spilling it out

/

If you asked her to speak

Her words would become jumbled

She would feel tongue tied

But if you gave her a pen

And a piece of paper

The words flowed

Directly from her heart

Onto the page

There was no filter

No holding back

Just raw honesty

Laid out before her

She showed the world her heart

Put it all out there

For others to examine

It was healing for her to do so

And so she continues on

Pen in hand

Journal tucked away in her backpack

So whenever the moment arose

She could write

Spilling her heart out onto the page

. . .

/

Sometimes we try to play these tricks on ourselves

Even though we know the only person we are hurting is ourself

We make up reasons that do not exist

Weave little tales to ease our heart

Hide ourselves from what is really taking place

I think it is a matter of survival

Of protecting our heart

And gently easing into the reality that will cause that same heart pain

But this little game can only go on for so long

Eventually the curtain is pulled back

And there it is

In plain view

That which we did not want to admit we knew

The thing is, we knew it all along

And now we must face it

Confront the truth

Feel the pain we have been avoiding

It will pass, it always does

This day will be another 'remember when' moment stored inside your head

And life will continue on

Forgivness

/

What if you could forgive yourself

For all the past hurst that rolled around you

What if you could finally see

That some of those moments were not your fault

But you had to suffer through them

What if you could forgive yourself

For the mistakes you made

The bad choices you decided on

The moments you did not act with integrity

What if you could realize that you made mistakes

That we all make mistakes

But that those mistakes do not define who you are today

And they do not have to hold power to what the future holds

They were just moments in time

That have since passed

What if you were able to let go

Of everything holding you back

Past hurts

The fear of the unknown

Unresolved issues

What if you could free yourself of the chains of the past

Where would you go?

What road would you travel down?

What new adventure would you take?

The world needs to see your light shine

Do not be afraid of letting go of the past

Forgiving yourself

And stepping into the present

You are the artist of your life

What will you create today?

chances

/

There was once a chance that I did not take

And now I have no idea what may have been

The smiles that may have risen on my face

the memories that could have been created

I have no idea where my life would be

had I taken that chance

Who I might have met

What adventures I could have gone on

I will never know

what may have opened up for me

There was once a chance that I did not take

And I do not know where it could have lead

There may have been tears

My heart may have gotten broken

I may have fallen down and struggled to get back up

I could have felt lost, afraid, unsure of where to turn next

The thing with not taking chances

Is you never will know what could have happened

All I am left with now is wonder

Of what may have been

What could have been

What I wished it to have been

And now

When a new chance arrives

I do not allow fear to take hold of me

Making me live in wonder

Instead I jump right it

Giving it a try

Letting the moment take me

Embracing all that unfolds

~what chance have you not taken, that you wish you had?~

Together

/

We all just want to be seen and heard

To be able to express when we are hurting

When we feel pain

When we are suffering

We want to be able to share our story

So that we can release it into the world

Freeing ourselves from the shackles 

that have been holding us back

We want to know that we are not alone

And feel the comfort of another individuals understanding

We need to stand along side each other

So that we can lean on one another when we are weak

And help each other along on our journey's

As human beings we thrive on connection

And accomplish great things when we are together