pain
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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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Time to Let it Out
I don’t want to beg for goodness anymore pleading for things to go smoothly I want to laugh and cry and rage at every mistake, mishap, monotonous moment To dance in the silliness of unmet expectations and cry in the face of failed dreams All I can do is try and then feel it all Continue reading
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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
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Underneath it All: Inspired by To Wong Foo
Underneath it all we’re all just flesh and bone living by a heart beat breaths in and out In the end we’re all made of dreams and aches hopes and pain So when I look at you and see a different skin color When I know you may be a woman in a man or Continue reading
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The Tears Between Us
I’ve learned to honor the tears that fall from the eyes of another or my very own I honor them by letting them fall and reading their message Tears will tell me someone is soft at heart and needs a gentle touch They remind me I am moved by small beauties and that is a 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.
Joyful Ruins 