The Becoming Of Ms. Butterfly Genesis
Real life. Real growth. Real becoming
Writing
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≻: 📖ÂThe Name I Refuse to Let Go Of There are moments in life when people say things so casually, not…
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The Space Between Care and Distance
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≻: The Space Between Care and DistanceThere are moments in the process of becoming when clarity doesn’t come from what is said, but from what is…
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When Connection Returns but You Refuse to Lose YourseLf
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≻: When Connection Returns but You Refuse to Lose YourseLfThere is something strange that happens when someone from your past walks back into your life. Not the dramatic kind…
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Becoming Whole Before Letting Anyone In
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≻: Becoming Whole Before Letting Anyone InThis morning I had a conversation that made me pause and reflect on how much I’ve changed over the past…
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The Quiet After Telling the Truth
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≻: The Quiet After Telling the TruthThere are moments in life when you finally say something out loud that you have carried inside for years. Not…
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The Butterfly Who Chose Herself
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≻: The Butterfly Who Chose HerselfThere’s something I want to say out loud, even if the world doesn’t need to know every detail of it.…
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Becoming in Real Time
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≻: Becoming in Real TimeAny time I choose to write, it’s because my body is going through something — and I decide to share…
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We Need to Learn How to Talk
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≻: We Need to Learn How to TalkWe need to learn how to have conversations. We need to learn how to ask for help. Some of us…
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When Minorities Stop Standing Together
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≻: When Minorities Stop Standing TogetherI am Dominican American—born in the United States to Dominican immigrant parents who fought just as hard as anyone else…
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I Didn’t Fall Apart — My Body Remembered
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≻: I Didn’t Fall Apart — My Body RememberedContent note: This piece reflects on emotional triggers, family estrangement, and the body’s response to past trauma. Please read at…
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A Country That Promises Freedom, Yet Punishes Voices Like Mine
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≻: A Country That Promises Freedom, Yet Punishes Voices Like MineI don’t usually talk about politics. Honestly, once you put people in power, they stop caring about the people who…
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Change Me
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≻: Change MeTo those I’ve hurt while I was hurting, I’ve been writing letters lately—first to myself. An apology. Then a forgiveness.…
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Monday
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≻: MondayHere we go.Starting another week off trying not to drag my feet—because I know I’ve got the rest of the…
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Dear You,
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≻: Dear You,I don’t know where to begin, but I must say something.Something is better than nothing.And this—this is everything I’ve been…
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FareWell
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≻: FareWellIt’s like every conversation is this delicate dance where two rhythms meet—or sometimes, sadly, they don’t. You’ve both agreed on…
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The Silence Between Us
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≻: The Silence Between UsThe Silence Between Us I know what I should’ve, could’ve done,but didn’t—not from lack of wanting,but from believing you should’ve…
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Dear Beloved,
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≻: Dear Beloved,Though I cannot hear your voice or feel your embrace, my heart reaches out to you with every word I…
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progress
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≻: progressI had to make 1,000,001 mistakes to finally understand how strong I am and how worthy I am of who…
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Venting
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≻: VentingVenting Those who have followed me know I am a disabled blogger, and As a disabled blogger, I share my…
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Under Construction
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≻: Under ConstructionI am not the best writer in the world, and I’m not trying to be. When I decided to pick…
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The rebirth of Ms. Butterfly
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≻: The rebirth of Ms. ButterflyPeople shut me down, Ms. Butterfly, for a While, not because I’m afraid of losing anything but because I have…