#empowerment

"I am powerful in my love for myself. The truth of my being is I love myself exactly as I am. I honor my empowered heart."

"I am not an angel,' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me - for you will not get it, any more than I shall get it of you: which I do not at all anticipate."

"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch."

"I'm single because I was born that way."

"Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life. Simplify. Look within. Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we've been blessed with."

"I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives."

"Your life is a reflection of your thoughts. Think well."

"People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. When you change for the better, the people around you will be inspired to change also....but only after doing their best to make you stop. Live your truth and don't EVER stop."

"Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth."(Journal entry, 14 October 1922)"

"In youth, it was a way I had,To do my best to please.And change, with every passing ladTo suit his theories.But now I know the things I knowAnd do the things I do,And if you do not like me so,To hell, my love, with you."

"She might be without country, without nation, but inside her there was still a being that could exist and be free, that could simply say I am without adding a this, or a that, without saying I am Indian, Guyanese, English, or anything else in the world."

"Empowerment is the ability to refine, improve, and enhance your life without co-dependency."

"Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them."

"When you truly embrace your human impermanence you connect with the power you have, and influence you have, over the time you have."

"Your dream is a reality that is waiting for you to materialize. Today is a new day! Don’t let your history interfere with your destiny! Learn from your past so that it can empower your present and propel you to greatness"

"Seek first the kingdom of heaven WITHIN, whereby lies an abundance of treasures and resources that you need"

"Passion can transform the mind, body and spirit...Passion can align you with the wisdom of nature and the power of what is in your heart."

"You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination."

"Life is 10 percent what you make itand 90 percent how you take it."

"This moment is yours and yours alone! Take charge, seize this moment and allow it to propel you to the high levels of an empowered life. Allow upon this fertile moment to be planted the seeds of your happiness and success."