Discover joy in the hard places

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Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

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  • Small Divinities

    Small Divinities

    Have you gazed into a flower or watched where you are stepping? Have you felt the grassy fields or touched the needles on a pine? Have you smelled the dew of rain or listened to the bird songs? No, Instead you wait for heaven wondering what is beyond Instead you mold this world to look… Continue reading

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  • My Body is Compassion

    My Body is Compassion

    I’ve named my body Compassion Without her I would not feel She is the language of my sorrows Yes Speaking in tears telling me I need touch and comfort or shelter and rest And she speaks in joy my step bounces my heart sings Without her I would feel nothing Not the wind calming not… Continue reading

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  • Nature, my Friend

    Nature, my Friend

    If you take the time to make nature your friend you will never feel yourself alone and you will always find home The very flowers will say hello The trees will clap for you and every bird and insect every creature will welcome you saying We are living too and we’re connected to you Continue reading

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  • Her Body

    Her Body

    For a woman her body is ever changing Whether she bears children or not She cannot escape the chemistry inside her For so long I’ve been taught the way my body looks is important to others It will win me love or rejection So the changes that come to my body became intertwined with my… Continue reading

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  • Compassion

    There’s a healing light within me that sense of self I call her Compassion She’s been with me from the start a compass guiding me always telling me to be myself even when myself made people bully me and reject me treat me wrongly Compassion taught me to stay true never waver from authenticity That… Continue reading

About Me

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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