Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 976

nina03 · 08-02-2017, 07:32 PM

"Someone can be madly in love with you and still not be ready. They can love you in a way you have never been loved and still not join you on the bridge. And whatever their reasons you must leave. Because you never ever have to inspire anyone to meet you on the bridge. You never ever have to convince someone to do the work to be ready. There is more extraordinary love, more love that you have never seen, out here in this wide and wild universe. And there is the love that will be ready."
Nayyirah Waheed

CherryWine · 08-03-2017, 12:28 PM

nina03 · 08-03-2017, 09:51 PM

"Let me tell you the mean story. For years and years, I convinced myself I was unbreakable, an animal with an animal strength or something not human at all. Me, I told people, I take damage like a wall, a brick wall that never falls down, never feels anything, never flinches or remembers. I am one woman but I carry in my body all the stories I have ever been told, women I have known, women who have taken damage until they tell themselves they can feel no pain at all. That's the mean story." Dorothy Allison

nina03 · 08-05-2017, 11:46 AM

Genesis · 08-05-2017, 11:48 PM

Genesis · 08-05-2017, 11:50 PM

Genesis · 08-06-2017, 12:00 AM

I remember when I opened my school in South Africa and I said to Maya Angelou, ‘Gee this will be my legacy.’ And Maya in her Maya way said, ‘You have no idea what your legacy will be. Your legacy is what you do everyday. Your legacy is every life you’ve touched, every person whose life was either moved or not. It’s every person you’ve harmed or helped, that’s your legacy.’ I don’t think about it. I just try to live it....

nina03 · 08-06-2017, 12:45 AM

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.

Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,

some momentary awareness comes

as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!

Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,

who violently sweep your house

empty of its furniture,

still treat each guest honorably.

He may be clearing you out

for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,

meet them at the door laughing,

and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,

because each has been sent

as a guide from beyond.

~Rumi

Genesis · 08-06-2017, 10:05 AM

Words of Wisdom: Becoming

I am becoming the woman I've wanted,
grey at the temples,
soft body, delighted,
cracked up by life
with a laugh that's known bitter
but, past it, got better,
knows she's a survivor -
that whatever comes,
she can outlast it.
I am becoming a deep
weathered basket.

I am becoming the woman I've longed for,
the motherly lover
with arms strong and tender,
the growing daughter
who blushes surprises.
I am becoming full moons
and sunrises.

I find her becoming,
this woman I've wanted,
who knows she'll encompass,
who knows she's sufficient,
knows where she's going
and travels with passion.
Who remembers she's precious,
but knows she's not scarce -
who knows she is plenty,
plenty to share.

- Jayne Relaford Brown, Finding Her Here

Genesis · 08-06-2017, 10:18 AM

Genesis · 08-06-2017, 10:31 AM

Genesis · 08-06-2017, 10:38 AM

VintageFemme · 08-06-2017, 10:38 AM

"My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness. —André Breton

Genesis · 08-06-2017, 11:02 AM

LOQUI · 08-07-2017, 04:30 AM

"The soul has no secret that the behavior does not reveal"

-Lao Tzu-

CherryWine · 08-07-2017, 10:33 AM

LOQUI · 08-07-2017, 12:44 PM

"Be careful who you share your weaknesses with.
Some people can't wait for the opportunity to use them against you."

-Unknown-

LOQUI · 08-09-2017, 02:20 AM

"A lie may take care of the present,
but it has not future..."

-Unknown-

gotoseagrl · 08-09-2017, 01:53 PM

"No amount of security is worth the suffering of a life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams."

LOQUI · 08-09-2017, 10:26 PM

"Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason.

-John Harington-

08-02-2017, 07:32 PM	#19501
nina03 Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: she/her, or they/them Relationship Status: Very married and in love Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 332 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 242 Thanked 1,000 Times in 261 Posts Rep Power: 8811369	Loving myself the most. "Someone can be madly in love with you and still not be ready. They can love you in a way you have never been loved and still not join you on the bridge. And whatever their reasons you must leave. Because you never ever have to inspire anyone to meet you on the bridge. You never ever have to convince someone to do the work to be ready. There is more extraordinary love, more love that you have never seen, out here in this wide and wild universe. And there is the love that will be ready." Nayyirah Waheed

08-05-2017, 11:48 PM	#19505
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,669 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Love...

08-05-2017, 11:50 PM	#19506
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,669 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Be...

08-06-2017, 12:00 AM	#19507
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,669 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou to Oprah Winfrey I remember when I opened my school in South Africa and I said to Maya Angelou, ‘Gee this will be my legacy.’ And Maya in her Maya way said, ‘You have no idea what your legacy will be. Your legacy is what you do everyday. Your legacy is every life you’ve touched, every person whose life was either moved or not. It’s every person you’ve harmed or helped, that’s your legacy.’ I don’t think about it. I just try to live it....

