Contentment
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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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27 Reasons Why 27 is Better Than 17
1. I believe in fairy tales again– not the cliché perfectionist view of love, but the magic of every day life. 2. I have learned to love myself. To brush aside my flaws, to give myself grace. 3. Things that once stirred nameless inside of me, now have names. 4. I know more than ever, Continue reading
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Swimming or Treading Water
Some days I don’t know what to say. I wish I could find words but they seem hidden from me. I am a blank slate. I hate everything I put on paper. Wait, this isn’t paper… I decided to detox facebook for a few days. My brain feels like mush. I probably made it that Continue reading
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Slowly, I Open My Eyes
“Open your eyes wide,” he says intensely, lovingly. I don’t look at him. My tears are hot, formed by some unknown frustration and anger. He knows me. Well. We’ve had this conversation more than once. It used to be often. Not lately though, lately I’ve been fine. But something made it’s way into my soul, Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 