"It takes courage to bloom."

~ Dhiman

I really love who I am in my own energy.. I took it for granted for years and tried finding love in other people when the love was within myself the whole time with all the cool hobbies and interests I have..

-Mel

A solitary rose blooms in the garden of my soul, Bathed in the sunlight of your indifference, One-sided love, a thorned beauty, ever untold.

Advice from An Old Farmer: Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. Meanness doesn’t just happen overnight. Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you. It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge. You cannot unsay a cruel word. Every path has a few puddles. When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. The best sermons are lived, not preached. Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway. Don’t judge folks by their relatives. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Live a good, honorable life… then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time. Don't interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none. Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin’. Always drink upstream from the herd. Good judgment comes from experience and a lotta that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in. If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. Most times, it just gets down to common sense. Such great words credit to respective owners

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I heard someone once say "healing can be so hard when your inner child wants love, your teenage self wants revenge, and your current self only wants peace."

Wish we could heal together..

There is a softness in me that in my youth was gullable and took many bruises.

As I age I have learned I wear my heart on my sleeve, at times I have been ashamed or wondered why I am not like others around me.

I am grateful I feel every emotion, an invisible burn, good or bad my soul throbs with moments of this life that others shake off.

"Adults are content to walk the same way, hundreds of times, or thousands; perhaps it never occurs to adults to step off the paths, to creep beneath rhododendrons, to find the spaces between fences."

~ Neil Gaiman

Amidst the chaos of life's currents, we discover our strength in choosing to dance with the waves or fight against them.

Sometimes, it isn’t the one who takes your breath away, it’s the one that reminds you to breathe.

k.b. // by jennifer johnson

You’ve grown into someone who would have protected you as a child. And that is the most powerful move you made.

if there's a condition called impulsive anthropomorphizing then I have it

I live my life in a constant state of grief of what I did, what I didn’t do, and what I can never do.