"Life Never Lived"

 

Sometimes...

There are moments...

So brief, and yet so poignant...

From the energy of flowing emotions it raises your inner being up

While others completely disconnect you from reality

Leaving you emotionless...

Almost indifferent

We are human...

We listen...

We remember...

And we try to forget...

Some learn easy, while others only learn the hard way

Lessons learned from our making, or taught by others

Remind us of only one thing proven

People have a lot to say about lives they've never lived

Simply because they cannot reciprocate what they have not been given

Or what they wish to give themselves...

Because those who are at war within cannot give you peace

Those who betray themselves cannot give you loyalty

And those who lie, cannot speak honestly...

Making us see them for who they are, and not for who we wish them to be

This is why we must focus on the changes we can make

And that which we can control

Attitude...

Effort...

Choice...

The power is within your hands

Ground yourself before climbing

Plant your roots deep...

People who are able to heal themselves have connected with the spirit within

Defeating the darkness embracing their soul

It's within the allowance given we are able to rise from the depths

Wisdom found becomes strength

It cultivates a spark

Creating a light that shines bright

Which offers inspiration on those cloudy days.

2023

"Outside the Line"

 

Daily...

We are presented with a choice...

To evolve or remain the same...

There comes this soft and gentle reminder

That not everything that weighs you down is yours to carry

Allow yourself to let it go...

Forget to remember the tainted passion of hate

Live life beyond that moment and into the next

It's our decision made...

Do you remain unchanged and settle for the same thing?

Stuck within a routine of storms and situations that never release you

Until you learn, even a little...

To break the circle of spinning...

Because that is the beginning...

One footstep forward beyond what holds you back

As you venture into the realization made

That you can connect with the strength within

By moving beyond the confines embracing you

This breath taken will lead you into the next...

You will awaken those things that have remained dormant

It becomes a state of mindfulness...

A safe place where our thoughts and actions merge together

As we decide to take them to heart, or let them go...

Because its the difficulty now known

So many of us are willing to extend a helping hand

But we are reluctant to reach out when we need it ourselves

How is it that we have divided the world?

“Those who offer help, and those who need help...”

When in reality, we are and can be both...

Its just that somewhere along the line we confused things

Because of necessity we built walls to keep others out

By protecting what was left within...

And we abandoned healing outside the line.

© 2023

"Change Happens Always"

 

Days come...

Moments pass...

The sun rises and sets...

Feet move or stand completely still

There is choice in action

Let it hold you back or let it fuel the empowerment within

Because giving love and kindness to yourself is never a waste of time

Change happens always...

We are daily growth

Little by little there is understanding

Authenticity matters more than perfection

Pay attention to the words as well as the actions

Hear what is said, but see how they act

Criticism of life usually comes from those who don't know the price you have had to pay to be where you are now

And sadly, some people wish to destroy you

Just because they recognize your power...

And its not because they don't see it

They see it, and they don't want it to exist...

Which brings us to the moment of realization

How we must unlearn those things that were taught to us by wounded people

Hold space within your being...

Set free the tears...

Let it all go...

There is validation within

You are allowed to take care of yourself

By processing or unloading any or all pain that you carry

Because it all matters

Your pain...

Your truth...

Your experiences matter

Healing yourself matters

Because you matter to this world around you.

© 2023

"Faith and Fear"

 

Thoughts gather and merge...

Lined up beside another...

Like an army ready to fight...

Preparing for what is yet to come

Just so you don't have to admit defeat later

Until you realize...

Enough is a decision made

Emotions are meant for feeling

You have the right to protect your energy and space

Against those who continue to trespass across your boundaries

Because if you continuously give...

There will always be those who take...

Know your limit

Because those who abuse your kindness, don't have any...

Seek the betterment with yourself

Use words to speak differently

Inspire motivation...

Help yourself learn...

Heal the deeper parts within

And realize that their perception of you, is only a reflection of them

Navigate the uncertainty...

