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The Tragedy Of Being Cool.

Girls, what if instead of limiting yourself to being pretty, well-dressed, sexy, or skinny, you could simply be genuinely loving, kind and compassionate? Boys, what if instead of limiting yourself to being macho, rich, or popular, you could simply allow yourself to be open, genuine, and maybe ...

wisdom

Winning The Self-Sabotage Battle With Self-Love.

We do have to take our time getting to know people, especially when we are very empathetic. Because while we can recognize serious issues people have, our compassion for what they’re dealing with can override any need to protect ourselves.

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Thank You, Fear, For The Opportunity To Choose Love.

Living while enduring loss is a death, living while you are full of fear is a death, living while what’s around you is dying is a death, letting go and living in love is birth.

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Grief: The Devastating Truths Behind The Tears.

And we ask, what’s wrong with me that I feel this way? What’s wrong with me that I see these things others don’t see, that I can’t accept what they accept? What’s wrong with me that I couldn’t fix it, couldn’t explain it, couldn’t stop it, didn’t protest, cried alone? You say, what if they had ...

world

Oh, Baby, Baby, It’s A Wild World… And What A Wonderful World Too.

I have been away from here most of my life, and coming back and seeing people in constant fear, pictures of dead bodies every day in the newspapers, the harassment in the streets, the machismo, sexism so raw and alive, corruption and injustice multiplying, stray cats and dogs, all the poverty, ...

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Let Us Dance, Naked. {poetry}

Let the mad onlookers point and stare, for they wish they were us, encumbered and enlightened, by this strange yet glorious existence, of human, spirit soul-speaking, ultimate.

art

“What Will You Choose?”: Combining Fierce Compassion With Tenacity And Action In Croatia.

In 2014, she met a 10-year old autistic boy at an event held by a foster care organization she was involved with. His life story was very painful to learn for Aleksandra. She was informed that he was especially shy, but their eyes met briefly. It was the look in his eyes that motivated her to ...

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What’s All This Fuss About White Privilege?

There are a lot of things I don't have to worry about, simply because of the color of my skin. This is my unearned and ever present white privilege.

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Today, I Just Want To Be Grateful.

I won't pretend I am particularly fond of the pain that seems necessary to continue evolving and healing. And depending on my mood at that moment, I might grumpily think "Yeah, right..." next time my ever-smiling Yoga teacher asks us to be filled with gratitude. But today I just want to be grateful

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The Beauty Of The Darkness Of Light.

My lamplight may dim from time to time, yet is never out, and you must be wondering by now what the actual point of this article is. I must admit, I truly have no idea, seriously, but you are still reading, and my duty as a writer is to come up with something intelligent-sounding. So this is ...

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