Discover joy in the hard places

Welcome to the blog of JP Mills where you will find encouragement and belonging through reflective journaling and poetry.

Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

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  • Canopy Truths

    Canopy Truths

    The sunlight coming through the canopy is a lot like life If we saw the truth all at once we might be blinded But those gentle things like trees, leaves, and clouds They help us see the truths in the tenderest way So tender it’s beautiful Continue reading

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  • Found Again

    Along the way I’ve lost myself a thousand times I’ll find her again whatever parts are strong and true no matter how harmed or scared they are now They can’t be far enough for me not to find them again Continue reading

  • Blemishes

    Why hate the blemishes on your body? The marks that you’ve survived in this world RATHER celebrate every mole and pimple each wrinkle and hair Because you have lived Continue reading

  • Rock Prayer

    Oh rock you teach me this Weathering may come may push may break but you still exist Sometimes you transform into fossil filled limestone or canyons so grand or a path for one to walk on but you remain So in my own life may the weathering take its effect even leading me to my Continue reading

  • Magic Things

    Magic Things

    I am finding my magic Those things which resurrect me They rarely fail They always glow The moment I stand under a tree and look up The time I put pen to paper and end up with beauty in words The touch of fur under my hands and vibration of purrs The colors, the stories Continue reading

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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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