We hear it everywhere, “just let it go.” Yet no one really tells us how to do that. We hold onto our pain and our suffering as if it were a life raft keeping us afloat. We do this mainly because we were never taught how to “let it go.” I mean, if something isContinue reading “Why “Letting it Go” Can be so Tough”
Monthly Archives: July 2017
The Gift
Special delivery Wrapped in gold and silver Tarnished in time From Exposure Layered protection From the Sun Unwrapped Peeling back the layers Skins shed Old flesh cast aside A return of sparkle Digging deeper Pay dirt exposed Naked vulnerability Polishing cloths reveal Value never diminished Worth of self replenished Shining and gleaming The Gift ForContinue reading “The Gift”
This Life is About You
It is so easy to focus on the actions of others. “So-and-so did this or that,” I say to myself, my journal or to my friends. This is often where I find myself focusing my attention: on what someone did or did not do and how that affected me. It’s an exhausting way to liveContinue reading “This Life is About You”
