Alison Malee
Alison Malee is an accomplished poet, author, and actress. Read her book Shifting Bone here.
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The Early Years of Motherhood
This post is sponsored by Nature’s Way® Motherhood is messy and staggeringly beautiful. It is overflowing with great joy, laughter, tenderness, and immeasurable responsibility.
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Here Is The Secret: There Are So Many Versions Of You (And They All Matter Just As Much)
You can be a great many things.
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There’s More Than One Definition Of Family
How do you define family? Is it a limited view? Is it blood and blood alone?
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Five Little Ways To Honor Your Dreams This Year
Dedicate a specific amount of time each day to it, channel your love and your creativity into it, build it from the ground up.
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I Am Finally Learning To Define Beauty On My Own Terms
Beauty can, should be, and is whatever we say it is.
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The Most Important Thing I Will Ever Tell You
the sky is only the highest you can reach if you do not accept the possibility of potential beyond what is known to your own two eyes.
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Be Grateful For This Day
Remember, that this day, this hour, will never happen again. Take each moment as it comes and be present.
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Dear Haters, Thank You
I hope someday you feel so loved that there is no room in your life for this kind of hurtful energy.
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2017 — I’m Ready For You
I want to learn to embrace the parts of myself that often make me feel alone, that often make me want to isolate myself further.
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10 Things I Wish I Could Tell The Girl I Was In High School
Stop seeking validation from other people. Your worth is not, and never will be in this life, based on what others think about you.
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Dear Future Lover, I Am Waiting Patiently For You
What I would give to know you, know your face, know your hands. To feel the electricity between us and know it cannot be anything but the forever kind of love.
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If You Take A Chance On Me, I Will Love You Like You Have Never Been Loved Before
The entirety of me is not easily swallowed. I am a jigsaw, a complexity, a meal with endless courses. That is to say, I need a lover who loves hard. A lover who loves wholly, who embraces my flaws and cherishes my shortcomings as well as my strengths.
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I Was Losing Myself Waiting For You To Love Me
I was watching myself through smoke and mirrors, seeing the way I was wasting away but unashamed, unaware that some of that breakage would be unrepairable.
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12 Of The Simplest Truths That Will Help You To Achieve Happiness Every Day
Nothing in this world can weigh you down if you simply choose not to grab hold of the anchor.
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Read This When You Feel Like You’re Not Making Progress Fast Enough
Today, I would tell myself, today I will smile.