Jewel Quotes

We all need to demand the happiness for ourselves we desire. Fight for it. Wrestle it out of the clenched fist of the world you live in

You have to know what you want to ever be able to have it.

Another doctor's bill, a lawyer's bill, another cute, cheap thrill You know you love him if you put him in your will, but Who will save your souls?

The successful parents I saw were able to redefine who they were and renegotiate their needs and roles as humans, parents, and partners.

If you are not present, you are unable to have an effect on that unique, fleeting moment called now that truly determines what happens next. Now is the only creative moment we have. Fear was causing me to project my past into my future, never allowing me to engage in the now. Worry and fear are thieves that rob us of our ability to change.

I used my intuition like a weapon; whatever insecurity and weakness I sensed in him, I exploited.

Its just an inch from me to you, depending on what map you use.

Life is about drawing and redrawing who we are and how we behave without shame or judgment.

this is actualy a poem

we have been called
naive
as if it were a dirty word,
whe have been called
innocent
as though with shame
our cheeks should burn
so
we visit with
the careful idols
of cynisism
to learn to sneer
and pant and walk
so as not to feel the scales
of judgement rub wrongly
but we say
some things must
remain simple
some things must remain
untouched
and pure
lest we all forget
the legacy we begot us
the health of our origins
the poetry of our fundemental selves

But I wanted to figure out how to be a mom without having to figure out how to be a professional on top of it.

The stealing began again with carrots, which apparently are the gateway vegetable, because soon it led to all manner of produce theft.

I can’t tell you about the pain, and how my heart to this day screams to have a mom in my life. But I know that it is not safe with her. Every day I miss having a mom. But I don’t miss Nedra. I will always want a mom, the concept of what a mom is. But I don’t have that. I never did, no matter how hard I tried to fool myself. Nedra is not that. Reality wins, and I’d rather see the truth than stay in love with a fantasy.

The person inside is looking for the same thing as their neighbor- freedom, expression, acceptance, love.

Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds.

Reality wins, and I'd rather see the truth than stay in love with a fantasy.