Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

Love is not Passive

You think because

you say you “still” love them

and show them kindness

that you are good

But your silence in the face of their suffering

Your vote against their life

Your blank eyes

and trite answers

in their questioning

of their worth

is killing them

You can’t just passively love them

because love is not passive

If you love them as you say

your heart would be so moved to action

you could not be silent in their suffering

or vote against them

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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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