poetry
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Hurt People Hurt People (Not an Excuse)
You broke my heart once and I turned away Now I see your heart was broken and breaking mine wasn’t about hurting me It was about you hurting I don’t regret walking away because your treatment of me was not okay but I wish I hadn’t let the hurt define me knowing now the way Continue reading
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Our Contradictions
As I hold my own contradictory ways I grow to hold those contradictions in others not to give permission for bad behavior but to recognize the very humanity in me the messy ups and downs opening and closing not always available or happy imperfect messy beautiful raw Humanity in myself is also in you and Continue reading
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Ordinary God
I was taught that God’s power would be found in miracles salvation answered prayers opened doors But that is not what God reveals to us Jesus did heal yet He spent His life working as a carpenter He slept He danced and He showed up in gentle ordinary ways He constantly told others that He Continue reading
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Vulnerable Courage
Maybe it’s not that courage fails but that courage hurts and once we’ve taken that step of faith we are left with so much emptiness We’ve laid our heart on the table and we are exposed It makes sense we would feel vulnerable, sad, exhausted Courage is not easy but those who choose it are Continue reading
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The Other Face of Courage
The courageous are the ones who suffer most Their reward may be inner strength or wisdom gained but so often this world and others may admire courage but they do not accept it or show it love I have sat with people I do not know when I could have chosen comfort only to have 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 