Susan L. Taylor
Susan L. Taylor
Susan L. Tayloris an American editor, writer, and journalist. She served as editor-in-chief of Essence from 1981 through 2000. In 1994, American Libraries referred to Taylor as "the most influential black woman in journalism today"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEditor
Date of Birth23 January 1946
CountryUnited States of America
Susan L. Taylor quotes about
time finite-number numbers
We each have a finite number of heartbeats, a finite amount of time. But we have enough heartbeats and enough time to do what is important.
letting-go anger love-is
How could I feel so miserable in the midst of such splendor? The question flashed through me all at once, not waiting for words to express it. The answer came more slowly: No one makes you angry. Anger, like love, is something you choose. Stunned, I sat down in the middle of the field I'd been walking through. I knew I needed to look within myself, let go of my anger and have a quiet talk with God.
love-you opportunity perspective
When you commit yourself to living love, you feel at peace with yourself because you are at harmony with the flow of life. Viewing life from the highest perspective, you feel confident and secure. You realize that no matter how things may appear, you are loved and protected. You know you are one with God, and you bring your peace with you wherever you go. You're not looking for love, but for opportunities to love.
love daughter common-sense
We are here to love, not to judge. I'd been blaming and raging. I certainly wasn't loving my daughter that afternoon as God loves me. God's love doesn't insist on perfection or even good common sense. Why then should I demand more of those I love? With this tiny change in perspective I began to see the need for correction wasn't in my daughter, but in me.
hate ignorance self
Self-hate is a form of mental slavery that results in poverty, ignorance, and crime.
confidence courage fear
Imagine how free we would feel and what we could accomplish if we could live without fear.
order addiction contentment
We know that material things don't offer contentment, but we still buy more-more of the props and gadgets our culture tells us we must have in order to be happy and "happening." Our addiction to consumption distracts us from seeing that we are disconnected from ourselves, from our truth and from one another. Any euphoria we gain from our material gains is fleeting at best.
african-american messages crisis
In every crisis there is a message....
flip sides
Faith is the flip side of fear.
husband children thinking
Women work overtime, do double triple duty, juggle ten balls at once -- children, careers, husbands, schoolwork, housework, church work, and more work -- and when one of the balls drops, we think something is wrong with us.
appreciation acceptance wish
Acceptance is what we wish for ourselves and often deny others.
doubt problem situation
Our greatest problems in life come not so much from the situations we confront as from our doubts about our ability to handle them.
meaningless
There are no meaningless experiences.
dream giving-up frustration
The path to realizing our dreams is never smooth. Invariably we encounter bends, turns, detours, and roadblocks. Sometimes our frustrations make us want to give up the journey, but frustrations signal the need to pause for introspection and redirection. Frustrations are promptings from God to search our souls even more deeply to find our power and purpose, and to live it. Frustrations tell us that our thoughts and actions are not yet in harmony with our desires.