"I’m not anti sex-industry . . . Many women would probably find more self-esteem—and cash—as a stripper than as a secretary!"
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"My life is a poem, an allegory thrust upon me, a mischief by benevolent Chaos Gods, a bardic alchemy, a myth I try to decipher and try to live fully."
- Francesca De Grandis, excerpt from blog post on this site
"If life isn’t going the way you want, your creative efforts lack oomph, or you’re too afraid of living life all the way, maybe you’re not crazy enough."
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
The world is my divine beloved.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
The world is luminous with a million reasons our lives are worth saving, yours and mine alike.
— Nick Mattos
Grace is the state of moving toward your desires effortlessly on the wings of the universe.
- - Be A Goddess!, Francesca De Grandis
I cook for fun. I cook because God’s in every morsel, filling me with his love and power. I cook because healthy food imparts its health, filling me with sparkly feelings. I cook because preparing whole organic food is a way to take responsibility for my well-being; a large portion of America’s health crisis could be averted by good nutrition.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
We’re all channels of the Divine, whether “channeling” as mediums or using our left-brain, if we’re tuned in to the Divine and self.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"The power to change your life is within you right now. Tap into it by focusing on the things that bring you joy."
- Feline Dreamers
"When we create, we are open to the energies of the all. As we let the spark flow through us, we bring new and exciting concepts to life."
- Feline Dreamers
"Loving yourself takes patience with those who say you can’t, kindness to those who say you shouldn’t, and forgiveness for when you didn’t."
- Feline Dreamers
I’m one step ahead of the Mad Hatter at Alice’s tea party.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"Ignore her. She's the kind of person who, if you got diamond encrusted nipples, would tell you they're not shiny enough."
- Katie H.
"When my dear friend JoAnne gets asked how she maintains such a gorgeous collection of indoor house plants, she responds "It's easy! I just don't keep the dead ones."
- Katie H.
"Breathing is always a good idea."
--Julia Swancy
"A spiritual approach is no substitute for a
competent psychiatrist or therapist."
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
We are all, each and every one of us, a cosmos.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"Crazy times call for healthy madness!"
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"I asked for help or an answer and you gave me sweat, unspeakable compassion, thundering strength to rise one more morning."
~* Silver River Hawk (Brett Stevens)
"The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt"
--Thomas Merton
"Our eccentricities, off-the-wall perspectives, and human peculiarities are often the urges, visions, and acts out of which we can make heroic lives."
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
Anger is God-given, so I do not suppress it or shame myself for it. I feel it.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
God is my big toe. And your big toe. Both of them. Both of mine. And all our other toes.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
Get the support you need. Recognize the support you get. We need every last bit we can garner if we’re to survive this mad world.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"When you feel inspired to do something, go for it! Stop what you were doing and pursue your passion. Do at least a little bit every day."
- Feline Dreamers
"Contrary to popular opinion, kindness and honesty are not mutually exclusive. Deliver your truths with compassion."
- Feline Dreamers
"The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt"
--Thomas Merton
"The universe is like a connect-the-dots picture except each dot connects with all the other dots, making a picture that only the mad see. That picture can inspire and empower, can provide experiences so profound or loving that you’re flying."
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
Stardust is falling on you, every moment. Grab it.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
“Things are the way you believe them to be until somebody tells you differently.”
- Kathi Somers
"Meow! Time for another lesson from cats: love unconditionally, purr freely, and do what you like, on your own terms, when you feel like it."
- Feline Dreamers
"Spirituality is a complex, personal thing. You may have your own definition of God. Is your God a tree? A genderbender? There are infinite ways to define the Divine. Not all include deity. Do you see the Divine not as Deity but as the Cosmic Song? Dance? The power of love?"
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"I believe there’s a Goddess of Chaos, The Ultimate Trickster, and from Her fingers pour currents of events that necessarily disrupt our lives. This flurry of seemingly meaningless problems, roadblocks, and maybe even insanity ends up being exactly what we need to become happier."
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
False ego tells us we don’t need help or that help is too humiliating to ask for.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"I’m a person with disabilities—wheelchair and all. You bet I make cripple jokes. The more scary or dire
a human concern—and the more pain and tragedy involved—the more it may require a seemingly ruthless humor to cope (and perhaps even triumph)."
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments.
--Thomas Merton
Buddha has reincarnated as all the black cats in the world.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"Laughing in the worst of times may be crazy, but those of us who have weathered those times know that anything even mildly amusing can keep you going."
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"Who are the fae? Perhaps you have a little faerie energy in you: a hint of mischief, love of daydreaming, and joy in life's little delights."
- Feline Dreamers
"You're unique, just like everyone else."
- Julia Swancy
"The self-help movement’s focus on fixing what’s wrong is not always good. Sometimes, it reinforces the message that hurt us so much in the first place: 'There’s something terrible about me.' ”
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
"Wild souls bolt if you’re unkind. Don’t attack. Being gentle won’t squelch your heathen spirit, but instead provides the caring a wolf gives its cubs. Freedom doesn’t = meanness."
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
Innovative people often need to live in a world where time doesn’t matter—because their work may have to develop for many years before there are visible results.
-- Share My Insanity, Francesca De Grandis
THIS!!! is awesome!!!! I’ll be submitting quotes
LOVE it!
I am so glad u like it, thank you!!! I look forward to the quotes!!!
Pick up acorns.
by me!
Chaos Kahuna ! You are a scream ! All is WELL ; I have 2 quotes ( neither are mine ) that I really love . Don’t know who wrote this ; just remember reading it decades ago : “There’s always the Unexpected” . Chaos theory in 4 words . The other is by the great English writer C. S. Lewis and in checking , appears to be in the public domain : ” The pain now is the price we pay for the joy then ; that’s the deal “. He lived it , too . Bright Blessings , Chaos Kahuna ! You always make me laugh ! Thanks !