SILENCE.

not the soothing, peaceful kind.
not the stillness we all crave,
when we’re feeling overwhelmed.

i’m talking about silence that is deafening, unwelcome.
the kind that roars in your ears when you’re wishing
to hear answers instead.

the kind that makes you want to
scream and tear your hair out and crush
the indecision and fear and bewilderment and waiting.

 
 
Goodbye, noise.
Turning off the oh-so-loud chatter in your mind.
Saying a final farewell to the “I’m not good enough”s
And the “why can’t I just”s.

Goodbye, noise.
No longer wishing for a world that doesn’t suit you.
Searching instead for your reason for living,
Your personal pinnacle of transformation.

 
 
yes, there is just one life for you.
and not surprisingly . . . it is your OWN life.
 
 
the to-the-point reminder of the week then?

dazzle yourself.

that’s it.
carry on.
 
 
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what makes you uniquely you?

 
 
“I think clouds are beautiful, don’t you? It’s just that their beauty is missed because they’re so omnipresent, so commonplace that people don’t notice them . . .”

~Gavin Pretor-Pinney
 
 

 
 

 
 
when i was young,
i used to lie on the grass with my artist mom.

after reviewing my scrawled and copious notes,
reflecting on my five days away from home base,
i can sincerely say . . .

it was good.

ample time and space in order to
sort through my thoughts and emotions, goals and regrets,
at times jumbled up into one messy chaotic puzzle.