Redemption
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How The Light Gets In
Dear One, I know you’re tired. I can see it in the dark half-moons under your eyes, and they way they’ve lost their shine. I see you when you lie awake at night, wondering how you got to this place. I know you’ve tried so hard. To keep your family intact. To keep your head Continue reading
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What to do When the World Falls Apart
1. Turn off the news and go outside. Get lost in the woods. Or even better, your lover’s arms. 2. Be honest with yourself. If you hate the world right now, say so. Let the cynicism rise out of you, your words creating a spiritual detox until you’re drained. 3. When you are Continue reading
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An Open Letter of Apology (To Anyone I Gave Religion Instead of Love)
Hi, It’s me, Brooke. I am a gorgeous mess, an abstract soul, a work of art some people can’t decipher. In the past I was full of fear and insecurity. I hated myself. I remember making a mental list of all the things that would have to change to become “normal.” Some things were in my Continue reading
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My Heart Is An Open Window
My hands are ready to create something new My soul is open to all that is true Come in however You wish please do Thousands of miles across the world New colors paint streaks in my head Red, green, and gold overcome cobwebs This goes against all I have been told This story of beauty Continue reading
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Even If This Is the Zombie Apocalypse
I was talking to someone the other day about grief. I was relating my experience in India, and while I had seen tragedy before, something about it changed me, struck me deeply. Even as I write this, it seems almost silly if I try to compare. I have always been at an arm’s length from true Continue reading
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Part B: The Redemption of Jekyll & Hyde
This time of year everything is magnified. All of the year seems to come to a head. The good done. The bad that still exists. The ugliness of consumerism. The beautiful idea of gifts given with no strings attached. (Is that possible? Can a gift really be a gift? Can we, who thrive within a Continue reading
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Some Sort of Belonging
It all begins with a newborn’s first cry. I guess if you are going to begin somewhere, there is not much further back you can go. She enters the world, not understanding why this warm space she’s been taking up is fading away. The room she enters is cold, sterile, unfriendly. I wanna go back! Continue reading
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Why Write?
Yesterday I wrote a guest post for my friend Jeff Goins, on why writers need to enter into the stories they tell. Jeff is an excellent communicator and offers tons of great advice on art, creativity, blogging and making a difference in the world. I recommend his blog to everyone interested in writing. You Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 