Healing for me is being able to sit next to the butcher and say 'Yes, I’m sitting next to the butcher now,' instead of saying 'there is no butcher'.
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When you stop putting yourself on the line, and you don't touch your own heart, how do you expect to touch other people?
Interpretation
What this quote means
Engaging authentically with your own feelings allows you to connect deeply with others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of personal vulnerability in forming genuine connections with others. Tori Amos suggests that if one is reluctant to express their own emotions and experiences, it becomes difficult to resonate with and impact others on a meaningful level.
Themes
VulnerabilityConnectionEmotionAuthenticityRelationships
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can inspire a speech about the importance of vulnerability in leadership.
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From in the shadow she calls. And in the shadow she finds a way, finds a way. And in the shadow she crawls, clutching her faded photograph. My image under her thumb. Yes with a message for my heart. She’s been everybody else’s girl maybe one day she’ll be her own.
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