Ruby in the Making

Hill Harper is that dude!

I'm finally reading Letter to a Young Sister: DeFINE your destiny by Hill Harper and I'm excited. So far I've only read the forward by Gabrielle Union and the introduction by Harper and i already feel empowered. Gabrielle Union gave me chills by sharing her story of how she struggled with self-esteem growing up. I am also suffering from this problem, but her story makes my problems seem like nothing. I am even thinking about writing her a thank you letter. She is considered one the most beautiful woman in Hollywood and I would have never guessed she went through the issues she has gone through. I hope to one day pass on to young women how i got over the self-esteem mountain that i WILL be getting over one day. I will keep updating my thoughts on this wonderful book. So far this quote on lies by Harper has really captivated me:

"The thing about lies is tha they hold just enough truth, warped and misrepresented
though it may be, to invoke fear. That's what makes them so dangerous, so poisonous
to the spirit. When we start to believe them, we allow them to influence and eventually
impair our vision-our vision of others and, perhaps most damaging, our vision of
ourselves. Sometimes the messages we take in are subtle, yet they make us believe
our goals are not achievable, our lives are without value.Sometimes they creep in so
slowly that we are unaware of the intrusion."

I ESPECIALLY got chills when the intro read: "...it's not a coincidence that you are reading these words right now in the place where you are. That means that you, right now, are ready for a shift. A shift that will close the gap between the you that you are right now and the you that you truely want to become..." YAY HILL HARPER!

posted by Jadey @ 11:20 PM