"Never Know"

 

Moments gather always...

They quickly add up...

Some weigh us down...

And then the decision comes...

Which to hold onto, and which ones to release...

Whispers of the past will always shape the echoes of the future

There is a decision the mind needs to make

Maybe the destination is not a place, but a new way of seeing

The refusal to live a life you don't want should always be stronger than your doubt of the unknown

Because fear can be such a manipulative emotion...

Temporary people and things tend to leave permanent lessons behind

There are so many uncertainties in this life already...

This is why healing your heart is one of the most powerful things you can do in your world

It's a beautiful act and the best gift given...

Especially when those people who shine their hearts outwards to guide another safely along the path of life

That they will put their own hardships aside in order to extend a helping hand

Offering a lifeline to those set a drift...

To be a spark of light shining in the darkness

Because you never really know the true impact you have on those around you

You never know just how much someone needed that smile you gave them

You may never know how much your kindness turned someone's entire life around

You never know how much someone needed that long hug or hours long talk

You just never know...

So don't wait to be kind....

Don't wait for someone else to be kind first...

Don't wait for better circumstances or for someone to change

Just be kind always...

You may never know just how much someone needs it.

 

© 2025

"Life Long Lesson"

 

So strange sometimes...

How we begin to understand things...

That life is both fragile and so resilient at the same time

Existence the teacher...

Us the forever student learning

Don't let those lessons turn you cold

Allow your being to remain warm with strength

Never ignore patterns seen, but respect the signs given

Our softness is not a weakness, it is proof that we can survive without turning cruel

So many people are worried about being the bad guy in another beings story

And the truth of the matter is, we all know the parts we play

The difference comes when they were played with pure intentions or not

False conviction always comes when we walk away from those who have hurt us

They label us difficult and the villain in their story

But that makes us the healer within in ours...

And that is the strange part about life

So many feelings escape definition...

We have so many memories with people we may never speak to again

Some chapters hold laughter, love, and so many hour long talks

But still an end comes without closure..

You don't always get a goodbye...

Some people just fade into the background, leaving behind echoes of moments that once meant everything

And it does hurt...

The pain is real...

Not because those time were fake, but because the connection did not last

You shared so many secrets, made promises, and planned for so many days of futures now never lived

And yet, oddly enough, some part of us wouldn't erase it...

Because in those moments, even though temporary, we were exactly who we needed to be for each other

We learn now that not everyone is meant to stay in our story forever

Some people are lessons...

Some are the greatest of life long blessings

And some are so very hard to forget...

Even if we do not speak of them...

Does not mean we have forgotten the ever lasting effect that remains.

 

© 2025

"Earth and Sky"

 

Mourning...

The silence of goodbye...

Now reminds us just how quickly all things in life can change...

Even when we can see the approaching end in the distance...

It still becomes all that different and real once you are actually living it

No one ever really tells you that this is part of it...

That loving so deeply means that one day you will grieve just as deeply

Tears will flow steady or in random times of nothing...

It becomes a way for our eyes to speak out when our mouths can't even begin to explain just how broken our hearts are

We are now abandon to an ocean of awfulness where definitions fail at understanding the loss...

The difference is felt in everything...

We now grieve for all the moments...

The quiet ones of the past and the loud ones of celebrations of milestones that will now never be met

We now realize it will be felt every single time when they should have been part of it, but aren't...

This is what it is like living after death...

No one warns you that it will almost break you...

Or how in the oddest of ways, it reminds you of one amazing thing...

That the same heart that is capable of holding such immeasurable joy, will now hold unbearable sorrow

It's so easy to resent it, or try to push it away...

To long for a different life untouched by devastation like this

But given the choice, would you undo it all?

Would you erase love to escape pain?

The answer is probably no...

Because grief is not just pain...

It's the proof that something beautiful once existed

That we were given something worth missing so much

We would never trade the love had to get out of grief

And that we would never erase all the happiness just to avoid the unspeakable heartache

Because we will now endure a lifetime of missing them for having the privilege to have loved them

Which lights the candle of remembrance within the heaviness of darkness, forever burning bright...

As this being we love returns to where ever we were before we were here

Leaving all behind...

Back to the earth and sky.

© 2025

"To Keep Going"

 

Moments gather...

While some remain and others fade away...

Life changes always...

And sometimes you lose pieces of yourself that you never imagined would ever be gone

Beating yourself up about it will not sanctify you

Guilt is not the fruit of learning

Clarity is...

Just because you see it now, does not mean you couldn't see it then

That awareness is evidence of growth, not failure

You did the best you could with what you knew at the time

Don't let new wisdom lead you to condemn yourself over past struggles

Forgiveness comes in the act of moving forward...

Remind yourself just how far you have come

It hasn't been easy...

