~Jenuine for some it is a glass of wine to unwind at the end of a stressful day for others a grueling and intense session at the gym to work off steam for some it is headphones in the ears and volume on blast not a second thought spent on the past for others it’s [...]
~Jenuine from so many different angles of our upbringing– media, society, religion– something has always told us that as women, we are responsible to keep everything we present to the world pretty, neat, tidy, delicious, lovely, attractive, and desirable— from our bodies to our dinner tables this notion has been ingrained into the innermost parts [...]
~Jessieca Cervantez I had a talk with a friend today. “Beware of this.” I say. She say, “I want to wear this, do i look okay?” “Go ahead and dress to impress, but you should careless about the press. Because when it comes down to the rest, the vital stress is the success to suppress [...]
~Jessieca Cervantez The sun has arised! Feel that warm glow on your skin. Open thy eyes, let the light settle in. Enjoy you’re alive. This is what thou must realize: Know that we will win this battle we all face within. Reach in! Dig deep inside and you’ll find peace. Reside your mind with a [...]
~Martha S. Mejia “…be attentive to what is arising within you, and place that above everything else…What is happening in your innermost self is worthy of your entire love; somehow you must find a way to work at it. ~Rainer Maria Rilke …Innermost self…worthy of your entire love… Empowerment. Ultimately we are the only [...]
~Arlene Mejorado Set me free! I beg myself. I raise my hands up But my womb stays in place The soles of my feet mold into the mud my toes clench the brown clay dirt the hardest place to arrive is inside me I am a series of smiles and tears What might I more [...]
–Lindsey Marcus @ I Run in Heels A year ago, my brother Seth and Ali, his girlfriend of 2 years, visited my parents in Oklahoma. While Ali appreciated the family-centric culture of our hometown, she commented on the emphasis on getting married young. Girls remarked she had the “patience of Job” at not receiving a [...]
–Mari A. Lee, MFT Once upon a time a beautiful little girl was born. She was precious, sweet, joyful, and full of wonder. She loved nature, laughter, windy days and cute kittens; her horse was one of her best friends in life. This lovely little girl could be found helping creatures in need – trapped [...]
~Jenuine I parked behind a flashy car out of which a woman stepped I noticed her license plate around which these words proclaimed: I’M BAD…because the men like it and I thought about all the decades and all the centuries throughout all of history during which womyn have been taught to bend and to twist [...]