Infinite possibilities are not to be fought, but to be something embraced

Be what is known...

Life lived is feet moving forward by refusing to dwell in the past

It's the reminder given daily...

To never stop learning...

Because life never stops teaching

Its either the lesson you needed or the reward you deserved

Appreciate the strength found

By understanding the difference made

That faith and fear oddly enough have one thing in common

They both require you to believe in something that you cannot see.

© 2023

"Collection Within Unity"

 

Moments collect...

Thoughts take flight...

It is said, that above the clouds, the sky is always blue

But it can be hard to believe because you cannot see it

After the rain, the sun does appear

The difference is known to those who understand

But rarely helps those who refuse to learn

Perspective has the ability to change

And faith gives us strength...

To realize and know, that everything can break...

But what is broken?

Is it failure?

Is it everything undone?

Are the pieces laid out shattered?

Maybe we are the pieces mended together making us whole...

Because we are the definition and the meaning

It is as simple or as complicated as not thinking

Forgetting to remember or remembering to forget...

Why do we listen to others so intently?

We must allow ourselves to grow beyond yesterday

This is reality...

Our uniqueness is our very own

Acknowledge the change within

We are allowed the right

Fight back...

Fight for or against...

Do not stand idly by...

We are a collection within unity

Be brave...

Hold yourself high

Bring yourself back from the edge

Be proud of following your own footsteps

Bask within the sunlight and beam your inner glow

Offer no apologies for living...

From this day and coming night

Offer the moon your love of best intention

Because it has been there to, guiding us through the darkness of every night.

© 2023

"Time Moving"

 

Sometimes we break...

And not because we are not strong enough...

But because what we try to carry with us is too heavy...

Or its not even ours to own

Questions automatically ask themselves

There is worth in understanding

Knowing the terms laid out and the expectations kept

Keeps truth within reality

We create our own being...

So why do we allow anothers mismatched definition label us?

There is a right held...

To release that which repeatedly harms you

You cannot be condemned with abandonment, if they are the ones who refuse to hold onto your hand wishing to leave

Why choose argument when they are committed to understanding you...

We validate ourselves...

Every time we choose the light of life instead of darkness

Every time we create a boundary kept

And every time we say, 'no”

Feel the release with everything in your being

There is something intriguing about getting to know the stronger version of yourself

The one that exists on the other side of pain and grief

Surviving is thriving...

If your not accountable for yourself, then who will be?

There is just this one life

Believe in yourself...

Make yourself proud

You have always been good enough

Breathe...

Be brave...

Exist in these moments

Because there is no, “right time”

Just time moving forward

And what you choose to do with it.

© 2023

"Our Very Own"

It's odd...

How so many words fail at expressing thought...

They always become a little different after spoken...

Changing their intent or position...

Because their understanding or misunderstanding are not realized

Too many times truth is denied reality and covered up with lies...

So pay attention to actions taken

Intentions lead, but proof speaks loudest

Stop invalidating someones hurt...

Simply because you refuse to see that their experience is different from yours

Sometimes we do suffer more...

Because we expected and imagined something different

The most cruelty comes when belief is seen in the negative

When the overwhelming doubt is allowed to become self-hatred

The heart begins to ache under the weight

Shredding itself apart within an emotional hurricane

It drowns within the tears shed

And is deafened by the howling screams of broken

The willingness to hurt is made so simple

Yet the definition of the word has so many meanings

Destroyed...

Shattered...

Demoralized...

Please, clarify the exact meaning

And redefine the narrative...

Letting go is never an easy thing to do

No matter how many times you have rehearsed it or played it over inside your head

Like life, it never goes to plan

But we are choice, despite what we have been told...

There is no promise of later, or maybe one day, or even next time

Life does not wait...

And it may only ever send random fleeting reminders

That this moment could be everything, and it could be nothing

Action is thought in forward motion

Let it empower you or confine you...

Realize that we have our very own purpose

Before any other beings opinion mattered more than our own.

© 2023