Category: Encouragement
Oppression
Is a question of strength,
of unshed tears,
of being trampled under,
and always, always,
remembering you are human.
Look deep to find the grains
of hope and strength,
and sing, my brothers and sisters,
and sing. The sun will share
your birthdays with you behind bars,
the new spring grass
like fiery spears will count your years,
as you start into the year;
endure my brothers, endure my sisters
Jimmy Santiago Baca
from Against Forgetting: Twentieth Century Poetry of Witness
“… our purpose as spiritual beings is to follow our bliss, seek our passions, & live our lives as inspirations to each other.” —Aron Ralston, 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, ‘I’m not going to make it,’ but you laugh inside – remember all the times you’ve felt that way.” -Charles Bukowski
“You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.” -Henry Ford
“Your current circumstances are part of your redemption story.” – Evinda Lepins
“Above all, try something.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oglethorpe University Commencement Address
“Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wished you had been all along.” -Rae Smith
“The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.” -Ayn Rand
“You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don’t have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success – none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here.” -Ram Dass, Be Love Now: The Path of the Heart
“If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.” -Ivan Turgenev
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