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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The Spaces Of Loneliness.
We won’t forget the unrelatable moments of emptiness. When the freedom we had once brandished as a flag turned into a freezing sword of guilt, of having left what we once had. When the fog around us got too thick, too thick to see anything, when fear knocked back on our doors, to suck all our ...
We Are Alchemists, Let Us Transmute Our Sufferings Into Growth.
To say I got here alone would be a massive disservice to my loved ones and those no longer in my life. Each one has helped me see a facet of myself, for good or for ill. Sometimes it may feel lonely here, but I’m never alone. I’d like to thank everyone profusely for being the people they are, ...
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 ...
I Don’t Want To Be A Well-Kept Woman With White Privilege.
I’m noticing how easy it is to lose passion in happiness. The fairytale’s complete, now what? It’s just comfort upon comfort upon comfort, and all of a sudden there are a thousand nuances overlooked, and I’m worlds away from him, feeling like I need to run, jump, dive, ski, swim, anything to ...
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.
Don’t Wait Until The Perfect Time: A Manifesto For Action.
Speak your truth, choose your battles, know when to let go, keep your heart open, keep your head up, be gentle, use your gifts, be grateful, work hard, play hard, rest easy, know your goals, have fun, be patient with your child, look up, look ahead, be in your heart, create beauty, create art, ...
Froid: Running Free And Wild With Flowers In My Hair.
I will run for hope -- against emotional trauma, eating disorders, domestic violence, and for education. I will run for love.
I Will Let Go Of My Darkness When The Time Is Right.
So, as the tears kept coming, I continued to notice the beauty all around me. In the place where it feels okay to let the waves of grief wash through my soul. Feeling the good and the bad, and not being afraid.
This Is For The Heart.
This is for the rejected heart, the heart that aches with simultaneous anger and sadness, the heart that slows to the breath of aloneness and change, the heart of impermanence. The unrequited heart. The heart that wants and yearns and breaks.