I'm still afraid of things, obviously - we're human. But I like that feeling of being afraid. India.Arie More Quotes by India.Arie More Quotes From India.Arie What did not demolish me simply polished me. India.Arie polisheddemolish I heard a voice that told me I'm essential. How all my fears are limiting my potential. Said it's time to step into the light and use every bit of power i have inside. India.Arie essentialsvoicelight I'm not the average girl from your video and I ain't built like a supermodel but I learned to love myself unconditionally because i am a queen India.Arie queensgirllove You're beautiful like a flower India.Arie powerfulbeautifulbelieve In a world of smoke and ashes, you are milk and honey India.Arie milk-and-honeyashesworld Life is a journey, not a destination; there are no mistakes, just chances we've taken. India.Arie positiveinspirationallife The difference between living and feeling alive, is using your fear as fuel to fly. India.Arie differencesalivefeelings No matter what anybody says, what matters most is what you think of yourself. India.Arie no-matter-whatwhat-mattersthinking What tried to demolish me, I allowed to polish me. India.Arie demolishpolish Success is clarity of my intention....and reaching that intention while being true to myself and with joy. India.Arie clarityintentionjoy God is infinitely creative, and everyone's different, and everyone has a different path, a different lesson, a different song, a different face, a different voice. India.Arie different-facesvoicesong I am not my hair India.Arie soulexpectationshair Break the Shell”: “Child, it’s time to break the shell Life’s gonna hurt but it’s meant to be felt You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself You cannot fly until you break the shell. India.Arie hurtskychildren When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me India.Arie mirrorseyemistake Your real job in this world is to be you. India.Arie realjobsworld Your work is to find healing. And I find, for me, it's a little bit at a time, and eventually it's barely there. And the journey is finding what works for you and doing it. India.Arie journeyhealinglittles The thing that makes me feel most alive is knowing that there's something that I have to do that I'm afraid of. India.Arie aliveknowingfeels One of the things that I've worked my way out of doing, and I knew that I needed to, was comparing myself to other people. That just poisins everything. It all of a sudden dtermines even clothes you're going to choose to wear that day or what you're going to do with a music production or how you're going to sequence it. It poisinseverything. Your real job in the world is to be you. Comparing yourself to other people I think that hurt me more than anything. Allowing myself to go there so much in my head hurt me. India.Arie realhurtjobs Because you never know where life is gonna take you, And you can't change where you've been, But today, I have the opportunity to choose. India.Arie life-isopportunitytoday Make choices that are loving for yourself - with your diet, your relationships, and in speaking your loving truth - that are in alignment with what you want to be doing. When you see that in a person, you are seeing their passion and fulfillment, and that person feels good to you because they feel good to themselves. I know that I feel good and I think that comes across on stage; when I didn't feel good before, I think that came across on stage. India.Arie passionjourneyinspiring
