Discover joy in the hard places

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Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

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  • Ecosystems Within

    Ecosystems Within

    The reason why you feel so much is because there are ecosystems within you Oceans that can rage Glassy calm lakes Deserts full of red rocks Snowy tundras Mountain tops Of course there are days you feel a lot and sometimes you don’t understand them It is because the beauty within you supports a diversity… Continue reading

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  • Open Field

    Open Field

    I think I want my insides to match a wide open field of wildflowers so each time I go there I find space and color life and unity A singing of the joy of the moment And an accepting for all that life is A working together with the sun the soil the insects and… Continue reading

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  • Not a Rose

    You may not be beautiful like a rose my dear But beautiful like a Magnolia leaf The beauty of which is often taken for granted but if it was not longer the world would mourn You are beautiful like a prairie the sea of grass in golden light that moves in waves when the wind… Continue reading

  • Ecosystems

    The reason why you feel so much is because there are ecosystems within yoy Oceans that can rage Glassy calm lames Deserts full of red rocks Snowy tundra Mountain tops Of course there are days you feel a lot and sometimes you don’t understand them It is because the beauty within you supports a diversity… Continue reading

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  • Seeds of Worry

    Maybe I can plant my worries like seeds but rather than grow them I will trust them to the earth and let them be Then who knows what they may become Some may never grow others may surprise turning into something beautiful and naturally few will be exactly what I thought they’d be But the… Continue reading

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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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