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Reasons a Girl Decides She Isn’t Beautiful: I Didn’t Have a Choice in Loving You.

You were an answer that led to so many more questions but for the first time in my life I believed that everything was going to be okay. I decided I’d rather hold your hand and talk about the shapes in the clouds than worry about what was going to happen tomorrow.

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Seven Deadly Sins Of Love Addicts.

I think I would have felt less shame if the words I had to speak were, “Hi. My name is Banu. I am a cocaine junkie.”

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When It’s Love, It Doesn’t Hurt.

And sometimes, when you have a tiring and stressful day, and your cat pukes all over your bed, or your boss is a douche troll, you give a piece of pie that isn’t the whole. Because love is giving what we can, to a partner who values our wholeness, in all its fucked-up-ness.

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Pardon Me While I Save Myself.

If you’re scared, it means that you know how chaotic my mind is right now. It means you’ve seen the insanity of my genius and -- like watching a horror film -- need to keep looking away from the gory parts while morbid curiosity keeps you in my theater.

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5 Lessons For My Sisters — Loving A Free Man.

Despite the startling clarity of hindsight, I possess not one ounce of regret, because for the first time in a long time, I listened to the quiet, strong voice of instinct and allowed myself to be taken for the ride.

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Page 1 of 365: My Wish for You.

I wish you enough failures, mistakes, and roadblocks to help you realize that even a box of darkness contains a gift.

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I’m An Open Book & It’s Not My Problem If That Turns You Off.

When you meet me, you will learn about the characters in my life and myself as the protagonist. You will be introduced to my world. You will learn this right away. This is the setup to my story.

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The Feminine Principle: Yes, We Are Just Breasts And Hips.

Sometimes I wonder if the Divine Feminine is rising more in men than in women. On city streets, I see men taking their time, allowing their gait to be (consciously or not) felt out more, present, not rushed. I see women, myself included, running here and there, and I wonder why.

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Do Not Act Wise When It Comes To Love.

You will run and laugh and sing, and one day you will meet someone who makes your heart beat with no pattern again, and you might try to hide or protect yourself, or compare the different states of love, but you must not grow up.

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The Gift Of Restlessness.

The hollow places inside of you that you’ve been trying to cram with the impermanent things of this world are magnified. Turned into chasms, a deep well you are terrified to peek into for fear of what you may find in the darkness.

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