Bring awareness to your mind and heart in this;
You were born enough,
You will die enough
And
In the in the inbetween
You are enough.
A life force of beauty
Undefinable;
Radiance divine.
Shine on unbound and unapologetically
Allowing space for all to do the same.
Soar into heights unmeasured and depths
Unexplored.
Live;
Love without waiting for answers;
Untethered.
They are tired of hearing all they wrong they do;
Constant criticism.
So,
If you see them
Look them in the eyes and smile.
Let them know you see them;
Let them know they are enough.
Love and kindness are easy.
We cannot change the past
But we certainly can make sure we send nothing but love
Into the future.
We can refuse to continue throwing
Hate and anger into the future for the children to clean up.
We are here and we are now.
We are not living anyones life but our own.
We are here and now.
What can we do in the here and now to love?
Forgive. Honor. Cherish. Listen.
We can refuse to throw debris and the weight of hate forward into little hearts and hands
To catch.
We lay it down here.
We let it go now
So they may be free;
Have room to
Hold, love, carry and help.
Enough
Is enough.
Accept we are enough and they too are enough.
Love is enough.
Loving hearts, loving minds and loving actions.
Stand strong and bright dear heart
For you are love
And contrary to naysayers and nonbelievers
That is enough;
You are enough.
When I was ready; when I had had enough,
I began to dig deep and face some memories I had tried not to keep. Some parts of me had been in hiding or dressed in disguise;
Pretending to be invisible.
It took longer than I thought it might.
I had to hold myself accountable for my own part and went back to the start.
I did not realize how far away from myself I was
Until I started retracing the steps back to myself.
Healing.
And the ache is
Satiated
As
Eyes meet,
As
Soft and firm hearts
Join in the revival
Of those feelings;
Emotions believed lost.
Yearning;
Quiescence.
Desire.
Love does not have to make a lot of noise.
It is there in the knowing;
It is enough.
Do not take lightly the pain
Of another because they do not hurt like you,
(measuring with your eyes
that which cannot be poured into a cup)
Honor another’s soul (and your own)
And know that pain is pain;
Yet again relative only to each persons heart And soul experience.
We need to sit and listen more
Be gentle
Be love
Laugh
And validate
Look each other in the eyes
And say (to yourself as well)
“I know you exist.
I see you,
I feel you.
You are worthy
And you are enough.”
*originally published on August 17, 2016*
You can take pen to paper
And write how lovely she is,
How your heart beats steady when you are
With her.
She will think it was for a girl long gone,
The one you could not have.
You could play her songs of love
And hold her close.
She will believe that you dream of someone
Else with more beauty,
More elegance.
You could hold her hand and draw her near,
She will never believe
She is good enough,
Smart enough,
Strong enough,
Pretty enough.
She will always believe you want more of someone else.
Do not take lightly the pain
Of another because they do not hurt like you,
(measuring with your eyes
that which cannot be poured into a cup)
Honor another’s soul (and your own)
And know that pain is pain;
yet again relative only to each persons heart and soul
experience.
We need to sit and listen more
Be gentle
Be love
Laugh
And validate
Look each other in the eyes
And say (to yourself as well)
“I know you exist.
I see you,
I feel you.
You are worthy
And you are enough.”
The unmaking of me.
I am caught
In between being
Too much
And
Not enough
Of myself.
Learning.
Bending
But never breaking.
Chole Into Diamonds 