an underlying truth when it comesto becoming- it doesn't have to mirror anyone elsethis yearI choose to let goreally let goof the heavyof the half-hearted no more forcing connectionwhere it no longer livesI choose to nourishwhat's willing to growthis year I choose to be grateful for the teachings of my yesterday I honor my wholenesswhen I honor my whole self- even the shaky partsthis yearI choose to step forwardclear eyesheart opentwo feet groundedpalms wideto the all-is-possibleunknownand new "
― Danielle Doby , I Am Her Tribe
3 " Be around the light bringers, the magic makers, the world shifters, the game shakers.They challenge you, break you open, uplift and expand you.They don't let you play small with your life.These heartbeats are your people.These people are your tribe. "
4 " do not fast forwardinto something you’re not ready for or allow yourselfto shrink back into what’s comfortable growth lives inthe uneasiness the in-between the unfinished sentence you are a season of becoming "
5 " you won't be for everyonebut you are from someone "
6 " sometimes it's years lateryou're standing therewhen your jaw softensand you realizeyou're no longer the sameas when you first walked in "
7 " i know what it meansto have a heartthat would drown itselffor othersbefore the needto surface for air "
8 " give yourselfpermissionto be whereyou areandto still be lovedfor it "
9 " this is why art,my creative process,is so important for me + my growth.it asks of me to be willing.am I willing to sit withthe hurt.the healed.the loud.the quiet.the yet to be spoken.and let their stories rise upout of mefor others to seeand readand digest.and form an experience of?it is such a push + pull feelingowning a heartthat wants to break openand close off simultaneously.the goosebumps.the tingling.the ache to run.only confirmwhat a holy act of courage it iswhen we birth our art into the world.when we risk comfortwe open up the doorwayto invite really good things into our lives.we begin by being willing. "
10 " we cannot trulygrasp the depthof our lightuntilwe are shownour darkness "
11 " my hope for youis that you greet your reflection with kind eyes.that you never look to someone else for your belonging.always moving from a space of worthiness,longing for nothing of addition or subtraction "
12 " i find myself movingin daydreams "
13 " it took me a long timeto create an earththat would hold mefor all that i am "
14 " give yourself permission to be where you are and to still be loved for it "
15 " give yourself permission to be where you are and still be loved for it "
16 " my hope for youis that you greet your reflection with kind eyes.that you never look to someone else for your belonging.always moving from a space of worthiness,longing for nothing of addition or subtraction. "
17 " The place where you reach for the future just as you shed yourself of the past. "
18 " bring with you your hurt, your sorrow, your burn that you carry.unleash its scorch without fear of what comfort it may challenge.just as you, it does not need permission to exist here. "
19 " i reach for the glassopen my mouthand try to drowntheir memoryfrom the inside out "
