To get free, we had to become something we weren’t.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Transformation for Freedom
T
Measuring Heaviness
M
The scale could only tell you so much; it couldn’t measure heaviness.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Ongoing Responsibility
O
We all got a job to do, and none of us are finished.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Embracing Challenges
E
I had to learn to love the struggle just like I loved the triumph.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Silence and Invisibility
S
I was taught that silence would save me, but it only made me more invisible.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Storytelling Ownership
S
If we don’t tell our stories, someone else will tell them for us.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Self-Erasure
S
I thought I was changing for them, but I was erasing myself.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Self-Compromise
S
We often smash ourselves to fit into places that aren’t meant for us.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Overcoming Damage
O
Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means it no longer controls you.
Kiese Laymon – Heavy
Self-Discovery
S
First find out what you are capable of, then decide who you are.
Tara Westover – Educated