Less I. more We. For the good of the community.
REBEKAH STERLACCIWe can learn so much if we take the time to listen.
More Rebekah Sterlacci Quotes
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No. I can’t pretend that everything is the way it was. Even though that’s what we do- move on like everything is okay.
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Vegans don’t walk on egg shells.
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I am slowly finding my way back into my skin. Or maybe that’s not it. I am growing into a new skin with knowledge and time.
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Here I am. I am here. Making this new day all it can be. Rejoicing in the sunrise thankful for the sunset. And hopeful that it will all happen again tomorrow.
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Every day we keep telling the same stories. Over and over. We forget that our endings can be different. So can the plot. I think it’s time for some surprise endings.
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Tell me to calm down. Go ahead. Tell me I’m crazy. Tell me how it actually works. Try to make me feel small and insignificant. But I see you. For the insecure, power clutching man you are. Good luck. You need it.
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When we share art we extend a hand. We hold a mirror. We adjust our focus. We hold each other. We weave a collaborative story. Together.
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I cannot face another moment of inauthenticity. Not one more day. Saying no to the things that make me uncomfortable in my skin.
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In this culture of winners and losers. Your trauma is your trauma. This is not a measuring contest of pain.
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Everything changed when I stopped putting myself last.
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New clothes won’t fill the void. Money won’t make you happy. Attention won’t heal past wounds. Things won’t finally make you feel better. If it’s broken its broken. These are distractions from the real work.
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Holding on to something that has lost its magic, lost its mutual respect, hurts more. Elsa understood the assignment.
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Somehow in all this grief I found joy. Sharing art with you has made me whole again. And again.
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He’s a little bit you and a little bit me. But mostly he is himself. Filled with empathy, curiosity, and creativity. And wrapped in our love.
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Every time I answer- I have to work harder to remember that I am happier with a wall between us. But knowing this – I still pick up.
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It’s possible to be all the parts of you that live in your heart, brain, and body. Not divided into containers. A giant messy wait of authenticity. Where you are all the things. All the time.
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Saying goodbye isn’t easy. Watching someone you loves goodbye is devastating. Because you can’t fix the pain.
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Tell me your story and I’ll tell you mine. Love is found in knowing. Seeing and being seen. This is how we heal.
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When all the noise is gone, there is so much to hear, to see, to appreciate. Detoxifying from a past that does not fit now.
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Gazing at you across the table. How is it possible that everything has changed but love has grown stronger? True partnership is filling in each others blanks.
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It takes time. We will get there.
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Without authenticity you are nothing.
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Sometimes forgiveness is off the table. When the hurt is real you can’t forget. But you can walk away. That’s healthy too.
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Forgiveness doesn’t always looks like things returning to normal. Words and actions change actions.
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If you think this one is about you- it probably is.
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I’ve said goodbye to so much. Now there is space. And for the first time I see how necessary it all was.
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