"Healing Is Human"

 

What....

And if...

Two words so very unassuming...

Non-threatening as some words can be

Yet, place them side-by-side and everything changes

Suddenly whispers within the corridors of the mind can be heard

And the haunting of you can begins...

It's on the list of choices we try to understand

Do you leave people where they are at?

Do we accept situations for what they are?

And the hardest of them all, not every action needs a reaction...

Because we should never base our life decisions on advice from people who don't have to deal with the results

So many people will claim to admire you for your depth, until they have to swim in it...

They will praise your wisdom gained, until it holds them accountable

And they will love your immense light, until it exposes their shadows...

This is why boundaries can feel like a selfish act of defiance

Protecting your being is not selfish...

You have simply outgrown that version of you that once tolerated so much

It usually comes in random moments...

When some things naturally end or it is a forced release

Like the end of the month or the end of a year...

In those moments when we find ourselves lost in reflection

A understanding begins to stream through the tangled mess

Clarity begins to be seen and it's the final closing act...

To keep offering light to yourself guiding, your feet upon this journey that is you

You become the proof that it's possible to hurt and still choose kindness

That it's possible to be overlooked and still uplift another

To care and love, even when it is not returned

So give yourself the credit due...

Speak life even when it is not returned...

Actions like this is compassion at its core

And healing in human form.

 

© 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Year of Moments"

 

The days are just about all counted...

Another year of moments existed...

With so much to remember...

And so much already lost to yesterday

As always we find ourselves lost in reflection

Memories held close to the heart...

Missing those we can no longer embrace

It's change and time at its best...

Life reminds us of this daily

The hard, the easy and the life changing difficult

It begs for our attention always...

Because unfortunately, pain desperately wants to be owned...

This is why in darkness we are reminded of light

Give yourself kindness first...

It's a beautiful act and the best gift given

Educate yourself on change...

Own accountability...

Sometimes growth is not only about becoming more

It's unlearning all the things that made you feel less

You are not weak because your heart becomes heavy from time to time

It makes you human...

Cherish the dictionary that defines you

Take the moments when needed...

Self-care is not a selfish act...

It acknowledges that you are the only you that will ever be

Remember that as we end this chapter in life

With hope for these steps forward now as we turn the page

Continuing the story of everything that is us...

A new year and another chapter within existence begins.

Peace to you this holiday season...

© 2025

"Nothing but You"

 

 

The moments change...

It's that realization in understanding...

To stop the hurt, you may have to do what is perceived as hurting another...

Do not abandon yourself further into the finer parts of the definition

Action is needed and it's desperately calling your name

Yet with a tight grip you still hold on...

Unable to release your embrace...

Even after your hands are blistered and your fingers ache...

You carry it with you always...

Because you were told that holding on was worth the pain it takes

That you began to believe that loosing things like that, will cause you to lose parts of yourself too

How do you allow yourself to understand?

Is it the amount of hurt reached?

The bitterness breeding and controlling you in the silence?

Or by burying yourself in the endless darkness?

These are the difficult choices made...

To allow yourself to let go of the love, betrayal, and anger completely

That some things are unfortunately not meant to last...

Teaching you the hardest lesson within existence is change

You fight to hold on, and you fight to let go...

Even when the road blocks within your mind distract you

From the fact that what you have been fighting for has not been worth the cost

Understand that not everything you lose needs to be considered a loss

Acknowledge the difference seen between a being who hurts you by making a mistake

And a being who hurts you by continuing the same patterns

Because liars always make the best promises

Mistakes can be forgiven...

But patterns need to be broken...

Value those who support you with nothing to gain

With all of your being exhale...

Release the heavy dark...

Climb out of the hole they have made for you...

Carrying nothing but the light upon your shoulders.

 

© 2025

"Always Enough"

 

Remember...

Your feelings are valid...

Never allow another to speak for your heart...

What has been is past, and there is so much yet to be

Let no other write your story

All changes and alterations belong to you

Don't give power to the problem

Nothing haunts us more than the things we do not say

When things don't add up, subtract yourself

Feel proud for the battle fought and won

This life is yours to own...

Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself

And them blaming others for their actions is only yet another excuse used

Even when hope makes it difficult to see the truth, your intuition often knows where you stand

You can't manifest peace while holding onto resentment

If someone creates distance, honour their choice...

Refuse to chase after clarity when confusion remains the only offer

If they never return to address the issue, then sadly, this is where the connection ends

Do not hold a space where you are not valued

For far too long you have poured so much into others to keep them whole

All the while losing pieces of you...

