khcollins

Tag: liberation

  • Rejection, the sweetness therein.

    Rejection, the sweetness therein.

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    I received another rejection today. I thought after 36 years I would be used to it by now, that it wouldn’t phase me as much as it used to, but it does. It hurts. It stings. Rejection tugs at the deepest wounds we carry, pulls at our lowest stories of worth. It’s not easy, and…

  • September.

    September.

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    Hello Lovelies! Welcome to Scrying Within, a monthly forecast series where we look to the stars, the cards, the moon, and the seasons to help renew our relationship with cyclical nature and hone our intuition. Let’s dive into September. Summer is coming to an end in the Northern hemisphere, inching toward Autumn. In the South,…

  • The Ache of Safety.

    The Ache of Safety.

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    I haven’t always…I haven’t always…I haven’t always…But I am now.I am now.I am. now. No one, and nothing, can prepare you for the pain of safety. It’s nearly impossible to prepare for something you’ve never known. Never experienced. I think people tried to warn me, tried to prepare me. But I was too busy and…

  • A Terrifying Strangeness.

    A Terrifying Strangeness.

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    Full Moon in Scorpio Personal Musings. I have always been different. I don’t mean that in a fun way.  I have always been different, and it has always been hard. “Quirky,” is a term continually prescribed to my person. A gentle word used by adults to signify wrongness. A tepid way of telling me: “you…

  • The Truth Rests In My Body.

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    to showthe worldall of me,i have to tell themabout you.i cannot speakin half-truthsanymore.i cannotlivehalf-way. Truth is infuriating. Rage-inducing, at times. How does the saying go? The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off? Well, I’m fucking pissed. I’ve been pissed for a long time. I was just exceptionally good at…