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            <title><![CDATA[Dusting Off My Pen]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:44:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-08-14T19:46:38.387Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>So I Can Be Whole Again</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*OIvJRUgUseIvzL5Vgfxbvw.jpeg" /><figcaption>used with permission — image by Keren Stanley</figcaption></figure><p><em>Ive had trouble making space to connect with my pen<br>So here I am, trying again<br>Kids are gone, Im at a coffee shop in the middle of the mountains<br>Let me find my stillness,,,and stop trying to move mountains!<br>Allow me to BE, allow me to feel,<br>Allow me to notice, allow me to heal<br>For my pen is my vessel, my words are my doctor<br>It’s time to voice my thoughts, allow them to emerge from my locker<br>It’s time to open my throat chakra and allow my voice to sing<br>Open up my heart, and be naked on the page with my writing<br>It’s time to literally bleed on my pages<br>See what uncages<br>Let out all my rages<br>And brace for all the changes<br>That are to come as I RISE UP and RISE OUT<br>It’s time to levitate, it’s time to shout<br>Be fierce Dear One<br>As I walk out into the sun<br>My thinking has been buried, marinading, percolating…<br>And what comes out shall be fascinating!<br>Allow me to open the flood gates<br>Spill this messiness out, and lose the weight<br>No more wait<br>Allow me to begin<br>Write outside the margin<br>Illuminate my pages<br>And explore all my spaces</em></p><blockquote>Want to see what happens next? Follow me my pen knows best!</blockquote><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=8ec0d755983c" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dusting Off My Pen]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-08-14T19:47:26.507Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>So I Can Be Whole Again</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*OIvJRUgUseIvzL5Vgfxbvw.jpeg" /><figcaption>Keren Stanley, used with permission</figcaption></figure><p><em>Ive had trouble making space to connect with my pen<br>So here I am, trying again<br>Kids are gone, Im at a coffee shop in the middle of the mountains<br>Let me find my stillness,,,and stop trying to move mountains!<br>Allow me to BE, allow me to feel,<br>Allow me to notice, allow me to heal<br>For my pen is my vessel, my words are my doctor<br>It’s time to voice my thoughts, allow them to emerge from my locker<br>It’s time to open my throat chakra and allow my voice to sing<br>Open up my heart, and be naked on the page with my writing<br>It’s time to literally bleed on my pages<br>See what uncages<br>Let out all my rages<br>And brace for all the changes<br>That are to come as I RISE UP and RISE OUT<br>It’s time to levitate, it’s time to shout<br>Be fierce Dear One<br>As I walk out into the sun<br>My thinking has been buried, marinading, percolating…<br>And what comes out shall be fascinating!<br>Allow me to open the flood gates<br>Spill this messiness out, and lose the weight<br>No more wait<br>Allow me to begin<br>Write outside the margin<br>Illuminate my pages<br>And explore all my spaces</em></p><blockquote><em>Want to see what happens next? Follow me, my pen knows best!</em></blockquote><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=8ee650d6f80b" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[God is Here]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:54:02 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2023-04-27T23:54:02.822Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><strong><em>6-word Story: Where do you want to travel next? #2</em></strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/721/1*esktLxJTqwZ0wU_OuGRe_Q.jpeg" /><figcaption><a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/beach-sea-sunset-sun-sunlight-1751455/">pixabay</a></figcaption></figure><blockquote>California sunsets “peace out” my heart</blockquote><p>Inspired and promted by the great <a href="https://medium.com/u/daa0aa08c599">Tre L. Loadholt</a><br><a href="https://medium.com/a-cornered-gurl/writers-a-challenge-23d87ebd627">writers-a-challenge-23d87ebd627</a></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=c28285d85035" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight/god-is-here-c28285d85035">God is Here</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight">Blue Insights</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pleasure Me]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:52:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2023-04-27T23:52:41.008Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><strong><em>6-word Story: Where do you want to travel next? #1</em></strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*8GgKjPp3G8EPQMfbNgR6dw.jpeg" /><figcaption>\by Maurice Moore used with permission from Venice</figcaption></figure><blockquote>Italy’s Kiss…<br>Love Making Taste Buds</blockquote><p>Inspired by and a response to the great <a href="https://medium.com/u/daa0aa08c599">Tre L. Loadholt</a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/a-cornered-gurl/writers-a-challenge-23d87ebd627">writers-a-challenge-23d87ebd627</a></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=a73302b9d5a1" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight/pleasure-me-a73302b9d5a1">Pleasure Me</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight">Blue Insights</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Colors!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2023-04-27T23:50:53.133Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>6 Word Challenge — Where Do I Want to Travel to Next? #3</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*oJMST8UAkXAZb3TxpXP6Cg.jpeg" /><figcaption><a href="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/09/28/16/55/tacos-4511272_1280.jpg">pixabay</a></figcaption></figure><blockquote>Mexico — color my taco life spiritually</blockquote><p>Inspired and promted by the fabulous <a href="https://medium.com/u/daa0aa08c599">Tre L. Loadholt</a><br><a href="https://medium.com/a-cornered-gurl/writers-a-challenge-23d87ebd627">writers-a-challenge-23d87ebd627</a></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=5c9075a0504f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight/colors-5c9075a0504f">Colors!