Walk of Love

I traveled from New York to Leiden to visit my mother who was ailing with advanced lung disease. On my first morning, groggy with jet lag, I found her at my bedside, holding my favorite biscuits. “How did you get up here?” I asked, knowing she can’t easily climb the stairs to the second floor anymore. Smiling, a little embarrassed, she replied, “Very slowly, one step at a time.” Later, I recounted this interaction to my therapist, a bit irritated by the drama of her effort. “That’s a little over the top,” I said. “No, that’s love,” he replied. — Daniella van Gennep

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Coloring by Candlelight

Sometimes the electricity would shut off, other times the water, often both. When I was growing up in Los Angeles, my family kept a cooler in our hallway that we’d fill with food and ice. My parents fought a lot those nights. Usually, my brothers ended up leaving with my father, while I stayed with my mother. We would color by candlelight in Dollar Store coloring books and watch reruns of “Roseanne” on a battery-powered TV. My mother remembers those nights as the “bad times.” For me, they were the moments that led to my mother becoming my best friend. — Samantha Lopez

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Reflections on Confidence

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent. —Sophia Loren

‘Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.’—Gloria Steinem 

Once you put your hand to the plow, you can’t put it down until you get to the end of the row. – Alice Paul

You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. -Harriet Woods”

Even if you cannot climb the mountain do not remain in the valley- German Proverb

I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you must be better than you ever thought you could be. Ken Venturi.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. – Dolores Ibarruri

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Stay Flexible

“Successful designers tend to be quite flexible in terms of the kinds of projects they work on. Be open to different types of design briefs. Having different strings to your bow is crucial.” —Ilse Crawford, Studioilse

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The Moment

Love the moment and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries. Corita Kent 

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