Those who wish to convict you upon abandonment of them, now begin to understand the difference

You didn't become selfish, you became harder to manipulate...

Please, do not confuse the two...

It is not up to you to desperately try to fix others

Especially with shaking hands and wounds still bleeding

To smile over the hurt and force laughter over the approaching darkness...

The ones who have caused us the most pain cannot heal us...

That's not the way it will ever work...

Lies are supposedly told to spare us hurt feelings...

But the truth of the matter is, they are used against us, because the truth may provoke us to make choices that no longer serve their interests

Gently remind yourself now that not everything everyday has to count

Some days are just about making it to the next one

And that counts too...

Because bravery is the label given to those who keep going

To wake up every morning and try again...

By being bigger than the heaviness trying to weigh you down

To fight back now...

And every single coming day...

Defines the definition of strength.

© 2025

"As They Come"

 

We just have this one life...

How do you want to spend it?

Apologizing...

Regretting...

Questioning everything?

Refuse to hate yourself for the mistakes of yesterday

Today is brave...

To take the risk and believe in yourself all over again

We all have pasts...

We all have made choices that maybe weren't the best ones

No one is ever completely innocent

But everyday we do get a fresh start

A new beginning to try all over again as many times as needed

To do better now, than we did yesterday...

It may feel like a loss at first before transforming into freedom

But you are allowed to outgrow the version of you who once settled for less

We will never heal by pretending it never hurt at all

We heal by admitting it did...

The sad truth is that we cannot connect with those who can only see their point of view

Some people barely know themselves, so why do we pay so much attention to what they think of us?

This is why we should never dim our light for those who are comfortable with hiding in the darkness

Temporary people will always leave permanent lessons behind...

Recovery from pain teaches us the power of perseverance

To be at peace with ourselves first...

Work each step forward as they come

Our voice is our power...

The silence in between our response is our wisdom gained

Stop stopping yourself...

Opportunities are missed when we listen to doubt

You will be exactly as happy as you decide to be...

Survival had turned you into someone who thought you should disappear

Into silence, performance, or control...

But this is you living now...

Remembering that you no longer need to vanish...

You can stay right here...

Where you belong.

 

© 2025

"Discovery of Us"

 

Be selective...

Learn to know...

And learn to say no...

Stop abandoning yourself for the acceptance of others

Especially from those who may benefit from your repression, suppression, or imprisonment of your true being

We can be both the prisoner and the key to our freedom

This is why we need to stop taking directions to places from those who have never been in our shoes

We are with ourselves always...

The dark moments of fear and pain...

And all those brave moments where we stepped out into our light again

The compass within our chest is not broken

It's simply asking us to follow our own map drawn before we were told where to go

It's asking us to look a little deeper...

Because the biggest adventure we ever go on is the discovery of us

It is never too late to stop...

Or even change your mind...

Making the decision to choose the betterment of you is worth the effort

It is your road travelled, no body else's

We come to understand the difference in definitions and understandings

That hurt people can hurt other people...

But a healed being can help begin to heal another...

It can be the example or inspiration given

That there is hope beyond this place where you currently stand

Growth is not always a loud thunderous roar...

Sometimes its a quiet widening of the heart of learning

Simply because we have allowed it to be

Free the spirit...

Let loving yourself to win...

Because what you choose matters always.

© 2025

"Hold the Moment"

 

 

Pause...

Hold the moment...

Stop waiting to feel ready...

Ready is not a feeling, it's a decision

Life is too short not to be brave from time to time

Understand when the lines begin to shift and blur

There is a difference needing to be acknowledged

Nothing can be more corrosive than suspicion where care once held an honoured place

Unfortunately, when people begin to treat you like they don't care...

Believe them...

Some people always seem to abuse the soft spot you have for them

And that place eventually begins to turn hard, releasing its once tender embrace

Those who have harmed you will always seem to create false narratives around you

From experiences, reality, and your character...

This is done because in order for them to be honest about who you are, they would have to be honest about what they've done to you

This is where the realization hits...

Never take the blame for when someone mistreats you so badly that it leaves a bitter feeling within your being

Those dark seeds that attempt to be planted can grow into a raging beast not so easily controlled once it is given life

Take notice in the shift in perspective...

Compromise should not leave you broken every single time and in the debt of another

Sometimes your two cents given, is not the change they are willing to invest in

Which now helps bring this new reality into clear view

Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it...

Beginning to heal from the hurt received, does not mean you forget everything...

It means you hopefully stop bleeding when those parts of you once wounded, stop bleeding when they are touched...

Because change does happen always...

Especially after failure, frustration, or heartache...

Hold the light despite the darkness

Continue to be that person who tries...

To muster up the courage to try and believe in more

Your being is worth every ounce of fight given.

 

© 2025