Shining

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I only know small pieces of you

For a brief moment in time

You opened the door

and showed me a glimpse of your heart

The moment was fleeting

But I am so grateful for having had the opportunity

You have opened me up

In so many incredible ways

And I know

That the world is a better place

Because you are in it

Do not forget

That you must keep on dreaming

And holding on to your passions

What speaks to you is important to this world

Because when you go out and pursue it

You leave a mark on all of us

And we are forever changed

Know that you are enough

Just as you are

Even through the struggles

You will make it through

Wiser, lighter, stronger

And you will find that inner peace

You are searching for

You are a light in this world

That shines at its brightest

When you are doing what speaks to you

Even from a distance I can feel you shining

Paris anyone?

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In my mind I travel to far away places all the time

I can easily transport myself

To a place I have never been

A destination I long to see

Deep into an experience I wish to have

My mind has a way of wandering off

Day dreaming, my third grade teacher would say

And my vivid imagination makes it easy for me to feel like I am there

I love getting lost inside these moments

But it is even better to jump on a plane

And arrive in an new place

Be greeted by unfamiliar faces

And explore all the new things my eyes are seeing

So when I have the chance to enter a contents

For a

free trip to Paris

Well, you can be sure I entered

And you should enter to

Because when you travel anyone

You return changed

In a good way

And that is a beautiful thing

you better be ready

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If you ask the universe to teach you about one word

Over the course of the entire year

And for that word to be your focus for that time

Well

You better be ready

Because when you ask the universe to do something

It goes ahead and does it

And it may not be in the way you were expecting

In fact, it most likely will not be in the way you wanted

The universe will open your eyes

Dig deep into your soul

And tug at your heart strings

It will challenge you

Force you to look in the mirror

And really, truly see yourself

The universe will not give you any breaks

Or take you down any short cuts

It will come at you quickly

Throwing you some curve balls along the way

Pushing you to the edge

Then pulling you back up

And when you want to throw your hands up in the air

Trying to surrender

The universe won't let you

"This is what you asked for"

The universe will say

And she will stand beside you

Because the universe never gives up on you

Through all of it

The universe is right there by your side

Holding your hand

And guiding you through the difficult times

Even though you may not be able to see that

And when you want to kick the universe to the curb

She will remind you again

"This was your request"

And she will push and push

Until it finally clicks in your head

And we all know

How long somethings can take to click in your head

So you better be prepared

Because the universe is in full swing

To move you forward

finding my way home

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Feeling very out of touch lately

With myself

And the world around me

Running from one thing to the next

Spending more hours that usual working

Not giving myself time to rest, process, breathe

My body brought on the warning signs strong this weekend

Forcing me into bed when I had other plans in mind

Sucking me of my energy

Bringing on strong waves of pain

Why does it take all of that to slow me down?

Why do I run so quickly?

Push myself so far?

I am not a superhero

I cannot do it all

Even if I want to

I am just one person

I can only do as much as I can do

There are times when I need time to just be

To stop for a minute and breathe in life

So now I need to find my way back to myself

Turn on the inner search light

And seek out the girl who has been running

I need to clear my calendar and schedule in some time alone

I have not picked up my pen in awhile

My heart and soul are yearning for me to write

There are so many words and feelings that want to come out

So many lessons I have been learning

That need to be expressed

So the search is on

To find my way home

believe

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You have to believe in yourself

Believe that everything you dream of

Everything that calls to your heart

Even the silent whispers that your souls speaks

You have to believe that you are deserving of all of them

You have to stop beating yourself up

Stop thinking you will never make it

Stop letting those inner demons speak louder than your tenderness

You are traveling down your life path

You are on your very own journey

All of your hopes, dreams, and inner desires

They all have the potential to unfold right before you

But first

You have to believe

Believe in how wonderful you really are

Believe that the world would be a much different place

If you weren't here carving your own path

You have to believe in your worth

Because you are so worthy

Of love, light, laughter, adventure

You are worthy of it all

Today is the day

To take that one small step

That will open up a world of opportunity for you

Simply because you belived in yourself