I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.
AUDRE LORDEWhen we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
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For each of us as women, there is a dark place within, where hidden and growing our true spirit rises, beautiful and tough as chestnut stanchions against our nightmare of weakness.
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Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.
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Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.
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The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
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In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
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I am bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.
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Anger is loaded with information and energy.
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Our visions begin with our desires.
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I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
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I am still learning – how to take joy in all the people I am, how to use all my selves in the service of what I believe, how to accept when I fail and rejoice when I succeed.
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When you reach out and touch other human beings, it doesn’t matter whether you call it therapy or teaching or poetry.
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Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.
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When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
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Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.
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Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
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