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[lettersxcaffeine]

"Ultimately: violence is what is necessary to kill what has corrupted you, what has lessened you, what refused to defend you when you were abused, what refused to protect you when you needed it. Violence is necessary to eradicate harmful beliefs that have laced into our existences and familial patterns of behavior. Much of the sickness of the world isn’t directly our fault, but it is causing many of us to die." -P.A. Williams

[lettersxcaffeine]

YOUR BODY IS YOUR COUNTRY

“America… my flag… I trusted in you so long, I complied with you, I was complacent with your law… and I received your promised land just to realize that it wasn’t my own. It was not meant for me. And within me, a small child began to waken—the one who I never disregarded and protected all of my life. America’s flag, which bathed my sight, infused my air, and blanketed me—it suddenly began to drift off. I took it tangibly with my hands and held it high.” -written in march, 2022

            Your body is your country because it seeks your trust and your alliance. There is a difference between what your heart longs for and what the world tells you that you should have. Regardless of how you feel about your body, and regardless of how everyone else perceives it, your body wants you— deeply.

My name is Patience. I am writing this to you because something big is going on in the world right now and I want to check in on you. People are feeling more lost and alone than ever, and even the most genuine efforts to form meaningful relationships with others can be difficult. However—I want to reassure you that you’re not lost. You never have been.

You’re simply in the midst of arrival, and these letters will help you along the way.  

Your body is your country, and I will help you to heal from bodily disarray.