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Free Because of the Brave
Today I woke up, and I have the choice to do what I want with my day. I can openly speak about what is on my heart to say, I can express my opinion through writing words, and even publish it for the whole world to see online. I can disagree with you. I don’t Continue reading
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What the Water Does For My Words
I don’t know why I get to this place away from the joy I used to know almost afraid to count my blessings nearly afraid to hope it’s been a long road towards home wet and muddy close to flooding I usually feel something different in the rain It’s always been my soul cleanse of choice Continue reading
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Triggers
here’s what triggers me: a soft feeling beneath a cynical view that today matters that there is worth in unexpected moments that greener grass is here, now I want to take a breath and mean it like when time stopped and every inhale and exhale meant bringing a child into the world a labor of Continue reading
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Embracing Permanence
The other day I drove past another place that’s been erased from my past. The trees were overgrown, and I barely recognized the familiar road until I got to the entrance. I felt an ache in my gut: part anxiety, part sadness, part nostalgia, part relief, It’s the same feeling I get when driving past Continue reading
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Sparrows and Eagles
I’ve got to get off the ground somehow If the wind would only create enough lift For this tattered thinking Facing destruction I need a resurrection I am tired of these rocks in my shoes Broken views Hardened by a misuse Of my mind Always looking for things I can’t find But you You said Continue reading
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Anastasis
It wasn’t cold, like I thought it would be It was warm, like slipping underneath a thick sheepskin at night Surrounding me, Telling me it was ok to let go I could see shadows as I struggled to keep my eyes open and my senses awake I fought, mostly for my father He wasn’t ready Continue reading
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I Fight Anxiety Through Taking Back Words
I’ve had this phrase rolling around my head lately. I keep pushing it back, telling myself I am ok. I say it to myself when I wake up in the morning and an immediate feeling of dread washes over me, like I did something terribly wrong but I can’t remember what it was. When I Continue reading
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Closing Thoughts on the End of Teen Mania
I close my eyes. The music is so loud it shakes my insides. I say a quick prayer of gratitude thanking God I am there, thanking Him that I get to be a part of this “movement of passionate young people.” I open my eyes. The lights and sounds make the atmosphere overwhelming to my senses. Continue reading
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Fear Not The Passing Of Time (Live Forever)
Here we are again. A blank calendar. A twinge of hope. We count the previous hardships. “Things will be better this year,” We say, “They have to be.” One year folds into the next, creases in a paper that blows away at the slightest wind. For a moment, we stand still and see the rate Continue reading
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