"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anais Nin

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden. ~ Goethe

I am not afraid of the storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. ~ Louisa May Alcott

And I was struck all at once how life was out there going through it’s regular courses, and I was suspended, waiting, caught in a terrible crevice between living my life and not living it. ~ Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

Real is what happens when you become your true self, — not a contrive, shiny, pretend thing — and are loved despite, and maybe even because of, your imperfections. ~ Toni Raiten D’Antonio

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. ~ John Ruskin

Grief never ends…But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, not a lack of faith…It’s the price of love. ~ Author Unknown

The process of becoming Real involves acknowledging the pain and loss, but it also includes recovering valuable pieces of ourselves and dealing with beliefs and feelings that cause us harm. ~ Toni Raiten-D’Antonio

The experience of true connection, of knowing and being known by someone, is not dependent upon perceiving the world through the same eyes.

Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others.~ Harriet Lerner

Cultivating self-awareness, self-reflection and authentic connection for a greater sense of vitality and well-being in life.

The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination...until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life.~ Iyanla Vanzant

Understand. Heal. Grow. We Can Do This Together

“Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
– E.E. Cummings