self, turning inward

“ Oh, to wake up grateful for the pulse in my neck; to meet the mirror without dread.
I need to be enough—for myself. “

I will not have you without the darkness that hides within you. I will not let you have me without the madness that makes me. If our demons cannot dance, neither can we. ~Nikita Gill #fyp #fypシ #explorepage #explorepage✨ #instagramexplorepage

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"I think we become whoever would have saved our younger self. " —Assia Grazioli

Sarah Blondin • Bound by the Thinest Mercy

Today by Maya Luna

Today I gave up

On healing my trauma

I gave up

On practicing the skills

To become whole

Today I gave up

On evolving

Into that ever elusive

Better version of myself

Today I submitted

To the wound of love

I stopped pointing at it

Looking at it

Soothing it

Tweaking it

Fixing it

Finessing it

Hiding it

Polishing it

I stopped this game of separation

“Therefore, dear Sir, love your solitude and try to sing out with the pain it causes you. For those who are near you are far away... and this shows that the space around you is beginning to grow vast.... be happy about your growth, in which of course you can't take anyone with you, and be gentle with those who stay behind; be confident and calm in... See more

Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes (Author of Letters to a Young Poet)

Decolonise grief Grief is not an emotion. It’s the way love speaks when she’s teaching us impermanence. Don’t rush a grieving soul. There are few human experiences that steer us toward the unseen as powerfully as grief. Nothing returns to “normal.” It returns to... See more

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Journal of the Soul

Sophia Katsaiti

Grief can open the door to holy desire, which in turn leads us into the arms of that which we yearn for.