I watch as Christina Aguilera belts out her signature song on TV. “YOU are BEAUTIFUUUUUUL…in every single WAAAAY!” She’s hitting all those remarkable notes, deep and throaty, delivering a performance for the ages. And she’s looking right at me. “No matter what they SAAAAY…!” Yes, Christina, yes, I nod. But what I quietly ask myself is, “am I really, Christina? Am I beautiful, no matter what “they” say?” I […]
Little Girl, Daughter, Beautiful Woman, Child
“I believe Fate smiled and Destiny laughed As she came to my cradle Know this child will be able Laughed as she came to my mother Know this child will not suffer Laughed as my body she lifted Know this child will be gifted With love, with patience, and with faith She’ll make her way, […]
A Quiet Rock Bottom
“There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and in doing so become free.” ~ Ajahn Chah For me, rock bottom happened quietly. If you have ever watched the fluff from a shedding Cottonwood tree—a fuzzy, white, wispy thing […]
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