Courtney Quinlan, Author at Rebelle Society

How To Survive Existence Fears: Diving Into Uncertainty.

Nothing can stop us once we make a decision to change our lives. After all, what is the worst that can happen to us? If we fail with our idea, we will learn a lesson and succeed the next time. The process of changes is the most incredibly interesting process, which shows us our limitless ...

you & me

Where Love Is, Fear Rides Shotgun.

Fear can make us stay when we’re supposed to move, it can make us leave when we’re supposed to stay. Fear can make us run. It can paralyze us. It makes things complicated. It is the thing that makes you question all yo’ shit. It can make us forget that we love ourselves.

poetry

Darling. {poetry}

I swallow the rest of my wine, and slide the lip-stained glass to the bartender I lean over and touch her arm as my matte black nails drag softly over her skin She turns her attention away from the poor sap who never stood a chance

wisdom

Primum Non Nocere (First, Do No Harm).

In a culture where we are meant to present this glistening image of ourselves or else hide away in the shadows, where we are meant to 'keep calm and carry on', where stoicism, perfectionism and progressive success reign supreme, I say, show us your tears, your anguish, your grief, you ...

world

Nature Is My Playground.

The seldom times we get to be out in nature, we get to touch base once more with who we are. Only then, when we return back into society, to forget and get caught up in the roller coaster. We drink, take drugs, engage in harmful activities, and seek external pleasures. We become extremists in ...

you & me

Thank You, Pain, For Teaching Me Your Language.

One day, I shared the Sanskrit prayer 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' with her. She asked me to rewrite it for her every time I visited her in the nursing home. She would call me and ask me to spell it out for her again several times a month. I use this mantra everyday. I am grateful that it was ...

wellness

A Call To Action: To All Those Who Possess The Office Candy Dish‏.

If and when someone comes by to subtly let you know their disappointment via a snide remark, you really only have one option: raise that middle finger. It’s likely that this a-hole is someone you’ve already compiled a list of reasons to hate, and now is your chance, with this compellingly ...

sex

You ‘Can’ Make Yourself Bigger Down There: Ancient Techniques That Really Work.

The con artists are still con artists, and their spam emails are still spam, but there are ancient techniques from historical cultures that can actually produce measurable changes in penis size. They are little-known, mostly because they don’t involve anything that costs money, so it is not in ...

troublemakers

Forget The Prejudice, It’s All About The Pride.

There is a story behind every apology, but if the story will negate the truth of the apology because it comes across as excuses, then should it really be given?

poetry

Wearying Play Of Inner Politic And Party. {poetry}

Swearing samadhi and resting in the still presence I resolved to know nothing and attempted to be content

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