Butterfly There is beauty both inside and outside of the cocoon that pushed you to growThrough darkness and dysfunction, depth and despairA vivid light splits through and steals you awayWhen you get comfortable with your own messy and beautiful self Nothing and no-one can block youYou finally see your truthYou fall in line with the beat of your own vibrationYou come out of your cocoonA gorgeous butterfly

Empathy speaks to us in those silent moments, away from our wounded ego and our wondering heart, in those empty spaces where questions run riot like lost and rejected soldiers… it tells us that each soul is worthy, valued, loved and honoured and we only ever need to face our own shadows, our own pain… and to be our own mirror.

In all that we lose, we rediscover a hidden part of ourselves. Loss is a road toward self discovery because it is only when we are stripped back to nothing, that we realise how truly valuable we are.

We should not elevate anyone higher than our own heart. If you do not value what you have to give then no one else will ever come close to what you truly deserve.

Heart of Humility: poem excerptIn a world full of brashness, pretence and bravado, Humility is undoubtedly a rare, And wonderful gift.

Just like the rose holds her beauty among the thorns- we can gather our strength from the most unlikely places.

Soar And how can you soarWhen you are so rooted to your pain?The lessons of letting go, my love, are never made in vain.Take what you need so you can navigate your way,And let the rest go, with love and with faith.

Your purpose is not what you do for money, it's what you do with all the love you have in your heart- something that lights you up from the inside and stays alight.