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that deep and irreplaceable knowledge of my capacity for joy comes to demand from all of my life that it be lived within the knowledge that such satisfaction is possible, and does not have to be called marriage, nor god, nor an afterlife.

adrienne maree brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

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I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

Jean Cocteau

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"sister" is a verb.

Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

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I believe that we are part of a natural world that is constantly changing, and we need to learn to adapt together and stay in relationship if we hope to survive as a species.”

Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

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Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

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If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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