"Bruises of Yesterday"

 

 

 

It's that slow and gradual realization...

That we don't lose ourselves in one moment...

It happens slowly...

Every time we ignore what we feel

And when we choose distraction instead of vision forward

Until silence becomes unfamiliar...

Causing noise to start to feel like something we should embrace...

The hardest part about self-love is not change

It's loving yourself in the dark...

When your alone...

When it hurts...

And when no one knows just how heavy it feels...

It's that quiet understanding...

To have the faith in belief that you will rise after falling

While also noticing the strength, softness, and wisdom pain is quietly building within you

You are not simply falling apart...

You are digging deeper...

And this action matters...

It is the difference between filling your life with, “I can't believe I did that,” stories

Not with, “I should have done that,” regrets

The real power is to stay within your peace while surrounded by ungrounded people

Because what if the person you thought was protecting you was actually the one causing the damage?

They didn't protect you from the pain, they created it...

The hurt wasn't an accident, it was a choice...

And denying it was how they made you question your own reality...

Learn to recognize the difference...

Some bonds steady us...

While others pull us off center...

Which now causes you to learn this lesson in the hardest way possible

That the abuse of holding onto the pain other's have caused

Only runs deeper than the methods of abuse used against you

This now becomes your reminder repeated...

Remember to be good to yourself...

Love yourself first...

And let go of the bruises of yesterday.

© 2026

"Power of Chaos"

 

Unfollow chaos...

Take back your thoughts...

Make peace yours again...

Sometimes an apology cannot fix what has happened

Because the real issue is not the actual mistake...

It was the fact that it was done with direct intention

Full knowing the damage it was about to cause

And it was done anyways, to inflict as much pain as possible...

Especially when denial of wrong doing becomes paramount to those who have caused harm

Those who refuse to take ownership of it, will never take responsibility for it

Sometimes the point of life is change...

And we are at the mercy of the momentum...

Some people don't leave your life, they just slowly stop belonging in it

And regardless of truth...

We are all the villain in someone's story...

Simply because we dared to hold them accountable for their actions

People become powerless without your reaction

Know the difference between support and surveillance

Sometimes there can be a thin line dividing both

Slander always reveals the greatest truth about the coward implementing it

This is why the difference in distinction of words matter

The cause and effect of actions taken matter

Because you matter always....

And as you begin to heal from these wounds...

Choosing a path forward does not mean that the pain did not happen

It just means that the power that it once had over you...

Now no longer controls you.

© 2026

"Hold the Light"

 

One day...

You will look back and hopefully understand the experiences had...

Were not simply happening just to break your being...

That it actually changed what your being was willing to accept

That you will stop explaining away the signs ignored...

And stop calling inconsistency as possible potential

You will no longer make so much room in your life for anything that makes you feel small

Because that type of pain has a memory...

Imprinting upon you that moment realized...

To never return to those moments ever again...

To help yourself find peace, it does require you to let go

To lose your connection to the people, places, and things that create so much noise within your mind

You need to be brave enough to listen to the voice of life...

The one carried within your being..

If you fear reaching out...

Always try to remember to reach in...

Be that to yourself that you did not receive

You don't have to be grateful for the pain to be proud of how you are surviving it

You can still hate what is happening and admire the strength that is being brought out within you

You can still grieve the things that have or are about to be lost...

There is a you after this...

Healing does not mean that you have to rewrite the entire story to make certain parts prettier

It just means that you have learned how to carry it with you

And not have it destroy you every single moment of the day

Because surprisingly enough...

By being here you are doing it...

Either by choice or just how things happen to be...

To identify the pattern made becomes awareness

Choosing not to repeat the same cycle over and over again becomes growth

Because once you have been buried in darkness...

You learn to appreciate everything that shines

And to hold onto the light.

© 2026

"Suddenly Life"

 

How suddenly things can change...

Life and its infinite amount of moments...

That so much time and memories can come to pass...

And how many are awaiting yet to be

Filled to the brim with emotions and feelings

All with a different amount of experience and change

We are the forever student...

