Rebelle Society

Just For Today: An Open Invitation. {poetry}

If you are a good person and you are kind to me, it doesn't matter to me who you vote for as long as you and I can find equanimity between us, the confluence, the space in the in-between.

art

In Memoriam: I’m Still Not Over Prince’s Death.

It’s been about a few weeks now and I still can’t imagine a world without Prince. As a young teen I had a crush. I admit it. He was exotic. He had beautiful eyes (always did). You could sense he was a shy, interesting, intense, mysterious person you could talk about art and the ...

world

Where Do I Go To Escape?

We all have those places we run to, the places we retreat to, in the recesses of our minds, in the dark corners, under the covers or out in a sunlit field. I asked myself, as I ask you, where is your space? What do you claim as your calm, your quiet, your escape? Where is that safe space in ...

world

How To Survive Existence Fears: Diving Into Uncertainty.

Nothing can stop us once we make a decision to change our lives. After all, what is the worst that can happen to us? If we fail with our idea, we will learn a lesson and succeed the next time. The process of changes is the most incredibly interesting process, which shows us our limitless ...

you & me

Where Love Is, Fear Rides Shotgun.

Fear can make us stay when we’re supposed to move, it can make us leave when we’re supposed to stay. Fear can make us run. It can paralyze us. It makes things complicated. It is the thing that makes you question all yo’ shit. It can make us forget that we love ourselves.

poetry

Darling. {poetry}

I swallow the rest of my wine, and slide the lip-stained glass to the bartender I lean over and touch her arm as my matte black nails drag softly over her skin She turns her attention away from the poor sap who never stood a chance

wisdom

Primum Non Nocere (First, Do No Harm).

In a culture where we are meant to present this glistening image of ourselves or else hide away in the shadows, where we are meant to 'keep calm and carry on', where stoicism, perfectionism and progressive success reign supreme, I say, show us your tears, your anguish, your grief, you ...

world

Nature Is My Playground.

The seldom times we get to be out in nature, we get to touch base once more with who we are. Only then, when we return back into society, to forget and get caught up in the roller coaster. We drink, take drugs, engage in harmful activities, and seek external pleasures. We become extremists in ...

you & me

You Are Here To Risk It All.

You are here to live deliriously, sleeping little or completely, and knowing that each serves a purpose, but never to live in waking sleep. You are here to open your mind, your eyes, your heart. You are here to fall down, lie on the floor, and look up. You are here to understand new ways to ...

you & me

Thank You, Pain, For Teaching Me Your Language.

One day, I shared the Sanskrit prayer 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' with her. She asked me to rewrite it for her every time I visited her in the nursing home. She would call me and ask me to spell it out for her again several times a month. I use this mantra everyday. I am grateful that it was ...

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