We are so scared to fail that we fail to try, we are so fearful of being seen that we hide our heart behind a fake smile, we are so anxious of change that we close the door to it…and yet all these thoughts and emotions can be used as tools to reinforce our strength and individual impact upon the world. We move toward an enlightened way of being when we guide ourselves from a place of lack toward a place of fullness, and from a place of comfort to a place of growth.

Finding Peace- Poem Excerpt: Peace is finding your bliss Without any condition, situation, or person attached to it,Peace is the tenacity to be you and feel your heart. Peace is the sound you hear when you circle the scenery of your own soul. Like a tree, so rooted to what is realLike the ocean, exquisite and unending, whether people cherish it or not Like a butterfly, unique and colourful, be it night or day. Like the moon, full, even when not visibly so.

Little Light There is this little light within, Her name is Hope,And I know that as long as I can feel her there,Just beneath my skin,Sending her waves within the labyrinth of my mind, She is snugly at peace within my heart, And I have a chance.

The Root Dear one,It is totally conceivable to accept something Yet still feel unable to ever recover from itFor acceptance, my love, is simply the flower,Like a ray of hope through the hazy rain,But the root that it sprouted from,And the stem it grows upon, still remain

Truth's Virtue- Poem Excerpt: Truth, in all her virtue, Will be your sunrise, your sunset,Your morning breeze and your bedtime nest,She will want a home in your heart, Guiding your wayAs a star that pounces from the heavens,Chasing cheating ghosts away, She will be the fruitful soil, from which a sincere and striking beauty will spring free,With sagely roots to ground her as the mightiest tree.

Pure. Truth is everything. If you can reach for your dreams and aspirations From a place of pure truth and honesty Then life will find a way to guide you to where you are meant to be.

(Excerpt from) Everlasting: You can't touch hopeBut you can feel herThrough the breath of angelsAnd in the faces of those with hope etched in their eyesThe ones that give you something to believe in once moreRemember to cherish hope’s rays and her warmthAs she rises through the fireAs a phoenix reborn For hope springs eternalLike the shape of the rising sunAnd the pools of cascading gold From heavens-highAs a new dawn wakes to come

This is the thing with any painful circumstanceWe keep trying to be the person we were before it,Denying that painful experience,But all this does is stunt the person we are growing into. Hurtful events always transform us in some way. A far stronger, compassionate being is born from every bladeThat cut to our heart… this is what we gain when we accept our pain. We regenerate with a brighter inner flameAs we seek our light through the shadows.

Beautifully HumanWe are all beautifully human. Sometimes we break, Sometimes we get angry,Sometimes we lose hope, But most importantly, We are still beautifully human. Vulnerable. Unique. Enduring.We are no less a person for our hurt.