The Bloody Raven

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Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

“People, who come into this life with the intention of experiencing what it is to be transgender, intended to understand authenticity. You can only find true authenticity if you first experience being inauthentic. Finding your own true identity requires an identity crisis. It is only ever the byproduct of either being void of identity or feeling as if you do not identify with your identity. You have to experience what it is to live a life where you are lying to yourself about who you are. Most people live lies. We suffer because we all live lies and do not let the real us out of the closet. Trans people teaches us. It’s a lesson the world needs. We recognize you as the teachers who need to teach us. Thank you!” 

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

— Louise Fitzhugh

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

— Coco Chanel, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman  (via ornatique)

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What bird is native to the Amazon, has a chestnut crest, and is known for its foul smell? The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)! It’s the only bird known to have a form of digestion called foregut fermentation, in which bacteria help to break down the cell walls of leaves, its main source of food. This ability comes with a price, though. The bacteria release methane that the Hoatzin then belches out. The burps have a manure-like odor that inspired its other name, “stinkbird”! Photo: Vince Smith, flickr https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkU3gVgr_l/?igshid=1s6beljh0cdug

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin