The Return of @ReclaimYourVoice || 2012 was the first time I stepped away from my photography work to simply enjoy life and my blissful relationship with Paul. Even the idea of @reclaimyourvoice had been shelved because although I felt like it was something I would attempt again at some point in the future, I didn’t have the drive to make it happen anytime soon due to the toll the first one had taken on me. That summer, Paul introduced me to his friends and among these gifted, conscious poets I found my soul family. I met @freemase@missbrittab@_nattybynature@xvxyphoto@dream_manifestation_specialist@7am1r@lighthaus.i@morgan124875and@randelladjeiwho had coincidentally founded @rise_edt a mere four days after the first @reclaimyourvoiceevent. I was so amazed by this group of people that I decided to host another Reclaim Your Voice event with two major changes: the first event had been for women only but after meeting these wonderful men I felt I needed to involve them. I strongly believed that women who’d been abused needed to know that kind, caring men like these existed. And this time around I would incorporate spoken word poetry as well because through the work of these artists I came to see what a powerful medium it could be for self expression. Many more people showed up at the second Reclaim Your Voice event. I was concerned, however, that the women who would be sharing their personal stories of abuse might feel uncomfortable having men in the room. Instead they were overjoyed to see them there, these men who were willing to listen and learn and support. That in itself provided a sense of healing. The spoken word poetry added another level of depth to the event and I was so grateful for the way things were coming together. Then@Randelladjei stood up to share his poem, but instead of doing so, and inspired by the women he’d just heard share their stories, he spoke for the first time about the abuse he had experienced in the past. In that moment @ReclaimYourVoice stopped being an event solely for women and became a place where all people who had experienced abuse or sexual violence could share their stories.
Having internet friends is an experience. Did you eat today? I can’t believe your sister hasn’t apologized yet, what a bitch. Drink a glass of water right now. Want to see a cat picture? I love you. I know you better than your parents. I don’t know your name. I’m having a rough day, can you talk to me about your favorite videogame? I love you. Good morning means good night means good afternoon means go to sleep. Here’s a doodle I made in class. I’m stealing your clothes as we speak, they’re so pretty. I love you. I love your pet. What does your hair look like? I’d love to see that weird leaf. I love you. I’m making you your favorite food. Thank you for holding my secrets for me. I love you. We’re having a coffe date. I love you. I’m giving you a screen-sized hug. I love you. I love you. I love you.
Whatever this post says is the absolute truth. Never in my life had I imagined that people who are on the other side of the world or even on my side but in a different country could mean so much to me. That they could become family, people I could trust to help me bury a dead body or listen to my rants without judging.
I love each and everyone of you and I only just joe realized that I was tagged to this by my babe @dean-winchesters-bacon by the super awesome @princessmisery666by@b3autyfuldisast3r ( I think ♀️) but because I’m known for being very forgetful ( it comes with age ) I wanna thank all of you so much. My life has been so much better after meeting you.
Zee!! ❤️❤️
My life is the one who is blessed to know you. I can honestly say that without all of you amazing souls my life would definitely suck. You all are some of the best friends I could ask for and you bring such joy to my life! ❤️❤️❤️
THIS IS FOR MY GIF/GIFSET CREATORS ON TUMBLR DOT COM:
i appreciate you and all the work you do. everything you do is beautiful. no your coloring isnt ugly.
yall are the ones who TRULY make this site aesthetic
i dont think you quite understand how IMPORTANT you are??? like?? taking all the best moments from a piece of media and compiling it?? all the best anime scenes?? all the best kpop music show shots?? and dont even get me started on when you take a gifset and add gorgeous matching stock photos in between them!! ive watched anime JUST BC ive seen pretty gifsets on my dash.
tl;dr: gifset creators are beautiful and wonderful and yall dont understand how much you have me by the throat thanks for everything you do ❤️❤️