</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight">Blue Insights</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flattened]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:11:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2022-11-15T12:11:41.210Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Pandemic Blues</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*N_xbxGi0Nx5vXcgNkVztiA.jpeg" /><figcaption>Both images used with permission by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/elesq/">elseq</a></figcaption></figure><p>Spread so thin, in shamed skin <br>Gutted.. in this world’s sin<br>The residuals of the pandemic — isolation, injustice, senseless murders, relationship pressures, deep childhood therapy and addiction, and …<br>doubt and dread…</p><blockquote>Filled my head</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*zDtyxyTBzPOn6lLeAEeHnA.jpeg" /></figure><p>Stuck in repeating cycles and mixed tapes<br>My head spinning, my fierceness raped <br>By weariness and fear<br>My inner goddess I hold so dear <br>Was left to flee and get lost</p><blockquote>…in the atmosphere</blockquote><p>I find moments of hope <br>Deep therapy work has helped me discover lots of clarity and awareness<br>But boy has it been h.a.r.d.<br>And oh how I have grown!<br>And I am utterly exhausted, t.i.r.e.d beyond belief</p><blockquote>And praying for relief</blockquote><p>I’ve fallen back and grown, been lost and found a million times<br>I’ve gone to the depths of despair <br>And then cleared my lungs again for air<br>The pandemic brought me down. but also cleared the way <br>If there is one thing I can say<br>The thing that brings me to my knees and pray</p><blockquote>Is that I am 371 days sober today!</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*ZNN2ilagmCaSlr7Bs2o2Gw.jpeg" /></figure><p>Changed in many ways<br>Swimming in residuals<br>Rise from the ground up</p><p>Want to see what happens next? Follow me — my pen knows best.</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=c73fd362f955" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/intricate-intimacies/flattened-c73fd362f955">Flattened</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/intricate-intimacies">Intimately Intricate</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Beloved]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:14:36 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2022-10-04T00:14:36.164Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>An Acrostic Poem</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*QXt85l7LMgHX9KRQrJAUHA.jpeg" /><figcaption>image by <a href="https://fatihgozenc.com/">Faith Gonez</a></figcaption></figure><p>B-eautiful man, my King<br>E-volving with me<br>L-oving with me<br>O-pening our hearts amongst this<br>V-astness of oceans and life<br>E-xhaling in flow we continue to grow… sealed with<br>D-esire to caress this experience forever</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=d12013f9ad90" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/intricate-intimacies/beloved-d12013f9ad90">Beloved</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/intricate-intimacies">Intimately Intricate</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Regenerate]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:14:08 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2022-09-26T18:14:08.572Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>An Acrostic Poem</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*tuF-Hmj947ZBISUL0wr51g.jpeg" /><figcaption>Image gratefully used with permission by <a href="https://fatihgozenc.com/">Faith Gozenc</a></figcaption></figure><p>R-ecoiled in fear, of<br>E-verything dear. I dissolved.<br>G-oing numb … until the past was done.<br>E-volution slowly killed my resistance.<br>N-ew forms and beliefs began to take place.<br>E-mbracing new ideas and lessons I <br>R-ecovered, with new<br>A-wareness of this beautiful world. Living in<br>T-ogetherness with my<em> </em><strong><em>love</em></strong>, grounded in our <br>E-arth …</p><blockquote>I had a total rebirth.</blockquote><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=73bdecb2cf2e" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/a-cornered-gurl/regenerate-73bdecb2cf2e">Regenerate</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/a-cornered-gurl">A Cornered Gurl</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce Force ]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2022 20:27:37 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2022-05-29T20:27:37.213Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>A Haiku</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*CT78m9lP-FoxPnsbL8f7UA.jpeg" /></figure><p>No green thumb here but<br>I dug my hands in the Earth<br>Filled holes with water</p><p>Filled holes with colors<br>Filled holes with love, flowers bloomed<br>Got myself grounded</p><p>My soul in soil<br>I realized I bloomed too<br>Filled my hole, I’m whole ❤️</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=6f6a208ec7d6" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight/bloom-6f6a208ec7d6">Bloom</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight">Blue Insights</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Surrender]]></title>
            <link>https://medium.com/storymaker/surrender-5b71afeaf51d?source=rss-b3546263c357------2</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 05:28:02 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2022-05-26T05:28:02.009Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*fv-8qnZkmORmycPqvRB2-Q.jpeg" /><figcaption>image by Nathan Milner</figcaption></figure><blockquote><strong>As the new moon rose…</strong></blockquote><blockquote>She fell</blockquote><p>Collapsing to gravity of anything that would hold her<br>With huge tears watering the world<br>But it were her cries that truly alerted the Gods to her pain<br>As her grief continued to rain</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*HaNCb864kYFweuzqTabYmw.jpeg" /><figcaption>image by Keren Stanley</figcaption></figure><p>It was a day of new beginnings<br>In order to truly start though<br>She needed to let go<br>And retire the resentment she sowed<br>And the obstacles she brought<br>And absolutely everything that was for not</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*2XOA657TiGmnpI7rUDrZlA.jpeg" /><figcaption>image of author by Alex Rios</figcaption></figure><p>With that — swimming in the water of a new day<br>She &amp; her King began a fresh way</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/u/b3546263c357">Fierce Force 💃🏼</a> 2022</p><blockquote>_______________</blockquote><blockquote>Want to see what happens next? Follow me, my pen knows best…</blockquote><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=5b71afeaf51d" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/storymaker/surrender-5b71afeaf51d">Surrender</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/storymaker">Storymaker</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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