The wandering soul of the dragonfly monk

“The heart is capable of sacrifice. So is the vagina. The heart is able to forgive and repair. It can change its shape to let us in. It can expand to let us out. So can the vagina. It can ache for us and stretch for us, die for us and bleed and bleed us into this difficult, wondrous world. So can the vagina. I was there in the room. I remember.”   ―   Eve Ensler ,   The Vagina Monologues Yes you read that right…I said, ‘lets talk about my vagina’, or perhaps, let me say- lets talk about your vagina or rephrase that, and say, lets talk about vaginas.  When was the last time you said, "vagina"? Do you even say vagina? how often have you used it while having sex (or not)?- perhaps not that often right...i mean, you might say its not sexy enough, or that it may not have that edgy sound to it.  It reminds of this quote, “ It's a totally ridiculous, completely unsexy word. If you use it during sex, trying to be politically correct-- "Darling, c...

“…How does one speak of violence when their own story of violence is invisible in their own lives…she woke up black & blue and the next morning it was a different hue…who knew rainbows are only visible when your back is against the sun…” (N.B: I do what I do because of the anecdotal stories I have somewhat summarised below. It is this pain and anger that fuels the fire inside of me…I will continue to do what I do...till I am no more). “…Many refuse to talk about their stories of violence because of the stigma and discrimination. Some are simply not comfortable talking about it. Some are scared. I have shared some stories below to shed some light to how real violence is to many…the stories below I must say have been difficult to talk about- though painfully written and shared and experienced- the stories shared below, are of women who managed to escape...they painfully lost a great deal, but they are warriors- they are rebuilding their lives, they are stronger than...