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Reclaiming Yourself
In some relationships, you eventually have to be willing to let the other person lose you. It's not out of spite, nor is it about forcing him back; it's because you finally understand that staying with someone who doesn't cherish you will only make you more and more subservient. You try so hard to maintain the relationship, but he takes your efforts for granted; you keep waiting, but he never truly steps toward you.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a month ago in Poets
Why did she stay?
She’s 18, at a frat party. Spotted, targeted, by a senior. He gets her to his room, Puts on a comedy special, (Louis C.K., ironically) And rips away her virginity on his dirty futon. No one warned her there’d be so much blood. He’s furious about the mess. She hides in bed for days, Telling herself it wasn’t rape Because she liked the kissing part. She only wishes he would have considered asking.
By Veronica Wrenabout a month ago in Poets
The Trap of Undefined Goodness
My dear, please wake up: Don't entrust your life to an undefinable "goodness." My dear, wake up. Don't be held hostage by those seemingly noble but flimsy words—especially that one, revered by countless people as a belief: Good deeds bring good rewards.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a month ago in Poets
The Impermanent Awakening
Adversity makes you stronger, and desperate situations make you stronger still. Only through utter annihilation can you truly gain the presence to overlook the world, radiating a divine light that illuminates the entire universe.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing2 months ago in Poets
The Sacred Curriculum: How the Universe Tests Your Soul
If love cannot awaken you, life will awaken you with pain. If pain cannot awaken you, life will awaken you with even greater pain. The world is truly the ultimate school and the grand examination hall for the soul. Life is full of challenges, and its various hardships and pleasures are like exam questions. Your thoughts and actions are the answers you write.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing2 months ago in Poets
