"You Have Choices"

 

Truth...

We all have a sad story within us...

One we are never willing to share...

It usually gives us two options...

Let it be an excuse to fall behind or let it inspire our motivation

If you look for ways to fault yourself

Sadly, the way the mind works, we will either find them or make them

You cannot control how other's receive your energy

Anything and everything will always get filtered through their lens of perspective

Based all upon what has or is happening within their life

So remember...

Time is currency, we only get to spend it once

You cannot find yourself by using someone else's directions or map

Our footsteps forward are ours to own

There is a voice whispering within, don't ignore it

Or it will begin to try and get your attention in other ways...

Don't waste your words on those who deserve silence

Unfortunately, they are not listening anyways...

Making the most powerful thing said, is noting at all

Decisions made now come from knowledge, not judgment

Remember that truth reveals motive and intention

Manipulation can wear the face of compassion...

So remind yourself to have kindness for you

It's okay to slip-up, relapse, to make mistakes and fall down

Know that there is always ways to get back up upon your feet again

Power comes from how you rise...

Recreate yourself...

You have choices...

Think new thoughts...

Learn something new...

All you need to decide in this moment, is to never look back

Because today's accomplishments...

Were only yesterdays impossibilities.

© 2025

"Never Be Known"

The mind can fail...

And forget...

At just how fast time can pass us by...

Depending on your choice of faith and belief

It can make your perception with the saying, “everything happens for a reason” different

Of course no one thinks that awful things were suppose to happen

But there has to be some sort of understanding taken from the root of it all

That some part of what has transpired within our life happened to teach us

Maybe to shape us and help us grow from beyond where we currently stand

To show us our strengths, not to just merely test our limits

Yes, we will hurt, there is no avoiding that...

Especially after letting something go...

Whether by choice or by force...

That feeling is genuine, acknowledge it...

No one likes endings

And no one likes holding onto pain

The sad part of reality is, nothing lasts forever...

Not every being who enters your life is meant to stay...

Subtle or harsh, things do happen for whatever reason they may be

And some answers may never be known to us

Which is why we need to let go of the fights that another being wishes to never be resolved

Hold true to you, releasing that which poisons you

Distorted opinions are not your problems to bear

Never apologize for stepping back from the chaos to restore and recharge your being

Self-care is not selfish...

It's a requirement of personal growth

Effort, attitude and your response to it all...

Are the three things you can control within your life

But it also makes saying goodbye one of the bravest, yet hardest words spoken.

© 2025

"Keep On Moving"

 

Life...

Filled with so many memories...

Anchored within time...

With all of them showing us what really matters

You are more than your mistakes

If it makes you feel broken in any way, release it

Let the torment end, before it ends you...

Acknowledge the power within words and actions

They can shame a being, or liberate it

Crush hope or rekindle it

Break a connection or invite another in

It can create a defense in honour or end it all in complete ruin

Regardless, know the intention behind the motion

Your worth is not defined on how others treat you

That right will always be and shall always remain yours

We only have so much energy remaining within us each day to fight battles that don't really matter

Remind yourself repeatedly...

You are not the villain for choosing you...

Especially after being trespassed against...

You must do your best to be stronger than their disrespect

Because that is how it starts and keeps moving

To flourish from it rather than being buried by it

To see the potential there...

By respecting yourself with the balance of life

The give and take...

Along with the positive and negative...

It doesn't matter how slowly you build yourself up or rebuild

Just as long as you keep going and never stop

You are every storm that you have weathered

Every sunrise and sunset you ever witnessed

The result of every choice, decision, action and chance...

As you learn to appreciate the journey of existence

With intention and purpose...

Because you are every moment you have ever lived.

© 2025

"Still Time"

 

Sometimes....

Words fail...

Relying on actions to speak...

Which in the end, always reveals truth...

Difficulties will always arise when your voice is lost upon those who are not listening

But continually breaking apart for someone who will not even bend for you...

Will only ever leave you with a disappointment that transcends abandonment

Because you can never truly control the depth in which a wound is inflicted upon you

It all comes back to trust...

To allow another in...

Letting the outside world inside our emotional battle

All the while hiding how we are attempting to heal

For even that, we wish them not to see...

How quickly do we forget that we can grant ourselves moments of closure

Releasing the heavy weight bearing down upon our shoulders

Refocusing our sight upon things that are begging for our attention

Reality always bears the truth

What ever we are refusing to change, we are choosing...

