Free
“The thing is to free one’s self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded.”
–Virginia Woolf
Belong
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”
–Michel de Montaigne
Answer Q&Q
“It is frightening when a woman finally realizes that there is no answer to the question ‘who am I’ except the voice inside herself.”
–Betty Friedan
Independent
“So the fact that I’m me and no one else is one of my greatest assets. Emotional hurt is the price a person has to pay in order to be independent.”
–Haruki Murakami
Discover
“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.”
–Ralph Ellison
Free Mantra
When I choose to be free of expectations, I am free to be me.
-Ann Ruane
Think
“To find yourself, think for yourself.”
–Socrates
Growth: Exciting and New
Growth: Exciting and New.
I get the goofy urge to sing that to “The Love Boat” theme song, inserting growth in place of love.
Judgments
“Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.”
–David Gemmell
Instinct
“Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson