Every morning I make love to this body
I used to treat her like a suit of armor
Cold
Detached
Disposable
Replaceable
I wake her up every morning
I play with her, stretch, push
I allow her new experiences
Fill every crevice with gratitude
I nourish her out of love
I am gentle with her
I push her limits,
but allow for healing and rest
I am one with her.
We are one.
One of the most important female intellectuals of modern times, Simone de Beauvoir was a writer, existentialist, philosopher, feminist, political activist and social theorist. She lived a life often scandalous in its nature but dared to speak the unspoken and be unapologetically herself. Born in Paris in 1908, she was profoundly religious as a child. […]
I waited five months for this. Over 150 days I yearned and dreamed and sustained myself off the idea of it. My own place. With Jay. Two bedrooms. A large kitchen. A loft in Philadelphia all our own. Last Tuesday, after the movers came, the cleaners cleaned and everyone left, Jay and I sat […]
Astronaut Peggy Whitson just broke the world record for most time spent in space by any American – 665 days. That’s not the only record she’s beaten, however.The first female, and first non-pilot to serve as Chief Astronaut, she’s held multiple firsts for NASA. According to the Associated Press, she is the world’s oldest female […]
