"your good"

"your good" he says

When I am deep down in the trenches

Unsure of how I will find my way out

Struggling, fighting, blinded by the road ahead

"your good" he says

When I think I cannot take another step

Exhaustion setting in

Thoughts of failure overtaking my confidence

"your good" he says

When I feel defeated

My hope has dwindled

And I am struggling to see myself

No matter where I am

he says "your good"

And he is right

I am good

If I am deep in the trenches

Struggling to take another step

or fighting to keep hope alive

I am good

In that moment

Where ever I am

I am exactly where I need to be

I am good

I have worked hard to get to that point

Persevered

 and pushed myself forward

I have been on the constant look out for how to take the next step

And when I find it I forge right ahead and take it

I may not be where I want to be

I may wish to be further along on the journey

I may stumble and I may fall

But wherever I am, I am good

Grateful

I am grateful because

You listen to what I am feeling

You help me find answers to the difficult questions

You open up my eyes to a new way of seeing

Or you confirm that I need to follow my inner voice

I am grateful because

You allow me the space to open up

You are tender

You are kind

You are there for me

I am grateful because

You stand in that space with me

You see me

Exactly as I am

And you accept that person

I am grateful

For who you are

And how you show yourself to the world

You lead by example

And you go for it

For all of this I am grateful

i am enough

Wherever you are

Whatever you are doing

Know that you are enough

Exactly as you are

Even if your house is a mess

There are dishes to be cleaned

The bills have yet to be paid

Your dreams have not yet come true

Even though everything may not be perfect

It is still enough

And you are enough

Just as you are

I hope you will hop on over to

Tracey Clarks blog

to read my guest post on being enough.

wish

So grateful

For this moment

This day

And having the ability to wish and dream

my best days are ahead of me

estoy listo

beach writing, nags head NC

I walk in the door to my apartment

The quietness engulfs me

It reminds me that I am alone

This reminder of being alone

Is packed full with intense emotion

At times I embrace the silence

It allows me the opportunity to dig deep into my thoughts

Create beautiful things with my hands

And connect with myself

But there are moments when that stillness is deafening

Feelings of isolation surface

A longing for connection swirls inside me

And tears fill my eyes

A constant tug back and forth

Elation and heartache

I cherish the solitude

But souls simply grow better when they are together

Each one reflecting back the others brilliance

Balancing and nudging the other forward

Lifting them up and holding their hand

For awhile I was not ready to embrace love

I needed to venture down my own path

Even though I was unsure of what that was

I stumbled and I fell

But I learned how to pick myself back up

The lessons that came my way were not always easy

But they were powerful

And opened my eyes up to the beauty in telling the truth

I feel confident in myself

Sure of the steps I am taking

And I am ready to not only give love

But to receive it in return

***

"souls just grown better together" ~ paraphrased from

Elizabeth