When the fire is over, always, in the ashes, our opportunities to repair, to move forward without vengeance being required - that's kind of the way us humans seem to live. We make massive mistakes. We do stupid things. We do things to survive. And then there's an opportunity to learn from them and move forward with grace. And forgiveness and that gracefulness are very connected.
Elizabeth LesserIf we want liberation, we must rewrite the Sleeping Beauty myth. No one is coming and no one else is to blame.
Elizabeth LesserI think it's better that people actually are saying what they feel. Especially, people are saying, I'm not heard. I don't have a voice in America.
Elizabeth LesserSee what's happening to our sisters around the world. I'm very interested in the protection of women globally.
Elizabeth LesserForgiveness doesn't mean being a wimp. It doesn't mean being weak. It doesn't mean having no principles and no values. Sometimes we have to stand firm for what we believe and make really hard decisions.
Elizabeth Lesser