To Inspire and Empower
Need a little inspirational pick me up? These quotes will do the trick!
#1. “There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That’s their problem. It’s not mine.” – Gloria Allred
#2. “The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved. Women who will live bravely, both tender and fierce. Women of indomitable will.” – Amy Tenney
#3. “She wore her scars as her best attire. A stunning dress made of hellfire.” – Daniel Saint
#4. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran
#5. “The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
#6) “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
#7. “I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will.” – Amy Schumer
#8. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” – Kavita Ramdas
#9. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” – Maya Angelou
#10) “Too often we think strength is impenetrable. Infallible. True strength is fluidity. It is rising after we fall. It is having the bravery to admit when we are wrong. It is vulnerability, empathy, and kindness. True strength is allowing yourself to feel your experiences – and using those lessons to become a better person than you were yesterday.” – a little ditty by yours truly.
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I’m Ashley Allyn, Messy Badass Blogger Extraordinaire. I write about mental health, women’s issues, and living authentically, with a healthy dash of inappropriate, self-deprecating humor. I’m a fan of transparency bordering on the ridiculous, all things cheese, and my dog Dexter. Follow my social media below!
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