Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places


healing

  • 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

  • The Younger Me

    The Younger Me

    I did not know I would find you way down beneath these layers Layers of lies and pain fears and memories but as I felt these as I revisited and acknowledged them I started seeing you peek through I saw you in the mirror the younger me asking to be loved asking to feel safe Continue reading

  • My Sick Story

    Please do not diagnose me. It is the worst thing you can do to someone sharing a vulnerable story like this. And just so you know, I have diagnosed myself with 1,000 things, so you probably do not have a new one for me. I wanted to share this story because it is my trauma Continue reading

  • Stuck

    Stuck

    I guess I feel “normal” a lot but some places I get stuck Like why am I single? Why do I feel unloved? Friendships hurt and I feel alone The biggest stuck may be that I assume my purpose in life is to struggle and no one wants to hear or see the real me Continue reading

  • This is My Story, This is My song…

    Coming to terms with how much pain and hurt I have stored in my body is not easy. I’ve carried the wounds since I was 6. 6 to 31, years of reinforcement, years of hiding, years of surviving…. honestly, years of dismissal, disbelieving that my wounds needed caring, healing, or validation. Instead, praying them away, 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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