Laura Munson: "So what if I..."

"So what if I had to ask? Sometimes we have to ask."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "It's amazing how we..."

"It's amazing how we talk ourselves out of our dreams."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "I believe when we..."

"I believe when we act powerfully, we get treated powerfully."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "What kind of world..."

"What kind of world do we live in? I want to live in one of trust. So I try to rid my mind of that noise."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "I wonder if he..."

"I wonder if he knows that I lay this morning in the curve of his shoulder. And dreamed his dreams."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "I'm waiting for him..."

"I'm waiting for him to find himself in the middle of one word, and that word is: gratitude."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "It's easy to be..."

"It's easy to be a hothead. You just better be sure you can live with your ultimatums."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "My grandmother used to..."

"My grandmother used to say, 'There are more eyes watching over you than you'll ever know.'"

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "But how quickly the..."

"But how quickly the heart lifts and falls."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "And I breathe in..."

"And I breathe in everything I've ever believed and known and sought about God..."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "I don't judge you..."

"'I don't judge you. You don't judge me. Because we meet here.' She holds her hand to her heart. People who deal in the soul don't see fences."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "Maybe happiness is merely..."

"Maybe happiness is merely a by-product of the greater state of being free. I think it's commonly referred to as 'peace'. That's what I want. I want peace."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "I decided in that..."

"I decided in that moment to remember to let the waking hour stun me with its simplicity. To deliver me my true nature. And to receive its calm, empty self."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "If we deprive ourselves..."

"If we deprive ourselves of our greatest dreams, how are we setting ourselves up to be treated by our husbands? Our loved ones? Everyone around us? If we neglect our own souls, how are other to react to us? What are we creating?"

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "It's fascinating to me..."

"It's fascinating to me how this pattern tends to repeat itself: just when you get strong, happy, and choose to powerfully fulfill yourself, that's when the shit hits the fan. (Be careful when you change the game. The world might not want to see you so happy.)"

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "Parental love is different..."

"Parental love is different from other love. It's the model for how we, eventually, have to love ourselves."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "It all comes down..."

"It all comes down to this: love and fear. And love is greater than fear."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "...'Love your neighbor as..."

"... 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' That last part was tricky- it meant that we had to love ourselves, too."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "I liked that he..."

"I liked that he believed a woman could be a mother and a writer both. I knew I wanted to be both."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is

Laura Munson: "When we're creating beauty..."

"When we're creating beauty, we align ourselves with our Designer. When we're receiving beauty, we're receiving 'the kingdom' in its best form."

—Laura Munson, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is