Jewel Quotes

We have been called naive as if it were a dirty word
We have been called innocent as though with shame our cheeks should burn
So We visited with the careful idols of cynicism to learn to sneer and pant and walk
so as not to feel the scales of judgment rub wrongly
But we say,
some things must remain simple
some things must remain untouched and pure

How did our thoughts affect our reality and interact with the world on a quantum level?

Upon the streets
a kitten's mew
and beggar's shoe
are calling
and the voiceless
ask to borrow yours
so sweet and always falling. — Awaken, Love

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.

I saw all my new mom friends go through a sadness other than postpartum depression: it is grieving the loss of your old self, of who you used to be.

Parenting is constant readjustment.

Don't worry mother, it'll be alright
And don't worry sister, say your prayers and sleep right
It'll be fine lover of mine
It'll be just fine
Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend you strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a live uncommon

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

Therapy is expensive, and often the best facilities and practitioners are not covered by insurance, and so mental health becomes a luxury.

An artist’s most valuable asset is individuality.

It was hard to bear your soul while someone was talking to their friend about a new sweater they bought.

Be pretty, but not threateningly pretty. Be a go-getter but don't threaten anyone or be a bitch. Caught in this web of contradictions, we have to be everything for everyone and we lose the ability to explore who we really are.

"She looked u at me through tear-stained cheeks and stammered, "My dad won't give me a Porsche when I come home if I don;t get all A's." I was a bit stunned. IT was my first encounter with real wealth. I remember looking at her and thinking, Holy shit. Being spoiled is worse abuse that being hit. At least I knew that being hit is wrong, But being spoiled ruins you."

Happiness does not rely on what you have or who you are. It relies on what you think.

Helping others helps you get over yourself and your own problems.