Do you have a favorite dialogue, lyric, quote or affirmation? Please share with us below.

Joanna Hoge | Fine Artist & Designer

One of my favorite sayings is actually a Zen proverb: ‘the obstacle is the path’. I think it prompts a shift in mindset when you’re struggling with something or someone. I try to think about how the experience I’m encountering can help me to grow, even if it’s quite difficult in the moment. If we can take a moment to slow down, breathe, and reconsider how we’re approaching a situation, sometimes that’s actually enough to actually transform it. Read more>>

Arielle Zella | Jewelry Designer & Business Owner

I call myself a “recovering perfectionist” and I’ve built my business & brand around the idea of “living life as play”. As I was breaking free from my anxiety and perfectionist tendencies, I recognized that I needed to shift my values away from living for some ideal result that might occur sometime in the future, and instead placing value on the process and the journey. I needed to focus on achieving a meaningful & fulfilling life in the here and now – enjoying life for what it is, rather than what it “should” be. Read more>>

Addie Gibson | Personal Trainer, Online Fitness Coach, and Corrective Exercise & Movement Specialist

My favorite affirmation is, “You are Enough” so much so that I have it tattooed on my forearm. I not only got it as a reminder to myself, but as a reminder to anyone who crosses my path. My message to the world is that, you are ENOUGH. For me, it is a constant reminder to keep going no matter what I may be facing because I am simply enough to face anything life throws at me. I think it is important to remind others that they too, are enough. Read more>>

Erin Kaden | Artist and Educator

My favorite quote is from my favorite artist, Louise Bourgeois, who has been a huge inspiration and influence to me and the work I create. She said “Art is a guaranty of sanity”. This saying is deeply meaningful for me as I have struggled with PTSD for over a decade now and I use art as my form of therapy. Creating and expressing myself through art has not always been easy to do, but it allows me to work through my thoughts in a way that makes sense to me and the feelings I aim to investigate. I like her quote because it provides a sense of community and validation, to create is to be sane. If I am creating then I am being- I am me. Read more>>