Why We Should No Longer Celebrate The Concept Of Damsels In Distress.
By Alise Versella
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Rise Like The Phoenix And Sing Your Fire Song.
She has within her infinite chances to break the chains that bind her and burn the past away, to be able to let go of the shore and flow upon the winding river that stretches eternally in front of her. The bridges she burns and watches fall in the distance are those which lead back towards that ...
Saint Jagger: The Gospel According To Mick.
December 7, 1941 may be my country’s Day of Infamy, but my personal DOI took place 31 years later, on July 9, 1972. This was the day I was supposed to be at St. Louis’ Kiel Auditorium with my friend Alice for a performance of The Rolling Stones. The operative phrase, here, is supposed to ...
Go Mad For What You Believe In.
You must be mad enough, strong enough, brave enough, to turn inwardly. Everything you’ll ever need to create eternal passages of magic is already within your reach. Just close your eyes and trust. You must write like you’re obsessed.
The Glorious Pain Of Flying — Not Her F*cking Wings!
Every challenge she survived had left its mark on her. The battered dreams, the falls from grace, the ridicule and attempts to bind had eventually torn the skin from her body and left every nerve exposed. She learned not to touch, or lean, or draw attention to herself.
Open Yourself Up, Listen To Your Voice, And Use It.
Here are some ways to open yourself up so you can listen to your voice and use it -- especially in those times when you voice isn’t being very clear, in times when shit is hitting the fan, and when you are leaving old stories behind and you are scared about what you might say and what it may ...
Strip Down and Free Your Crazy.
My crazy woman asks for no permission and waits for no one. She feels, she acts, she loves, she fights, she senses without reason or logic but with the cells of her body and the clamor of her soul. And she creates.
My Truth Expressed Is Beautiful — Because It is.
Don’t let anyone take apart your thoughts, dissecting you like a first-year medical student’s cadaver. Your thoughts, your perceptions, are a mosaic of your life steps and their resulting feelings. Your thoughts are not unlike a painting one may stop in front of for minutes, even hours, in a ...
Empower and Breathe: Join the Fashion Revolution.
We know that the way we react to everything is powerful, and as we stand on our Yoga mats transforming our conditioning and bringing down more love and light, how much deeper is that if we know that head to toe we are representing this aligned loving action through what we wear.
Writing For My Life.
I did not... feel like my own self again until I started writing about it at the end of three months of intensive therapy.