It is only now that you learn that sometimes you have to leave people where they are at

Accept situations for what they are...

And not every action requires a reaction...

Choosing you is not abandonment to another

Its realigning your being...

Be the proof that it is possible to be hurt, yet choose kindness

Catch your breath...

Feel the strength in your capability

Brave is the footsteps forward in another direction

You are worth the effort and you are enough...

You have always been enough.

© 2025

"Transitioning"

 

Some days you are breaking through...

And some days you are breaking down...

Both matter in the making of you...

There comes a day when you realize that turning the page is the best feeling in the world

Because there is so much more to you than the current page you are stuck upon

Never forget how brave it is to continue to show up in a story that looks so different than what you thought it would be

You are not weak just because your heart becomes heavy from time to time

Sometimes growth is not about becoming more...

It's unlearning all the things that made you feel less

By reminding you that it takes courage to change your mind

Flexibility is intelligence

Stubbornness can come from the fear of not letting go...

Confidence can admit that they were wrong...

While insecurity will always cling to false beliefs...

This is why we should never take constructive criticism from those who haven't constructed anything

Live life with the full knowledge that your actions and the consequences that come with them will always remain

Some people have the desire to be educated on change

While others will ignore any accountability...

Every time you try to control another persons path, you step off your own

It comes with the hard acknowledgement in this lesson learned...

People are powerless without your reaction

And that sometimes it's not the pain that hurts the most, it's who it came from

Realize and understand the change being asked of you...

A different direction is needed...

It's begging for your attention and a decision is desperately needed...

Transitioning from knowing better to constantly doing better is a journey in itself

Remember, you are the only you that will ever be...

Everything beautiful starts with trying...

Being nervous is only natural...

You only feel fear because it is new...

Not because you can't do it.

© 2025

"Daily Things"

 

Two truths...

Healing is hard...

But healing is also worth it...

Life reminds us that real closure is being okay with unfinished endings

With messy conclusions...

And with so many words left unsaid...

There will always be criticism received from others on your progress

Because the better version of you now, may no longer tolerate their behaviour from before...

The way people treat you is more of a defining statement of them, than about your being

Never apologize for your strength...

For surviving that which would leave others upon their knees

Release the heaviness...

Holding a grudge is not a sign of power...

It only ever keeps you bitter...

Forgiveness is never a weakness

It sets you free...

Life reminds us of so many things daily

The hard, the easy, and the life changing difficult...

Sometimes the place that you are use to is not the place you belong

You cannot change that which you refuse to confront

Sometimes we have to leave people behind...

Simply because they lack the ability to grow with us

Causing us to accept situations that will never change

Repetition is the circle that never ends...

We define our being...

So when we hear your past calling, end the debate now to answer

Remind yourself the reasons why you are no longer there

Allow the rush of emotions to flow through you

Acknowledge what was...

Pain always wants to be owned...

Let the ease of relief wash over you..

Feet are motion forward, not back

Because the being you once were...

Does not live there anymore.

© 2025

"Still Counts"

 

One step at a time...

One day after another...

Yesterday becomes today...

And these moments now are all for you...

Because all small changes matter...

There is only ever two days that nothing can ever be done

One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow

These moments now are for you...

May you continue to disappoint those who place unfair expectations upon you

Never allow them to limit you to their narrow world view

Never play along with their created narrative they have made for you

Don't allow your past wounds to turn you into a being you are not

Because like all things, there is a beginning, a middle, and end

It's understanding how the difference changes everything

If someone shows you their true colours the first time,

don't try to repaint them

Misunderstandings abandoned in time only become the reasons for permanent distance

And constant forgiveness always ends with disconnect

The touch of pain has memory...

It's not the load that weighs you down, it's the way you carry it with you...

Making you realize that it's not really letting go of the past that is the problem

It's coming to terms with releasing the future that was never held

A lesson that is very hard to learn...

To surrender all that was to time...

By being present now, to the best of your ability...

To avoid places and people that require a reduced version of you to exist

Be you always and abundantly...

Practice patience and accept what you feel...

Stop punishing yourself for things you did not know at the time

Give yourself kindness and the benefit of the doubt

A few bad moments does not equal a bad life

Temporary discomfort is not meant to be permanent

All moments carry a space of growth

Burn bright the light within...

A flicker in the dark still counts...

What dims is still burning...

To shine bright once again.

© 2025