As I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration instead of passively waiting for it to find me.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLAs I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration instead of passively waiting for it to find me.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLPeople of color, particularly African Americans, feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don’t want to be perceived as having yet another deficit.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLOnce my loved one accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLKnowing who you are begins in the mind.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLCan’t we, as a nation, begin to speed up that process? We need a national campaign to destigmatize mental illness, especially one targeted toward African Americans.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLDiscipline is the servant of inspiration.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLAfrican Americans know about racism, but I don’t think we really know the causes. I decided it’s first of all a family problem.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLForgiveness is the key to the recovery of the soul.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLWhen we finally stop asking America to love us and begin to love ourselves, we will prosper as a people.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLThe message must go on billboards and in radio and TV public service announcements. It must be preached from pulpits and discussed in community forums. It’s not shameful to have a mental illness. Get treatment. Recovery is possible.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLThe music was as much a gift as sunshine, as rain, as any blessing ever prayed for.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLRace, redemption and healing – thats my thing.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLMy color is my joy and not my burden.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELLYou live your life between your ears.
BEBE MOORE CAMPBELL