Gillian Anderson

When I think of normality I think of mediocrity

I guess I would say: above anything else, stay true to yourself. Whether that means for you that you like to have blue hair, or you don__ like to drink, or you are attracted to the same sex, or you want to remove yourself from Facebook, or you__e got 3 different kids from 3 different dads but you know you__e a really good mom, or you cry for a week because your turtle died. Whatever your truth is, stay true to yourself. But be a good person while you__e at it.

Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with.

I have a tendency to go through my life at full speed and as a one-man band, and so I don't generally stop and take in other people enough to develop many relationships. I'm starting to regret that a bit. I want to change it.

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that.

I know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don't like showing their passports. It's becoming a scary place. It takes someone very brave not to be quiet, someone who doesn't mind death threats, their life being turned upside down, news cameras outside their door. There is no freedom of speech in America anymore. They are not living up to the constitution. There's so much fear in America and control.

I truly beleive that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us.