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Naked Battlefield. {poetry}

On buses, languid women, two breasts exposed in sculpted perfection, whispering: they could be yours, while in a nearby cafe, a breastfeeding woman is refused service and sent away, because here, we want no gross motherhood on display.

poetry

The Blood That Binds Us. {poetry}

I was contemplating the blood that binds us and our bodies, as I was witnessing the never-ending news of gang rapes, date rapes, war rapes and hate crimes against women. Rage. Violent attempt of possessing the female body. Blood spilled.

wisdom

The Relentlessness Of Chronic Fatigue: Why We Are Brave To Keep Resting.

I feel scared of the intensity of my experience, but I also feel scared of the unknown, the future down the road. I feel scared of what will happen later on if I feel this ill now -- the ironic and hilarious quality of anxiety that stops me from resting and takes me out of my present and into a ...

wellness

How Do You Measure The Weight Of A Body?

You won’t know how to quantify, justify, dignify my body, because it exists inside memory. And how can you measure memory? My body is a rocky pile of loose and slippery hope, a sky-scraping wall of shame, a holy cathedral for worship, and a soothing haven for rest. Tell me, how will you measure ...

troublemakers

I Have A Body, And It Is Damn Good.

The girl who at age 16 let her body be used by the youth pastor of her church, praying it was love, like he promised. Then when the ruse was up, she desperately tried to hide away the thing that drew him to her, her youthful gorgeousness, by eating tons of junk.

wisdom

A 12-Step Winter Solstice Ceremony For Everyone.

If we can rank inner growth above shopping trips and cocktail parties on our holiday wish list, then we offer others an opportunity to put themselves first too this time of year. And by doing that we exponentially increase the happiness factor.

wellness

An Important Message From Your Body: Heal Yourself.

Your body is a 100% efficient factory, manufacturing miracles daily, and the quality and quantity of those miracles are limitless in nature.

you & me

A Letter To My Body.

I'm sorry for ever wishing that you looked different; crying because your thighs were too big, your ankles were too fat, your skin wasn't dark enough.

wisdom

Romancing The Mind — Making Meditation A Part Of Body & Soul.

{source} I recently came to the conclusion that I was approaching meditation the wrong way. I was making it just one more thing to do on my ever-expanding to-do list. Then I decided to take on a new perspective. I decided to treat it as one would a new love interest. You get acquainted. You ...

happiness

When You’re Happy And You (Don’t) Know It…

You look at yourself, and realize that while you were busy entrusting the Universe with your happiness, the Universe, in all its wisdom, had been busy setting up these tests to make sure you can actually implement all that you’ve been observing along the way, and not just being theoretically ...

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