by Rachel Symons | April 12, 2012 at 11:44 PM
If I were enough,
I would never be afraid.
I would never be afraid to fail,
To disappoint, or to prevail.
If I were enough,
I would never feel alone.
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by Rachel Symons | February 5, 2012 at 12:35 PM
I am a slave
To that which tells me
I am Flawed,
To that which sets my
Standard of Beauty.
I am a slave
To those who Judge me,
To those who are, themselves,
Insecure and Vulnerable.
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by Rachel Symons | November 26, 2011 at 10:22 PM
We must stand together, support each other and empower each other if the stereotypes of women in leadership are ever going to change.
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by Rachel Symons | November 23, 2011 at 2:07 PM
Now I know why some people believe in God. I know why they simply have to have faith, because sometimes there is no other way for us to get through the day.
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by Rachel Symons | November 22, 2011 at 3:13 PM
The United Nations estimates that 13 million people have been affected by the famine that has struck the Horn of Africa.
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by Rachel Symons | March 10, 2011 at 8:28 PM
Do not give me pity,
Give me Grace, for
I am not inferior for
What I have endured.
Suffer with me
Out of empathy,
Not pain,
And then move on.
My roots go deeper
Than my trials.
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by Rachel Symons | March 8, 2011 at 10:59 PM
[NOTE: I had the honor of attending a talk with Gloria Steinem recently. She was at the forefront of the women's movement in the 60s in the U.S. and has continued to spread her message since then.]
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by Rachel Symons | March 8, 2011 at 5:58 PM
Three years ago, my neighbor was kidnapped. Eight days later, police found her in Oakland. She had been sex-trafficked. Sacramento is one of the top worst offenders in the nation for sex-trafficking.
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by Rachel Symons | March 3, 2011 at 10:43 PM
I picture myself standing on the edge of the cliff, the tip of god's finger, with the ocean spread out like a quilt below. Waves form wrinkles and ripples that make the quilt tender and comforting.
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by Rachel Symons | February 11, 2011 at 5:25 PM
In 2008, my sister was diagnosed with anorexia. My world shattered. One in ten people die from anorexia of those who get the eating disorder. I was beyond scared for her life.
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