They Thought Their Art Would Protect Them.
Our job is to tell those stories so widely that we understand them reflexively. Only then can art finally move on... and expose other traumas.
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Do Not Presume to Know Me.
Rationality is the opium of the people. Thank you for teaching me this lesson. More and more, I know how to stay true to myself.
Woman, It Must Be You.
So Woman, show us the way forward. Guide us toward the light of divine love. Inspire us by your wisdom. Empower us to firmly stand against hate.
Filling Yourself Up, and Stepping into Your Power.
We can think about all the things we’d like to get from other people, and make a plan for how we’ll give every single one of those things to ourselves -- how we’ll fill ourselves up.
5 Reasons Why Intersectional Feminism Is so Important.
Feminist issues like the wage gap, domestic violence, harassment, rape, human trafficking, and the disproportionate amount of women in positions of power, all change drastically when viewed through an intersectional lens.
Unleashing the Feminine: A Word About Our Words.
In finding balance, whether in a person or in a society, it is important that we strike a balance -- between yin and yang, feminine and masculine, receptivity and activity -- regardless of which gender we conform to (or not). It is in this balance that we become whole human beings.
How Are You Giving Away Your Power?
Perhaps you put all your faith in a particular religion, and worship its god and holy saints? You read the scriptures, discipline yourself according to their rules, and fervently pray for your life to get better? What if you are actually projecting your own power onto that religion or god, ...
Why ‘Fuck You’ Is Just as Spiritual as Peace and Love.
I reached my threshold of silent witnessing. I could feel my voice open up. Instinctively came my roaring defender and protector, saying: Fuck you for not acting with integrity. Fuck you for not taking responsibility. Fuck you for hurting me. Fuck you for manipulating me. Fuck you for not being ...
From Power to Power.
You see, it is not my mission to empower anybody. I cannot help but recognize that the word itself entails that power is being 'given' instead of revealed. I cannot give something that is already the very basis of who you -- who we -- are.
To Everyone I Gave My Power To: I’d Like It Back Now.
I should never have given you the ability to make me doubt myself, or judge myself... You don’t know me, and you can’t have my power.