My Vocation Is To Make

A Wonderful Pastor I Know Once Told Me, "perfectionism Is The Highest Order Of Self-abuse." So Now I Try To Remind Myself That If I Engage In Perfectionism, I Am Abusing Myself. Period.

It's Unconscionable To Breed With The Number Of Children Who Are Starving To Death In Impoverished Countries.

The Amount Of Gender Violence That I Experience Is Absolutely Extraordinary. And A Significant Part Of My Day Today Will Be Spent Filing Police Reports At Home About Gender Violence That's Directed At Me In Social Media.

When I Allow Myself To Feel All My Feelings Instead Of Numbing Myself To Them, They Pass More Quickly. I Spent My Entire Life Telling Everyone I Was "ok, Damn It." But When You Surrender To The [uncomfortable] Feelings, There Are Gifts On The Other Side: Allowing Yourself To Feel Loneliness Forces You To Reach Out. Letting Yourself Get Angry Gives You Strength, Energy And Motivation.

Both My Husband And I Give A Lot Of Ourselves In What We Do Because That Is Our Public Lives But In My Private Life, I Have An Intrinsic Right To Be Left Alone.