Why I Am the Villain in My Own Story

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via @ kristina888
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Disclaimer: I wrote this piece during a part of my healing process when I was reviving my own fight response. While I think the distinctions made have merit, I no longer feel the

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In Her Eyes: The Resolution

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Image Credit: Deposit Photos #1586686 via @ korionov

Tonight I am sitting in the grove of my mind. The wind is beginning to howl through the trees.  These trees are my thoughts turned solid. They are memories and beliefs that

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From Victim to Visionary

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Image Credit: Deposit Photos # 102924962 via @ mandygodbehear

Beyond the Wounded Warrior Part I

A great deal of chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves. ∞ Chogyam Trungpa

As I sit down to write this article,

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A New Kind of Revolution

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Image Credit: Deposit Photos #64432627 @ fxquadro

Beyond the Wounded Warrior Part II

Revolution doesn’t have to do with smashing something; it has to do with bringing something forth.  If you spend all your time thinking about that which you

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Blue-Grey Ash

© Rebecka Eggers 2013
© Rebecka Eggers 2013

I step forward,

Out of shadowless night.

I emerge,

Stripped skin bare,

Naked to the bone, and

Blistered from the inside out.

The last embers of my fire trial,

Burned out,

Kicked up,

In a sudden

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