Discover joy in the hard places

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Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

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  • That’s not Jesus

    Where are you Jesus? I do not see you Are you the one holding the sign saying Make America Great Again? Shall the first be first the last be last now? Are you the man on TV advocating MASS deportation because you must protect yourself? Did you just say grab her by her pussy? Is Continue reading

  • Compassion is God

    I used to feel you close almost as if you lived within me and spoke innately but then you became so foreign all the things I once knew questioned and I hardly chose this path though some condemn me as though I did Instead I was thrust into it and then choosing not to question Continue reading

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  • Magic

    Magic

    I think your heart has been asleep love locked away for a rainy day Perhaps I had the magic key love to open it up and restart your love My heart was bruised and scarred hesitant towards love Perhaps you had the magic salve to heal the wounds and help me heal Together we have Continue reading

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  • I love you

    How do you know it’s love? Is it fireworks or a spark Your heart beating faster your stomach flips everything aligns and there’s no doubt in your mind Maybe But for me it was as simple as familiartiy Meeting a person who made me feel like myself just by being themself A togetherness that just Continue reading

  • Sexuality Was Evil

    My sexuality is good It tells me that I have the capacity for great pleasure intimacy and surrender rather than the message I received that my body is temptation and my mind is a playground for evil things I’ve found that my body is a miracle My mind working through all the meaning of humanity 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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