I was raised by a single black deaf woman, so I am as independent as they come. Grace Gealey More Quotes by Grace Gealey More Quotes From Grace Gealey Love is accepting your truest, most authentic expression of self, and allowing yourself to do the same with others. Grace Gealey expressionselflove-is I keep a gratitude log, which helps to remind me of all the blessings I experience daily. Grace Gealey gratitudeblessinghelping I have a spiritual practice which helps to keep me grounded and centered. Yoga is vital because it keeps me in full awareness and connection with my breath. I keep a gratitude log, which helps to remind me of all the blessings I experience daily. Grace Gealey gratitudeyogaspiritual If necessary, I cry. I pray. I rest. I'm fortunate to have quite a few strong, independent, loving, and unbiased women in my life that I can talk things through with. Grace Gealey unbiasedindependentstrong I need the sun, sand and ocean to rejuvenate my spirit, the food to enliven my body and all of the familiar places, friends and family to revitalize my soul. I go for replenishment. For a kind of love that I truly know. For a place of belonging, always. Grace Gealey family-and-friendsoceansoul Anything that provokes a visceral or spiritual response and ignites my senses. Whether it's listening to the ocean, dancing to a song I adore, feeling the wind across my face, sampling a fantastic new dish, or witnessing a phenomenal show, if I experience it before I can even think about it, it makes me come alive. Grace Gealey oceanspiritualsong Forgiveness isn't simply an option or a good idea; it is mandatory for our restorative process. Grace Gealey good-ideasprocessideas My involvement is an extension of who I am as a person. I have found a sense of renewal and peace when I allow myself to be open to create, give, and fully participate in things that call me to respond from my core. Grace Gealey renewalwho-i-amgiving I love to paint. It's more of a hobby, but people love the paintings so much that I end up selling whatever I paint. Grace Gealey hobbiespaintingpeople What I love most about yoga is that you can make it whatever you need it to be. For me, it's a time set aside to pay attention to the stress, concerns, and tension that may have infiltrated my system. Grace Gealey stressyoganeeds Raising awareness about the Deaf culture is a huge cause that I advocate. Because both of my parents are deaf, I am passionate about it in an entirely different way. Grace Gealey differentparentculture Yoga is vital because it keeps me in full awareness and connection with my breath. Grace Gealey connectionsyogaawareness I have a spiritual practice which helps to keep me grounded and centered. Grace Gealey practicespiritualhelping Be gentle with everyone you meet; we all have experienced pain, hurt, anger, and rejection. Be kind to everyone's spirit; you have no idea what healing your light can afford. Grace Gealey painhurthealing I don't think I've entirely had that moment yet! There's still so much more to be done. Professionally I am so grateful to step out into the television world with the remarkable opportunity of being on Empire. Grace Gealey gratefulopportunitythinking Disrespect is tired. Shade is old. Sipping 'tea' isn't cute. But loving, supporting, giving, being grateful and perpetuating light, is. Grace Gealey gratefullightteacute We may not know what each day has in store for us. We could be gone tomorrow. Any minute could truly be our goodbye. But we do have this moment. This time. Today. Right now. It takes way more effort to shell out hate then it does to allow love to flow freely in our lives. After all, it's what we were born to do. Grace Gealey daymomenttimelove Lift others and yourself as you rise above this mess of comparison. Thank God for those who embraced their true selves and gave us gifts that only they could give: from Steve Jobs to Michael Jackson to Ray Charles to Mark Twain. There are so many more, and the list goes on. Grace Gealey yourselfyouthank-godgod It's so easy to get whisked away in the hubbub of friends, work and busy-ness, but we need to take the time to be still and become aware of ourselves. The small things. The fact that we're still breathing. Our ability to move. The presence of love around and in us. Our strengths. Our opportunities. Our journeys. Grace Gealey small-thingsworktimelove Everybody has a different journey. Everybody has a different path, and you don't really know what to expect. All you know is to just keep plugging away, and you hope something will come through and something will happen. Grace Gealey youjourneypathhope
