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“You can’t be hesitant about who you are.”

—  Viola Davis

say word, Viola.  even if we haven’t quite figured it out.  even if we’re accepting that “who you are” will change from season to season, as it will.  in the right now moments, i feel, there should be nothing we are more sure of when presenting ourselves to other people than “who we are”.  we should all strive for unwavering belief in our true selves.  that way, when hit with questions or blindsided by challengers, we have the ability to stand strong and firm in who we are.  with no hesitation.

just my thoughts.  i really dig this quote.  i wonder what my quote will be when I appear on O’s Power List… ;)

“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.”

~Josephine Baker (via my f’book friend and extraordinary “brown girl”, Tracey Friley’s latest status update)

when i was little i had posters and books of Josephine Baker.  she was the most beautiful woman i’d ever seen and i wanted to be exactly like her when i grew up.  reading this quote today tells me i was on to something way back when…