But we are more than genteel or civilized/ we are an idea in the process of being realized.

I will love myself despite the ease with which I lean toward the opposite.

If you think for one second no one knows what you've been going through; be accepting of the fact that you are wrong, that the long drawn and heavy breaths of despair have at times been felt by everyone - that pain is part of the human condition and that alone makes you a legion.

I sit before flowers hoping they will train me in the art of opening up I stand on mountain tops believing that avalanches will teach me to let go I know nothing but I am here to learn.

We grew up learning to cheer on the underdog because we see ourselves in them.

That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are.

My experiences with violence in schools still echo throughout my life but standing to face the problem has helped me in immeasurable ways.