Train Your Mind

We are so lucky to meet each other.

If you are a woman, young or older, who is interested in the woodworking arts, you have landed in the right place.

The future never just happened. It was created. – Mae Jemison

If you did not have a tiny thought that you could do this, you wouldn’t be here. Right?

Lose the fear of what others may think of you.

What I want young women and girls to know is: You are powerful and your voice matters. You’re going to walk into many rooms in your life and career where you may be the only one who looks like you or who has had the experiences you’ve had. But you remember that when you are in those rooms, you are not alone. We are all in that room with you applauding you on. Cheering your voice. And just so proud of you. So you use that voice and be strong. – Kamala Harris.

Which is worth more, a crowd of thousands, or your own genuine solitude? Freedom, or power over an entire nation. A little while alone in your room will prove more valuable than anything that could ever be given you. – Rumi

There couldn’t be a safer way for kids to learn about difficult topics, gain new perspectives, and explore the world and their place in it than by reading words on a page. – Heather E. Schwartz

Advance is difficult and departure from the accepted path is dangerous; but difficulty and danger are old acquaintances. – Elizabeth Catlett

Black women have not only led, they’ve created spaces for others to join. We will continue to call out injustice and dismantle systems designed to disempower us. And we will not capitulate when the slings and arrows strike because we know that when we fight, we win. – Stacey Abrams

When I’m asked about the relevance to black people of what I do, I take that as an affront. It presupposes that black people have never been involved in exploring the heavens, but this is not so. Ancient African empires – Mahi, Songhai, Egypt – had scientists, astronomers. The fact is that space and its resources belong to all of us, not to any one group … If we’re not there from the beginning, helping to determine what happens to these resources, we’ll have no say in how they are used. – Mae Jemison

Lose the fear that you may make mistakes.

That is a historical fact. But keep on going. That’s failing forward.

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. – Denis Waitley

Lose the fear that you will get laughed at.

Take it as an opportunity to relate and educate.

And once you realize that you can do something, it would be difficult to live with yourself if you didn’t do it. – James Baldwin.

Lose the fear that you can’t be the woman you are with a saw or hammer in your hand.

Believe this: you will be more interesting, more serene with the knowledge that, yes, it may have already been done, but it hasn’t been done by you.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future. – Alice Walker

I’d love to read your thoughts on anything related to your experience in woodworking and becoming your own best self.

Truly, it’s being who you want to see.

Leave a comment and let me know who you are.

That’s all and remember the shop is open.