I look around and see so much fear, people getting more and more comfortable with their hate, more at ease being mean, more united in their separation. And I think, No. Not me. I will not get lost in this fearful world. I will not play with bullies. I will continue to be brave and kind. I will speak for real unity. And no matter what, I will never stop loving.
~ Scott Stabile
I Look Around and See so Much Fear
I’m Not Afraid of Werewolves
I’m not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I’m afraid of what real human beings do to other real human beings.
~ Walter Jon Williams
Surviving Abuse is One of the Loneliest Chapters
Surviving abuse is one of the loneliest chapters a human can know. The internal dialogue that questions whether it’s our fault, if we were a different person, would we not hurt as much, if we speak up, will we be hurt further.
These conversations around what abuse really is (a one-sided choice an abuser makes to harm another person), are long overdue in order to release the survivor from believing the toxic positivity and/or gaslighting that comes with speaking up to survive.
~ Nate Postlethwait
Our Brains are Wired for Connection
“Our brains are wired for connection, but trauma rewires them for protection. That’s why healthy relationships are difficult for wounded people.” ~ Ryan North
Allow Yourself to Exist in Complexity
Allow yourself to exist in complexity. You can be sorrowful and still laugh. You can be tired and in pain, but still moving and doing. You can have salad for lunch and French fries for dinner. You cannot be simplified into one neat little bundle – you’re a wondrous ball of contradiction and beauty.
~ Nanea Hoffman