The sun will rise and set regardless

Our choice is what we do with the time and light

Even the moon is brave enough to shine within the dark

The struggle is real...

We need to acknowledge our power...

You can be a fighter and still have pain inside you

Use it for fuel for inspiration

You can be brave, but still need a break from it all

A chance to regain strength...

Yes, tomorrow is another day

But you are here and now, living...

You are only human

Validate the hurt...

Promise to keep trying

There is still time...

So take as much as you need.

© 2025

"Known Now"

You are who we are...

Because you have survived the darkness...

Making you the end result of all the choices having to be made...

Your light shining will always irritate those who continuously cast shadows

If you are observant enough, people will usually tell you who they are the first time

There is no need to dig through the things never said, or translate the actions that never happen

You cannot expect honesty from those who are even lying to themselves...

Mistreating people willingly, then acting like they betrayed you, is delusional...

In what reality would anyone except being treated that poorly?

Honour your boundaries...

You cannot be everything for everyone and nothing for yourself

Stop giving do-overs to those who only ever treat you as leftovers...

Remove yourself from that which drains your mental health and causes it to repeatedly suffer

If it depletes the life out of your body, it removes your ability to self-care...

It is never easy...

We all bear wounds of the battles fought and avoided

Understand that you are under no obligation...

Unconditional love does not mean unconditional tolerance...

You are not weak because you need to take a break

Exhaustion is real...

And when struggling to find purpose

Listen...

Time will reveal...

Humble yourself in this moment

Wipe away tears...

You are not powerless...

Rescue your being from a path you no longer wish to travel

Forgive yourself for not knowing what you did not know at the time

Because when you know better, you are able to learn better

Making you more well equipped to fight for yourself.

© 2025

"Right to Anger"

 

Bad news...

A lot can change in a year...

Good news...

A lot can also change in a year...

Making this statement not one of boldness

But one of a matter-of-fact...

We have the right as human beings to see our emotions through...

We are allowed the right to anger...

Especially when the justification of cause is truth

Sort through the distortions of those who fail to see...

Line by line we need to dig through the stories told

Some shy away from the bright light

Just so they can keep the onlookers in the deep dark

Because their motive is to never put effort forth to clear another's name

They are too eager to claim righteousness and being falsely accused

By continuously ignoring their ownership of the fiction repeatedly told

That they flip the script of history already written...

Perpetrator becomes victim

And victim is shamed for standing up for the protection of their being

This is why you will never get the truth of word or action from a narcissist...

The closest you will ever come is yet another story told

One that makes them the forever misunderstood, by fault of those who they have broken

Which causes even more anger to breed in the open wounds

Casting bitterness beyond our sight

And just when you think there could be nothing more...

Those who attempt to balance the scales between the bad and innocent

Blur the lines drawn...

Silencing the hope placed in the comforting embrace sought out

Giving the benefit of the doubt to those who have harmed you is the worst type of betrayal

Mercy for the guilty is only ever cruelty for the innocent...

Because there is no other pain known when you watch those who have trespassed against you

Receive support from those who once held your confidence.

© 2025

"We Are Today"

 

Moments are always gathered...

Through the endurance of our heart, mind, body, and soul...

We give existence to living...

Our daily lives are lessons learned

All done through the seasons and months created

We become the choices made

How we live matters...

Eyes are always watching

For the good, the bad, and the ugly

It is all within the spectrum of humanity

Some never realize how they light up a room

How they inspire those around them by just being themselves

While others, sadly, cause more darkness...

They don't care if their mark upon the world around them is a scar

How much does forgiveness cost?

How easily do some forget...

To be human over righteousness...

That most of us get to watch other people's storms from the shelter of our own perspectives

The sad reality is that hurt people begin to care a little less...

About themselves, and those around them...

So why not offer some humility

To be seen and to be known...

Maybe “being healed” is an illusion imposed by society...

That we value end goals over the process itself...

But what if there is some form of beauty found within the effort made

Like the horizon, colour of the day comes after blackness of night

What if we are the destination?

We are the worth in the journey within in life

Because as we are always told, there is no promise of tomorrow...

Which makes the future a concept that has yet to exist

Making this here and now possibly the only thing that will ever be

Today...

The eternal present of now.

© 2024