Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

Tainted Memories

Will every memory

I have with you

feel tainted

or can I recall

that then

we were happy?

When I look

on that time

how we laughed

what we saw

Can it remain

a joy

rather than a loss?

I hope we can

learn

to see all the good

the adventure

the heart

the grinning faces

miraculous moments

because

I don’t like

that so many memories

become sad

because

so many people leave

I am here to reclaim them

to recall

the contentment

In the moment

the ignorance to what may come

No matter how short lived

I believe

it was worth it

and I am glad for it

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Jessica P. Mills

I see the world through stories and insights. I have always been a sensitive soul, especially towards nature, people, art, and faith. I spend a lot of time reflecting and finding treasures wherever I can. The two values I live by are beauty and celebration. I hope my blog communicates those two things, seeing beauty where beauty is not often seen and celebrating every aspect of life, the hard and the easy.

2 responses to “Tainted Memories”

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    Kaitlyn

    Love this :)

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      Jessica P. Mills

      Thank you Kaitlyn!

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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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