I am humbled by this lovely review…. More beautifully kind words have not been bestowed upon my poetry and for that I am honoured and grateful. Thank you for being open to the voice behind not just the words, but the emotions within them. #bookreview #kindnesscounts
New review by @thepaddlinpostie (IG) I am humbled by his kindness…. Mark is an amazing photographer out of the UK, you should check out his profile! #bookreview #kindnessmatters
Establish balance and order in your life. If someone isn’t giving as much as you are then stop giving, or just remove that person from your day to day routine. Re-establish your boundaries and don’t sell yourself short!
I’m not saying you should harden your heart, but stop allowing people to suck the life out of you. Stop allowing them to ruin your joy and steal your peace. Even if it feels like you’ll lose as much or more, you’ll find that the loss really isn’t so big…. You weren’t receiving anything anyway! #dontbeadoormat #iseethemuddyprintsonyourheart
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The minute I heard my first love story,
I started looking for you, not knowing
how blind that was.
Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere.
They’re in each other all along.
Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi, The Illuminated Rumi
Patience
In time, she must learn
as sunrise awaits her night
robed in sheer desire
dawn’s kiss on the horizon
taught him patience too.
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I can find worth in others without a doubt, but this is something I have to remind myself of all the time. In the chaos of our days, it is very easy to be hard on yourself, and to give everything away to others. We need to remind ourselves that #weareworthy of time, of love, of being appreciated and valued…. Look in the mirror every day and remind yourself #IAmWorthy and do not allow anyone to tell you or treat you otherwise!!!! #knowyourworth #loveyourself
It’s always good to remember this, even when it seems so far off mark. Every day we are forced to face so many reasons to harden our hearts and strike back with our words, our fists, or worse… and we are witnessing what happens when “we” do. The strongest nation in the world appears to be weakening, crumbling upon the very foundation and tenets of which it was built those hundreds of years ago! Our forefathers fought for ALL of our freedoms, our military laid down their lives so that we could taste the sweetness of all of those inalienable rights we have been given… and here we are, an entitled, selfish mass of petulant urchins spitting on those freedoms; the very ones that unfortunately give us a right to do so. GROW UP AMERICA! Love your neighbours and respect each other! Rebuild our great nation so there is a legacy worth leaving to our children! Show a UNITED front to those who mean us harm outside our borders, not fighting within our ranks! Remember, there is STRENGTH in numbers, but it is our KIND hearts and our COURAGEOUS souls that make us BETTER and BRAVER and FORGIVING and LOVING. We are ONE and we ALL matter! #ALLLIVESMATTER #loveyourneighbor #respectforall