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Choosing Beauty
I want to spread beauty everywhere Not because I am beautiful though I may be but because I see beauty in nearly everything It is a gift I will say to see beauty in the beast or to notice the treasures in the dirt but it’s also a choice I make I choose beauty because Continue reading
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Assume the Worst
I want SO BADLY to assume the worst just like you assumed the worst of me but I know better and I trust that humans are complex and we don’t always do out best So no matter how badly you’ve hurt me I have to believe there’s something good there I have to give the Continue reading
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Own Your Story
I’m not going to turn away from this but I’m not going to torture myself with this either I’m going to transform this over time I’m going to let it tenderize any anger, bitterness, selfishness, perfectionism in me I’m going to let it transition me into something new and different I won’t let it terrify Continue reading
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Sit Spot Within
Like one listens to and observes the sounds and sights of nature listen to your thoughts Observe your feelings As I sit at home and hear rain on the roof or a car passing I do not jump to conclusions or wish them away The sounds simply come into my awareness and become background noise Continue reading
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Sadness and Home
So much pain So much joy When I think of home The place I found shelter the place I was harmed people faces that bring me laughter AND remind me of my smallness Returning I wish it was only joy but I can’t ignore the loss the sadness She belongs too Maybe if I allow 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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