Monthly Archives: July 2018

“You can’t eat beauty, it doesn’t sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion, for yourself and those around you. That kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul.” Lupita Nyong’o Do you have a word that is banned in your house? The word I have recently banned […]

The Word Diet Is Banned In My House

31 Jul, 2018 in 2018 Your image by Amanda

DELTA By Adrienne Rich If you have taken this rubble for my past raking though it for fragments you could sell know that I long ago moved on deeper into the heart of the matter If you think you can grasp me, think again: my story flows in more than […]

My Story Flows In More Than One Direction

31 Jul, 2018 in 2018 Your image by Mish Pope

Kinwomen — “She knows who she is. She just forgot for a little while.” Donald Miller Every now and then, we should take some time to check in with ourselves, examine who we think we are. Figure out who we’ve become. Not the person others say we are, not the person we […]

Keeping it Real

20 Jul, 2018 in 2018 Your image tagged #authenticity / #bereal / #beyourself / #conversationsthatmatter / #donaldmiller / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #keepingitreal / #myimage / #real / #theveleveteenrabbit / #wearekin / #wearekinwomen / brenébrown / kinwomen / women by Elaine Fraser

“You were not born to “control your weight”. You were born to grow and expand your mind, soften into your heart, create ideas and share them, be seen and heard, have fun, connect with other walking souls and be generous in your vulnerability.” Ashlee Bennett. Up until recently, I believed […]

Why Appetite Suppressant Lollipops can go #suckit

17 Jul, 2018 in 2018 Your image by admin

“The war stops when we stop speaking to ourselves with weapons disguised as words.” Rebecca Ray I have a picture in my mind of who I want to be as a mum. I also have one of who I think I actually am. Suffice to say, they’re two vastly different […]

Through Her Eyes

15 Jul, 2018 in 2018 Your image by liss amyah

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m scared of looking stupid. I’m scared of getting it wrong. I’m scared of other […]

Dear Fellow White Woman

12 Jul, 2018 in 2018 Your image by liss amyah