Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places


Suffering is a Key

Suffering opens doors

That could never have been opened

It hands you a key

To other people’s hearts

Because they recognize

In you

A gentleness

An understanding

Someone who knows

How to open the door

How to come in

Sit down

And truly be with them

Without your pain

They would not open

With it

You can walk through

And invite in light

Which you, yourself

Have found in the darkness



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About Me

An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.

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