Alanis Morissette

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine.

Freedom lies at the heart of my willingness to lose everything

Soon I’ll grow up, and I won’t even flinch at your name.

Being a sensitive empath is a beautiful thing as an artist, and it fosters a deep burning curiosity about why we do the things we do.

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

"Everything"

I can be an asshole of the grandest kind
I can withhold like it's going out of style
I can be the moodiest, baby and you've never met anyone
Who's as negative as I am sometimes

I am the wisest woman you've ever met
I am the kindest soul with whom you've connected
I have the bravest heart that you've ever seen and you've never met anyone
Who's as positive as I am sometimes

You see everything, you see every part
You see all my light and you love my dark
You dig everything of which I'm ashamed
There's not anything to which you can't relate
And you're still here

I blame everyone else, not my own partaking
My passive aggressiveness can be devastating
I'm terrified and mistrusting and you've never met anyone
Who's as closed down as I am sometimes

You see everything, you see every part
You see all my light and you love my dark
You dig everything of which I'm ashamed
There's not anything to which you can't relate
And you're still here

What I resist persists and speaks louder than I know
What I resist you love, no matter how low or high I go

I am the funniest woman that you've ever known
I am the dullest woman that you've ever known
I'm the most gorgeous woman that you've ever known and you've never met anyone
Who's as everything as I am sometimes

You see everything, you see every part
You see all my light and you love my dark
You dig everything of which I'm ashamed
There's not anything to which you can't relate
And you're still here

(You see everything, you see every part)
And you're still here
(You see all my light and you love my dark)
And you're still here
(You dig everything of which I'm ashamed)
(There's not anything to which you can't relate)
And you're still here

Alanis Morissette <i>So Called Chaos</i> (2004)

I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

A brave action is often followed by grief. Do not let my resistance to grief stop the brave action.

And all I need now is intellectual intercourse, a soul to dig the hole much deeper

Let's be outspoken, let's be ridiculous, let's solve the world's problems.

Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill)

"To whom do I owe the biggest apology? No one's been crueler than I've been to me.

-"Sorry to Myself

the truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that

A feeling is not bottomless. once felt all the way through,a great peace greets you there