Kate Kenney, Author at Rebelle Society

The Bat, The Ghost, The Not-Quite Girl: Reclaim Yourself!

To disappear didn’t necessarily mean to die or be ridden of life; it meant to live within its pockets, where no one could see me or disturb me. This was a place I could be airy, like a winged thing, hovering over all and seeing all.

you & me

For When You Feel Crazy: Let It All Out.

While you let your own crazy out, ten thousand children learned to walk today. And somewhere, miles, or rather, planets away, a moonbeam smiled down on the Earth. And under that smile, ten more realized that the crazy... well, it doesn’t need to be contained. And from them, ten others. And so ...

you & me

A Poem To My Nihilist. {prose poetry}

The point is to learn about ourselves. To know you are loved -- and then forget it and act broken, so you can discover it all for yourself. And then to let it go.

art

Montenegro: Fighting For A Better Future.

These long-held cultural beliefs of a woman’s inferiority, her lack of usefulness beyond a certain age, or of a man’s right to assert himself or his will, all need to be reexamined. Even though the women I met during my travels were from different Balkan countries, they all emanated strength ...

happiness

Love At First Sight: A Misnomer.

I remember the moment I realized that I loved my girlfriend, now wife, like it was yesterday. I didn’t date much in high school and college. Talk to my therapist if you want to know about all of my issues, but I was insecure. I grew up in a home that didn’t express a lot of emotion. The moment ...

troublemakers

Dethroning The Patriarch: From Where Do You Return?

Emboldened to speak, a young and brave-hearted man leaves the safety of his mother’s arms and moves toward the king: I believe you are confused, king, the young one says. You have no entitlement. Is your lingam proof of ownership over every female body? I, poor king, am a man, but we are not of ...

you & me

I’ll Be My Own Hero.

I don’t need a prince on a white horse -- I just need me, and I don’t need to wait for myself to show up -- I will always be just here with my suit to remind me of the journey that has brought me here.

you & me

Why You’d Want To Replace Your ‘Should’ With ‘Could’.

You may note that by simply using the word could, your internal conversation changes. It is not necessarily positive, but you don’t need it to be. You need it to be empowering versus disempowering, so that you can be accountable for your choices yet feel open to making some positive changes, to ...

art

Hold On To Your Most Cherished Hopes And Dreams.

I want to celebrate that fearless moment where I succeed in reaching the hearts of others, where we all participate and share the passion and joy. My heart sings in contentment. It is one of life's beautiful and most cherished experiences.

poetry

Do Not Look Away. {poetry}

If your own heart is broken beyond belief, if you have lost someone dear to you to a heart attack, accident, stillbirth, or cancer, and it has thrown your life into the hamper, allow those who love to come and care for you. Do not look away.

Kate Kenney

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