I have me brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.
Gloria SteinemRead
Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.
Interpretation
Self-esteem is foundational to a fulfilling life; without it, everything else loses significance.
This quote by Gloria Steinem highlights the critical role that self-esteem plays in our lives. It suggests that while self-esteem may not be the sole determinant of success or happiness, it is a fundamental component without which all other achievements and experiences may feel hollow. The implication is that one must first cultivate a positive sense of self-worth to truly appreciate and engage with life.
In practice
This quote can be used in a self-help workshop to emphasize the importance of self-acceptance.
I have me brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.
If women are supposed to be less rational and more emotional at the beginning of our menstrual cycle when the female hormone is at its lowest level, then why isn't it logical to say that, in those few days, women behave the most like the way men behave all month long?
Age brings a freedom. When you're young, you're much more subject to the idea of what feminine is or how you should look or how you should behave.
All those chemicals that create empathy only work when you are in a room together.
Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
Obviously, there is much similarity among the challenges of transgender people and all women - from health care to harassment to discrimination in the workplace.
Simplicity is the key to brilliance.
Make sure you know your identity is in Christ, so that when you get laid off from your job, or when you get a raise from your job, or when things don't go right, you're not up and down, up and down.
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
Integrity is not something that grownups have and adolescents can aspire to. Integrity is something that all of us, at all ages, are constantly striving for.
It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you.
It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise.
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