1. The free bird leaps on the back of the wind And floats downstream till the current ends And dips his wings in the orange sun rays And dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage Can seldom see through his bars of rage His wings are clipped and his feet are tied So he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with fearful trill Of the things unknown but longed for still And his tune is heard on the distant hill For the caged bird sings of freedom. The free bird thinks of another breeze And the trade winds soft through the sighing trees And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn And he names the sky his own. But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream His wings are clipped and his feet are tied So he opens his throat to sing The caged bird sings with fearful trill Of the things unknown but longed for still And is tune is heard on the distant hill For the caged bird sings of freedom. Maya Angelou 

    The free bird leaps on the back of the wind

    And floats downstream till the current ends

    And dips his wings in the orange sun rays

    And dares to claim the sky.

    But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage

    Can seldom see through his bars of rage

    His wings are clipped and his feet are tied

    So he opens his throat to sing.

    The caged bird sings with fearful trill

    Of the things unknown but longed for still

    And his tune is heard on the distant hill

    For the caged bird sings of freedom.

    The free bird thinks of another breeze

    And the trade winds soft through the sighing trees

    And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn

    And he names the sky his own.

    But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams

    His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream

    His wings are clipped and his feet are tied

    So he opens his throat to sing

    The caged bird sings with fearful trill

    Of the things unknown but longed for still

    And is tune is heard on the distant hill

    For the caged bird sings of freedom.

    Maya Angelou 

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My name is Daniell, and I am the creator of the Internal Acceptance Movement (I. A.M.)

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    The purpose of this blog is act as a reminder to other individuals struggling that they are not alone, and to never give up their pursuit of life without their internal demons.

    Whether these demons be an eating disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, depression, low self-esteem anxiety, poor body image, or any other mental health issue, we ALL battle something that makes life hard to cope with.

    The Internal Acceptance Movement is a group geered towards spreading eating disorder awareness and shedding light on how the media distorts our perception of beauty through false advertising, photo shopping, and air brushing techniques.

    I. A.M. stresses that we aren't defined by anything external, such as our weight, appearance, shape, other's opinions of us, our background, our race, etc.

    Rather our internal qualities, such as our character, our passions, our goals, our morals, our attitude, the way in which we treat others--these are truly self defining.

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