"Beyond This"

 

Truth is the key...

It breaks the locks...

Especially on all that fear and lies have tried to conceal...

Those honest moments open doors, which are always meant to be walked through

No existence can be fully lived by denying all that has brought you here today

Do your best to never cling to the past...

Because no matter how tight you hold on, it's already gone...

This is why you should never sacrifice yourself to burn, to keep another warm

Empty hands cannot give without holding onto your humanity first

Have the compassion and grace to know and understand the difference

Like most emotional wars, they are fought in silence

You've done the best you can with what you knew at the time

Don't let new wisdom condemn you over past struggles

Forgive and allow yourself to move beyond these moments

Focus your energy on answers, not excuses

Care does not simply vanish for another...

It diminishes over time when it is abused by the lack of appreciation

Change the view and perception...

Bare minimum is not effort...

Control is not caring...

Disrespect is not normal...

Respect should never be optional

Stop apologizing for surviving...

Keep the spark within lit, even when your hands are shaking

Never let the cold win...

You don't always have to know what comes next in your journey

Sometimes you just need to be where you are at

And to know that it's okay to be here

Existing and learning...

Accepting yourself as you are, right in this moment

Because finding some peace within yourself is just as important as the path ahead

To acknowledge that the future is there...

Waiting...

Beyond this present moment.

© 2026

"Pivotal Moment"

 

 

It's strange...

Just how easily some can judge...

Yet, find it so difficult to understand...

Because that would require them to give more compassion than hatred

And a willingness to believe in the positive more than the negative

Which now makes us realize that saying to be true when it is stated...

That people will always find a way of revealing who they truly are

And once seen, you must believe them...

No mask can be worn forever...

Time always decides who you meet upon your journey within life

Your heart decides who gets to stay

And their behaviour determines when they should be removed from it

To exhale what is no longer serving you well...

By breathing in truth...

Refuse to sacrifice your peace for those who only want a piece of you

Avoid the oncoming confusion...

Place those where they need to be appropriately placed

Sometimes its within your life, and sometimes its outside of it...

The pain can change and alter people in so many ways

Some become rude and hurtful...

While others simply become removed and silent

Your life does not work upon another beings terms

And just because you are struggling through it, does not mean you are failing

You are figuring it out...

Forgive yourself for giving them your best, when they only gave you their worst

The way they treat others says more about them, than your worth

Acknowledge the feeling of strange...

You are only human...

This comes down to self-preservation...

This awkward in-between phase of transition requires effort

To grow beyond what has once held you back and down

Makes this your pivotal moment

To accept the end of one thing...

In order to begin something new.

© 2026

"The Edge"

 

Sometimes...

The description for something eludes us...

There is no honest way to explain it...

But there is a line drawn...

Marking a distinct place where we should not pass or crossover

And the only people who really know where it is, are the ones who have gone over it

Never confuse what you are offered for what you are worth

Never let the darkness within another alter your light

Remind yourself of the truth...

That every monster that comes across your path was once human too

But that still does not excuse any or all of their actions

It does not give them the right to attempt to cause so much hatred within you

Take it as a reminder to yourself...

We are not ourselves when someone has trespassed across our boundaries...

We are not ourselves when we are in pain...

And we are not ourselves when we are emotionally exhausted...

Don't judge or punish yourself when you based a decision upon a misguided thought

Or believed in something when you could not clearly see...

Sometimes we find ourselves the collateral damage in a persons war waged against themselves

That we are left abandoned to wondering why or what to do

We cannot become a peacemaker without communication

Silence is only a grenade thrown by people who wish to cause more casualties

Rather than taking accountability for the role they have played in the destruction around them

We now must become unreachable to those who had access to us, then abused it...

It takes courage to leave behind what is not good for you anymore

And it's that same courage that will assist you in finding your way to what is

Choosing to believe that better days than this are yet to be is not denying how difficult life can be

It's refusing to let the hardest moments have the final word

Because one positive choice can change everything...

It can begin to alter all that is overwhelming into something possible...

We can be our greatest healer when we allow ourselves to do so

Grant yourself that permission...

Grow from the trust gained within...

As you begin to realize this momentum forward

How one brave step can redirect your entire story.

© 2026

"Restoring Life"

 

It's the difference now understood...

How you will inspire some...

And annoy others on your journey...

Be you always...

Live within all the moments, because regardless of what is being said, life looks good on you

Even if some moments try to kill you...

Rock bottom blesses you with a different kind of perspective

The will of survival comes with a flicker within

A spark forged out of necessity...

Reminding you that you always carry light, in spite of the darkness looming

Never forget that you are human...

Even if you just happen to carry it well

Acknowledge that the weight is heavy

Apologize to yourself...

For all the times you cared more about others than you did your being

For staying in places where you felt unwanted just because you were afraid to be alone

For letting people around you treat you badly, while you gave them your absolute best

Because you made yourself small just to fit into their narrow point of view...

For making excuses for those who never showed up to hold your hand when needed

Because past mistakes were more important to them than building a better future...

Even though you knew you deserved better...

Because you continued to hold onto those who are already gone

Take this reminder knowing what you do now

That you are a work in progress, you will get there a little at a time, not all at once

Break the circle...

We repeat what we do not repair...

Forgive yourself for the wounds you didn't create

Face what needs fixing or removing...

Taking a step away or back is not abandonment

It is making the decision to stop the bleeding in places that keep asking you to prove your worth

It is choosing silence when the noise has started to sound like your own name being misunderstood

Growth beyond a moment only happens when we take action

To trust yourself beyond this decision made

Acknowledging that you are allowed to protect you...

Embracing peace over chaos is self-respect in its purest form

And giving yourself this rest is not giving up...

It is restoring your being.

© 2026

"Permanent You"

 

There are days that nothing happens...

Then there are moments that consume a single day...

And it can come with a pain that your voice is still trying to name...

As you sort through it all you begin to realize that a little broken, is not the same as unfixable

So stop tip-toeing around others feelings when they only ever stomp all over yours

Because when a being continues to act like they don't care...

You begin to believe them...

You are the author of your story

Edit each page and character as you see fit

We hold so tightly to the past because it never changes

Because here and now is never promised...

It is a choice waiting to be taken

Learn who you are outside the box you have been shrunken into

Commit to the transformation

Grow beyond expectation

Convert pain to power

And wounds into wisdom now understood

Don't trade authenticity for approval

Because there will always be opposition again you

Even when your intentions are pure, there will be people who misunderstand you

They will project their own pain and hurt upon you so they don't have to carry the weight

Then claim your too sensitive so they don't have to take responsibility for the hurt and pain they caused

Neither fault is yours to own or bear...

Clear your mind of their ill intentions

Focus on your important...

Be aware of what triggers your response

Manage your own words and actions

Curate your being with purpose

Trust yourself...

You hold the power within you...

Regardless of all others...

And the change that happens within life always...

The most permanent person is your life is you.

© 2026

"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