I wrote this poem many years ago and it is a personal favori...

I wrote this poem many years ago and it is a personal favorite Recently, during one of our week-long retreats, someone recited it in front of everyone by heart It was one of the best compliments I have ever received https://t.co/KxLCOtEL9B

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I want love. Of course, I do. But I fear what it takes from me. I fear the way I let it rearrange me, the way it demands space in my mind even when I fight it. I fear how I lose myself in the wanting.

I used to think love would arrive with certainty, that I would just know . That love would be an unshakable thing, a home I could step into without... See more

love, love, love and everything in between

it is inevitable, we’re so damn hardwired to search for love that we willingly walk into heartbreak. we endure gut-wrenching tragedy, over and over, and still open our hearts knowing they’ll shatter again… it’s madness. Personally, I think it’s the most beautiful, morbid thing about being human. our capacity for love outweighs our fear of pain.

Royal Heart

Andrea Gibson

You will never be let down by anyone
more than you will be let down
by the one you love most in the world
it’s how gravity works
it’s why they call it “falling”
it’s why the truth is harder to tell
every year
you have more to lose
but you can choose to bury your past
in the garden
beside the tulips
water it
until it’s so alive
it lets go