Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

The Wildness within

Perhaps you fear

the wild within

because those who tamed you did

The domestication of your early years

silenced that wild beauty

making it seem

dangerous

unlovable

unwelcome

wrong

But as you grow

connect

live

you will find that

the wildness within

the raw and natural beauty of yourself

is your greatest gift

Be patient as you learn this

embracing something

others told you to hate

takes time

But like the sun rises each day

the wild within you

will stay

and help you warm

and grow and root

so someday

you will love it

and embody that

wild beauty

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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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