08-06-2017, 12:45 AM	#19508
nina03 Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: she/her, or they/them Relationship Status: Very married and in love Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 332 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 242 Thanked 1,000 Times in 261 Posts Rep Power: 8811369	Much needed wisdom from Rumi The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. ~Rumi

08-03-2017, 12:28 PM	#19502
CherryWine Senior Member How Do You Identify?: lesbian femme Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The Deep South Posts: 2,491 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,060 Thanked 10,036 Times in 2,182 Posts Rep Power: 21474848

08-03-2017, 09:51 PM	#19503
nina03 Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: she/her, or they/them Relationship Status: Very married and in love Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 332 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 242 Thanked 1,000 Times in 261 Posts Rep Power: 8811369	"Let me tell you the mean story. For years and years, I convinced myself I was unbreakable, an animal with an animal strength or something not human at all. Me, I told people, I take damage like a wall, a brick wall that never falls down, never feels anything, never flinches or remembers. I am one woman but I carry in my body all the stories I have ever been told, women I have known, women who have taken damage until they tell themselves they can feel no pain at all. That's the mean story." Dorothy Allison

08-05-2017, 11:46 AM	#19504
nina03 Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: she/her, or they/them Relationship Status: Very married and in love Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 332 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 242 Thanked 1,000 Times in 261 Posts Rep Power: 8811369

08-06-2017, 10:05 AM	#19509
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,669 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Becoming... Words of Wisdom: Becoming I am becoming the woman I've wanted, grey at the temples, soft body, delighted, cracked up by life with a laugh that's known bitter but, past it, got better, knows she's a survivor - that whatever comes, she can outlast it. I am becoming a deep weathered basket. I am becoming the woman I've longed for, the motherly lover with arms strong and tender, the growing daughter who blushes surprises. I am becoming full moons and sunrises. I find her becoming, this woman I've wanted, who knows she'll encompass, who knows she's sufficient, knows where she's going and travels with passion. Who remembers she's precious, but knows she's not scarce - who knows she is plenty, plenty to share. - Jayne Relaford Brown, Finding Her Here

08-06-2017, 10:18 AM	#19510
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,669 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Beautiful...

08-06-2017, 10:31 AM	#19511
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08-06-2017, 10:38 AM	#19512
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,669 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Walk...

08-06-2017, 10:38 AM	#19513
VintageFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Outside Posts: 2,299 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,828 Thanked 7,622 Times in 1,655 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	"My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness. —André Breton __________________ Unfinished Business & Open to Serendipity

08-06-2017, 11:02 AM	#19514
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08-07-2017, 04:30 AM	#19515
LOQUI Member How Do You Identify?: Butch, Non Binary, Trans, Always Me. :) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,139 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,335 Thanked 2,486 Times in 848 Posts Rep Power: 19030327	"The soul has no secret that the behavior does not reveal" -Lao Tzu-

08-07-2017, 10:33 AM	#19516
CherryWine Senior Member How Do You Identify?: lesbian femme Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The Deep South Posts: 2,491 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,060 Thanked 10,036 Times in 2,182 Posts Rep Power: 21474848

08-07-2017, 12:44 PM	#19517
LOQUI Member How Do You Identify?: Butch, Non Binary, Trans, Always Me. :) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,139 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,335 Thanked 2,486 Times in 848 Posts Rep Power: 19030327	"Be careful who you share your weaknesses with. Some people can't wait for the opportunity to use them against you." -Unknown-

08-09-2017, 02:20 AM	#19518
LOQUI Member How Do You Identify?: Butch, Non Binary, Trans, Always Me. :) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,139 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,335 Thanked 2,486 Times in 848 Posts Rep Power: 19030327	"A lie may take care of the present, but it has not future..." -Unknown-

08-09-2017, 01:53 PM	#19519
gotoseagrl Senior Member How Do You Identify?: old-fashioned queer stone submissive girl Preferred Pronoun?: mermaid, very lucky babygirl Relationship Status: Saltwater mermaid ♡ Join Date: May 2010 Location: CA Posts: 2,209 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,192 Thanked 6,105 Times in 1,727 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	"No amount of security is worth the suffering of a life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams." __________________ Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. D. H. Lawrence

08-09-2017, 10:26 PM	#19520
LOQUI Member How Do You Identify?: Butch, Non Binary, Trans, Always Me. :) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,139 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,335 Thanked 2,486 Times in 848 Posts Rep Power: 19030327	"Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason. -John Harington-