“How does one become a butterfly?" she asked. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.
I admire my femininity and I thrive on independence. I determine the course of my life and I blossom with petals of resilience.
I may not always be in bloom. I may be found a taut bud I am still only each petal I shed. Each its own brilliance, each a unique fragrance, and all individually [...]
A long lost memory just forced it’s hand into my cavernous chest and stole the beats from my heart; they’ve transformed into the raindrops streaming down my face.
“There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me… or leave me. Accept me – or walk away! [...]
“Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made. And give, [...]
