Yasmine Cheyenne Quotes

Sirens and the general noise of Brooklyn streets were a comfort for me. It’s such a metaphor for life because the noise, if it’s all you’re used to, becomes home and the quiet can feel otherworldly and take time to adjust to.

I recognized that when people had access and support, anything was possible. I learned that with community I didn’t have to have all the answers, I just had to be able to connect people to what they needed. I realized that being able to listen to their stories, no matter how tough their experiences were, provided ease and support to them and I knew it was something I wanted to continue to do. The seed to help others heal was planted

We commit to our healing to make room for who we want to be. And to make room for our joy, we’re usually invited to clear some stuff out.

We commit to healing so that we can live a life that’s filled with blessings, abundance, joy, peace, freedom, and everything that feels true to you.

It’s such a metaphor for life because the noise, if it’s all you’re used to, becomes home and the quiet can feel otherworldly and take time to adjust to.

I am not your strong friend. I am supportive and I’ll show up for you. You can count on me to be consistent. But I won’t be able to show up as you need me to without being held as well. I know sometimes it may look like I have it all figured out, but I don’t. I worry and need help, too, even though I’m still learning how to talk about it. I am thankful you know you can rely on me. I am thankful for our relationship. I am thankful I’ve been able to hold all of the people who matter to me most. But I am surrendering that responsibility that was never mine. You still have me, just not all of me.

I began to imagine what life would feel like if I didn’t have to do anything I didn’t want to do. I explored how my life would be impacted if I was able to choose what I said yes or no to. I invited myself to consider what my relationships would feel like if I wasn’t doing what I thought I should be doing and instead chose only what felt right to me.

the truth is that so many of us have been programmed to function in a society that wants more and more of us, without concern for our well-being, which means that we’ve got to be our own advocates. We’ve got to be the one to say, “okay, this is enough for now, no more.

Say no Use your voice Give to yourself, too Always check within Resist the urge to over-give

Presence over performance encourages joy. It encourages standing up for yourself. It encourages you to be more like you.

I knew I was healing when I was willing to release what they desired me to be and choose what I know I’m destined to be.

You don’t have to apologize for being who you are. Ever.

Choosing to be and taking up space in a world that wasn’t built for us is brave because we’re committing to doing the very opposite of what society normalizes we should do.

Your power lies in your ability to consistently question what really needs to take up space in your life and to release everything that doesn’t.

Of course, you’re not intending to disappoint people, but this is sometimes a by-product of saying yes to yourself over worrying about what matters to others.