the other side of paradise

oh, staceyann chin!
your memoir is addictive
your words are exude
a beautiful kind of vulnerability
that engulfs your reader like a blanket

at the end of it all
the only thing i feel is tangible
is this quote:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. ..And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

i believe that staceyann chin
has written so beautifully and honestly
that she has removed barriers for all her readers
it takes great courage to place yourself
back into awful situations in order to
tell your story.
staceyann chin, you are brilliant.

here is some of her other work
(in which she reads from her memoir)
let it sink in under your skin
and sit there for awhile



also add her to fb :)
she always asks awesome questions
and you can duke it out with
someone from ireland...or africa...or...france...etc!