if you're not owning your life, someone else is
We're more inclined to recognise the needs of the weak, than we are of the strong.Without meaning to, we diminish the humanness of those who persevere without complaint, because they often make it look so easy.When we're the strong ones persevering without complaint, we risk diminishing our own humanness as well, because we become defined [...]
When honour is confused with social standing, abuse becomes an acceptable form of saving face.Beyond considerations of family honour, this toxic cultural practice convinces the individual that infidelity becomes excusable because divorce is deplorable.It convinces the brute of the justification of their rage when their partner rejects dehumanising practices by their in-laws.It replaces ideals of [...]
To be seen... Beyond the facade. To have the essence of who we are, known to those we trust and hold dear. To be heard... Not only when we cry out, but also when we speak gently of the troubles in our heart.To be loved... For more than how we make others feel, but to [...]