Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

Sadness Loves Me

The sadness I feel

is a tidal wave

She seems looming

and overpowering

I run from her

scared to be swept away

but if I pause

If I let her reach me

She is not a tidal wave at all

She is gentle

as she embraces me

telling me

she loves me

And if I have the courage

to embrace her back

She transforms

She is still sadness

but she can also be

playfulness

and joy

She makes me laugh

and smile

She comforts me

So now I know

that all along

sadness in me

was the key to love and joy

kindness and play

Now all I have to do

is embrace her

rather than run away

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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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