I'll allow myself...

~ to love but understand that this will crack me open

~ to cry but not let sadness lead me through each day

~ to be angry but not hold a grudge against another

~ to play but still make space to explore what is in my my heart and soul

~ to do what I want but show respect for all that surrounds me

~ to have what I want but not hold onto the things I do not need

~ to let go but keep in my heart the stories that brought me here

~ to be loved but not rely on another's love for my own happiness

~ to feel good but still work within myself to evolve

What will you allow yourself?

Breathe in, Breath out

Breathe in

Feel your lungs expand as the air enters

Hold onto this breathe for a moment

Grasp the fullness this breathe creates within you

Explore how deeply it fills you up

Examine the strength it provides you

To take that next step into yourself

Breathe out

Slowly release the air that was filling you up

Free all that was holding you back

Release all that was not what you thought it was

Feel yourself becoming grounded as you let go

Breath in

Close your eyes

Relax your mind

Soak in the sounds around you

Be present to the moment

Breath out

Open your eyes

See the world again for what it is

Sunshine, beauty, love, compassion

Breathe in

Breathe out

The next chapter

What if it was you who was choosing what was going to happen in the next chapter?

What if it was your hand that was doing the writing?

Where would you be?

And who would be by your side?

Would your next chapter be an adventure

a love story, a comedy

Or something

extraordinary

?

When people delve into the words will they be laughing

Crying, or a little of both

Will they be surprised by how it ends?

What will you be going through, struggling with,

achieving

?

Who will you be hugging, kissing, and holding hands with?

You are holding the pen

Your heart and soul are ready

What will you write?

Where will your story take you?

bloom

Sitting together

Paint tubes scattered on the floor

Brushes filled with an array of colors

A maze of painting goodness is spread throughout the room

The conversation flows easily

With moments of peaceful silence scattered in

As we each delve into our own ideas

Our own thoughts, our own place of comfort

One theme

among

us

Flowers

Yet each creating our own interpretation

Putting our own spin on it

Coming together

To share our joy of creating

To embrace the artist within us

To cheer each other on

Coming together

To witness each other bloom

I sat

I sat here

and tried to write it out of me

I sat here

and tried to push myself to get it all out

All of it

Until there was nothing left

But there are words still inside me

That never found their way to the paper

There are words still inside of me

That feel stuck, unable to move

I still sit here

Wondering how to get them out

Wondering how to free myself of them

I sit here

The words swirling around deep inside of me

Swirling, swirling, swirling

The moment

On the surface you can only see so much

You can look into

someones

eyes

Feel their arms as they wrap them around you

Listen to their laughter

And smile with them

But deeper than that lives so much more

Passions

Dreams

Desire

The things that make them smile inside

Fill their lives with joy

The things they do not share with just anyone

But if you wait long enough

If you are patient

Kind and caring

They may just surprise you

And open up

You may find out about their love for reading

Their joy of being on stage

Or their desire to move back "home"

You may see a side of them you never knew was their

The one they keep safely concealed

Until they know you

Until they trust you

When someone shares these pieces of themselves with you

Your heart opens up a little bit more for them

You see a side of them you never knew was their

And feel

privileged

to witness it

Because of who you are

They felt comfortable enough to just be themselves

And that is a piece of what makes this life so beautiful

The connection that two people make

The moment when two souls share pieces of themselves with each other