Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

All or Nothing

I want all or nothing

I don’t just want a walk outside

with some trees and flowers

I want to sit by a glacial lake

reflecting perfectly

the mountains above

If I can’t have that

I’ll just stay inside

If I can’t make today something great

why even try?

If it’s raining just a little

why go outside?

If I missed my time to do something

I can’t do it later

And if I drink a soda

I might as well eat cake too

This all or nothing

has me imprisoned

and I don’t know how

to break free

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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.

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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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