Photo: @ritarenoir | IGWe are born of blood. It blankets and cushions us in utero. Flooding our veins and delivering nourishment, from dawn to dusk. It stains our hands and our sheets. It saves lives and connects lineage. It transports and transforms. Blood is the...
Birth is the original right of passage. It's the first in a two-part agreement between us and the cosmos. We arrive through the portal of the womb, enshrouded in caul and pregnant with the DNA of infinity. With no memory of where we were before sperm met ovum, we...
Death is not optional. It is a right of passage, like puberty and midlife. But unlike puberty and midlife, death is guaranteed. Each of us is destined to shed the shroud of this human body and transition into otherness. And until that time arrives, we will say goodbye...
Pleasure is a renewable resource, there is no bottom when it's properly sourced, yet and still we deny ourselves. Unconsciously vowing to chastity. Withholding the pleasure of sex, food, and joy. Abstaining from orgasms, emotional intimacy, and fits of uninhibited...
The world as we know it is changing. The status quo is nearly non-existent. Gone are the days of going along to get along, the once oppressed are now standing their ground. Forgotten voices are grabbing the mic and demanding change. Now more than ever, shift is...
"All the world's a stage," that has never been truer than it is right now. Social media has given a voice to the voiceless, offered a platform to the disenfranchised, and eliminated the barriers between us and them. Virtual movements have taken physical form, smashing...
The age of social media has ushered in a different kind of connection. But it seems that more and more people are feeling lonely and isolated, even while being perpetually plugged-in 24-7-365. Now more than ever, people are craving intimacy and closeness. The desire...
Spirituality is the new black. It goes with everything and it doesn't discriminate. Every moment holds the possibility for a spiritual experience. But there is one caveat... spirituality requires presence. Spirituality is not the absence of adversity, it is...
Relationships and business go hand in hand. A relationship can nourish or destroy a business, and vice versa. They have a tendency to mirror one another, like sex and money. Some relationships can survive a business start-up, but the majority do not. If one person is...
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