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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 ...

troublemakers

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 ...

wisdom

Feeling Blue? It Looks More Like A Grey Color To Me.

Unfortunately, there are some people who don't believe in mental illness or minimize what we go through, but if you put yourself out there and share your story, I am sure many could have a change of heart and mind.

poetry

The Girl She Was. {poetry}

But her mystery lay stored and obscured beneath To get to it She had to dive deep And she did She did it without breathing for a while. Below the surface of those pools, treading heavy truths, even heavier fears She found no mask or thin disguise worth keeping after all these years She ...

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

The Narcissist Bogeyman.

Love in action is integrity, honesty, humility, vulnerability, compassion, courage and accountability. Self-love means being willing to see and accept yourself as you are, and allowing and trusting others to see the whole messy truth, not a strategically partial truth.

troublemakers

An Ode To Young Mothers.

I wish I’d loved my body instead of simultaneously rejecting and protecting the very life that was growing within it. I kept my babies healthy and made myself sick because God forbid, anything could be allowed to be easy when it was clearly a big mistake. I know now that children of young moms ...

wisdom

How To Come Home Through Opening Your Heart.

I woke up one day and realized that my heart was closed. There were blocks and stops and places where I just couldn’t allow the love to flow out of me. As I looked into my lover’s eyes, instead of going deeper and swimming in him, I felt the shallow strokes in water barely worth wading. How ...

troublemakers

When Addiction Is An Act of Bravery And Self-Love.

By Abby Pingree

you & me

I Am Weird And Lovable And Kind: Being Numb Is No Longer An Option.

Poetry pours through the splitting holes and music runs through my hair. I chase the shadows scurrying and learn to silence the critical epilogue. Knowing, we are not an ending but living in a perpetual healing.

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