And life teaching us every day...

That time waits for no being

Existence happens always

With or without us...

Choices and decisions...

How much do you allow yourself to drown in life?

Do you wait for another to help?

Or do you rescue yourself?

There is safety found in compassion and caring

That moment when you can hear the smile in someones voice

And the presence held within the embrace of another's arms

The invisible thread that links all of us together

Makes you understand just how fragile it is

Like a lose corner of a tapestry...

It all can come unravelling...

Will it reveal a hidden meaning underneath?

Another moment?

Another lesson?

A time to learn, experience, and grow?

To be reminded and to see the difference...

That good moments can happen on bad days...

To acknowledge that some push us beyond our limitations

Some cause us to treasure everything bittersweet and deep

While others take too much from our being as they come to pass.

© 2026

"Remember This Today"

It's that gradual realization...

Even if you could go back in time...

The truth is, you don't belong there anymore...

But as always...

You desperately hope to win the war deep inside you that you tell no one about

As you attempt to stay close to those people who want more for you

Not more from you...

To do your best and make your own path in this world

Uniquely to you...

Following your own voice...

Only listening to those around you quietly reaching out...

Because you know what it is like to be unheard and left behind in silence

And the sad reality is...

No one truly cares how you feel until you make them feel exactly how they made you feel

This is when a difference is realized

Can there be an understanding achieved?

Or will there just be more attempts of character assassination and unfounded accusations made?

Sadly, we cannot change someones behaviour by caring for them harder

It's a difficult thought to bear...

Because a genuine mistake is considered an accident...

But the continuation of lying about it is not...

That is a deliberate action taken against you to cause harm

This is why you now begin to understand the importance of this moment

That despite it all, you are here...

Now knowing how one brave decision can redirect your entire story

Knowing that it will never hurt another to heal yourself

And by acknowledging your flaws will never erase your worth

Because everything that you are, is enough...

Always.

© 2026

"I Choose Me"

 

Today...

And every dawn of mornings light...

I choose me...

Along with the peace that comes from knowing

That if this is all I have...

It will be mine to own...

That I am no longer forever waiting

For life to teach me how to gracefully let go of things that were not meant for me

To release that which no longer serves me well

To embrace the next footstep placed forward

Because I am reminded of the gentle whispers that come to me

That moonlight is proof that there will always be light

Even in darkness...

In each quiet breath that renews me

I accept that some doors may need to close for others to open

That growth comes from releasing, not desperately holding on

From now and until what will be

And every space in between

I now understand that wisdom is healed pain

That we are all human...

We may stumble and fall...

That our existence is not based upon our experiences with mistakes of the past

Suffering is the privilege of those who feel

Humanity is the ability to identify with someone else's pain

Survival is an action taken...

Not a state of continued being...

So many people around us are holding on by the tiniest thread

This is why we must offer kindness to those who may be reaching out...

Because you could be that thread.

© 2026

"That Moment"

 

Everyone has that moment...

When something momentous happens...

That it hits you deep...

Ripping your very being into small pieces...

The worst wars always seem to be the ones that are fought in silence

It's a struggle to understand what to hold onto and what to let go of

To not let temporary feelings cause you to make permanent decisions

Being wise is knowing who and what to ignore

What to overlook and where to leave things

When to move on and why it is necessary

To stop holding onto what has been broken...

Because some form of darkness always seems to call our name

Beckoning us to embrace it within us deep

The choice always remains ours...

Refuse to validate that which continues to drain you

Sometimes the most powerful thing that you can do is nothing at all

It isn't what we think or what we say that defines us

It is what we do...

To allow it to come...

Then allow it to pass...

Remember your why...

It is never too late to do anything you want to do

It is your road you are travelling

Always remember that you are enough

That the way you speak to yourself matters

Acknowledge the difference in change

Regardless of all else...

Be the beacon of light guiding yourself through

Because amidst all the struggle, you are less likely to drown...

When you remove the tremendous weight of the world off your shoulders.

© 2026