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I Trust You: An Apology Letter to My Heart.

Ours was the home friends gravitated to. Where the door was always open and some homemade delicious meal to feed an army was baking in the oven. It was a place in which it was impossible not to feel a heart full of love and peace.

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Speak Up, Love.

Let's break out of our shell, take off any masks, and as naked and bare as we may feel, let's show our essence, let's speak our truth.

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I’m a Daughter of Mother Earth.

I sat at the bottom of a colossal tree with my hands sensing its fondness. I let myself be attached to its coolness and warmth, feeling like a child in my mother's lap. I breathed deeply, filling my lungs, savoring this union and the sensations of a full soul.

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Please Don’t Call Me When You’re Lonely.

Birds are smarter than they look, you know. They used to say that about me. So you know that dream, the one you’ve been telling me about for years? Please fly away and go do it already. Because nobody else will ask you to, and the only person waiting is yourself. And when you do it, I hope it ...

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It’s Lucky I Am A Woman: A History Of Silence.

The book had birds on the cover. It called me to what women once were. But the questions it asked made no sense. “What is the sound of a woman screaming with her hand over her mouth?” I didn’t know. There was a hand, alright. There just wasn't any screaming. How can you know what silence is ...

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Matins And Mantras. {poetry}

I am the owl sitting Shiva above someone’s rusted-hinge heart, the Om-ing bassline just under the frost-hooked ground.

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Angry Birds: 5 Reasons To Let It Go.

I tried to startle the bird away, communicate with him, and use compassion. Nothing seemed to work. He was determined. It is painful to watch someone we love be consumed by anger. It’s hard to observe loved ones hitting the wall or going back for another round of a painful lesson. After all, ...

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Sisters, Let Us Drop Our Swords.

We need one another. This need runs deep through the ancient marrow of our bones. Belonging is woven through our DNA. We belong with and to one another. We want to move with the wisdom of our Supreme Sister -- Mother Nature -- guiding our every move. We need our sisters’ strength.

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The Difference Between Happiness And Joy. {poetry}

Do I throw away the egg, saying: No, I wanted a bird? A bird of paradise And not this round brown thing Do I miss out on the big picture Because I am in pursuit of perfection?

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Voices Of The Caged: Releasing Your Soul.

What if this isn’t how it has to be? What if you could follow the deepest yearnings of your soul, rather than the ego’s flagrant demands? What if life could be so much simpler than we think?

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