Keep it under 3 lets not get too crayzee!

Here's mine:

"Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made." - Tyler Kent White

"Falling in love with yourself first doesn't make you vain or selfish, it makes you indestructible." - Things I'll teach my children

"Well ->-bleeped-<-." - Me

Je pense donc je suis( French)  or in Latin Cogito ergo sum (Rene Descartes) or( English) I think, therefore I am

Transition is far too far in the past, however here are my quotes which sum up my attitude to life.

1. It does not matter to me whether you choose to see me as authentically male or female, though given the choice obviously I would prefer the latter. What does matter is that you recognise that I am being authentically myself, and you afford me due respect for that, as a fellow human being. – (Jenny D. circa 1985)

2. Never judge a book by it cover. - (Anon)

3. I'm not a boy, I'm a girl in disguise – (Jenny D. circa 1966)

This one from Caitlyn Jenner nicely states exactly what drove me to accept my gender identity last year:

QuoteThe uncomfortableness of being me never leaves me all day long. I'm not doing this to be interesting. I'm doing this to live ... if I was lying on my deathbed and I had kept this secret and never ever did anything about it, I would be lying there saying, 'You just blew your entire life. You never dealt with yourself.' And I don't want that to happen.

When I first read that, it was unreal, because that is exactly the image I had in my head.

Quote from: jeni on June 15, 2015, 09:57:47 AM
This one from Caitlyn Jenner nicely states exactly what drove me to accept my gender identity last year:

When I first read that, it was unreal, because that is exactly the image I had in my head.

Oh yeah that IS a good one. I was definitely moved reading that also.

< casts a necromancer spell to revive this dead thread. > 

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why" ~ Mark Twain

"Being yourself is a continuous effort. There is always another expectation placed upon you, another person pulling you toward their preferences, another nudge from society to act a certain way. It's a daily battle to be yourself, not merely what the world wants you to be." ~ James Clear

"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about un-becoming everything that isn't really you so that you can be who you were meant to be in the first place." ~ Unknown

"If you don't like the way I am living my life, feel free to mind your own business." ~ Unknown

Judge tenderly of me (Emily Dickinson)

It was  like having to  run in 2 left shoes. Michelle Duff on life before  transition. It summed up just how I felt

"The more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I thrive."
— Elliot Page

I am rather a fan of Marcus Aurelius. Two of his quotes which resonate for me are:

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realise this and you will find strength."

And:

"When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realise that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you."

A third quote is: "One of the most precious moments in life is when you see your smile reflected in another person's eyes." That one is... um... me, lol.

Quote from: Sephirah on April 10, 2025, 02:33:07 PMA third quote is: "One of the most precious moments in life is when you see your smile reflected in another person's eyes." That one is... um... me, lol.

That one made me smile! 
 

Quote from: Lori Dee on April 10, 2025, 02:47:07 PMThat one made me smile! 
 

Uh huh... like the plethora of quotes from the great sage, Lori :

QuoteThere is a difference between dragging someone along with you because you want them there, and allowing them to join you because they want to be there. Be mindful of that.

You are the guru we deserve. <3

Quote from: Sephirah on April 10, 2025, 05:25:46 PMUh huh... like the plethora of quotes from the great sage, Lori :

You are the guru we deserve. <3

Yes, now turn to page 175 of The Book of Lori. (Hymns not included.) 

Quote from: Lori Dee on April 10, 2025, 06:13:10 PMYes, now turn to page 175 of The Book of Lori. (Hymns not included.) 

Commandment 11... Thou shalt not dig up any precious metal that isn't gold. For I am the Gold thy God! Thou shalt not prospect thy neighbor's gold... for she hath her eye on a new Lamborghini...

I have used "Casting off dull certainty" as my tag line on this forum for years.  For me, it signifies the trusting leap into the unknown when we decide to transition, the feeling that what we are doing is like jumping out of a plane without a parachute.  We are throwing away the certainty of life in the gender we were assigned for an unknown future, in the hope that it will be better.

It comes from a song by the very talented and very poetic Canadian songwriter Eileen McGann, called "Whitewater".  The song is ostensibly about a canoe trip.  But it is clearly about transition.  Not necessarily gender transition.  It could be about any significant life transition.  But for me, of course, it is about my gender transition.

Here is what she says about it:
"Making the choice to see an obstacle course as an opportunity for adventure and learning can change everything - in life as well as on canoe trips..."

Whitewater
by Eileen McGann

Whitewater's calling: the river's sweet refrain
Sings a chorus to the forest as it's shaking off the rain
The night has passed in thunder, but the dawn is breaking clear
Whitewater's calling and I'm moving on from here

And I'm moving on my way,
Letting go the rope
Casting off dull certainty
And reaching for that brightly shining hope

Camped here forever; at least that's how it seems
Waiting for a clearer sign and wrestling with my dreams
I thought that they would bind me, but now I think I see
Whitewater's calling: may it teach me to be free

And I'm moving on my way,
Letting go the rope
Casting off dull certainty
And reaching for that brightly shining hope

I know the current's swift here, the water's running deep
I know there's many rocks ahead: I've seen them in my sleep
I know that I could founder just around the bend
But I love the water's laughter so I'll see it through the end

And I'm moving on my way,
Letting go the rope
Casting off dull certainty
And reaching for that brightly shining--
Moving on my way,
And I'm letting go the rope
Casting off dull certainty
And reaching for that brightly shining hope!
Brightly shining hope!
O brightly shining hope!
Brightly shining hope!
O brightly shining hope!

I always liked the song, from the first time I heard Eileen McGann sing it live.  But what made the deepest impression was the time I had it on my headphones while I was getting my face zapped at the electrologist.  Here I was, early in my own transition, and hearing those lyrics brought tears to my eyes.  My poor electrologist though she had the voltage turned up too high on the machine!  I had to assure here that my tears were just from the song I was listening to.