Tag: #authenticself
-
Erasure
Erasure is about healing and reclaiming self-worth. It emphasizes that although people may leave, reject, or misunderstand us, our value is not determined by others choices or opinions. Through self-awareness, mindfulness, and spiritual growth, we stop tying happiness to external situations and learn to show up for ourselves with compassion, strength, and acceptance.
-
Orange Zest
Orange Zest I looked down at the orange in my hand. The clean fresh scent drifts up and encircles me. An orange hug, a fresh embrace. The peel in my hand is bright and thick and colorful. It’s skin when scraped against the grater yields, zest. Rubbed raw against the grater, the outside is sweet,…
-
Sit still
We were taught to be quiet when we were children, to listen. Somehow the world worked to change us. As an adult, I had to go back and find myself and reclaim that identity. I learned to be quiet again, to understand the power of silence and stillness again. A crow watches the birds at…
-
Winter
The morning is quiet and the sky is dark. I look out the window across the way and point out the lights in the distance. Look at the star in the sky, I say to my husband. It’s the north star he says. Yes, I smile. It’s the Northstar. The morning sky is dark…
-
Love
Love really is the answer to everything. It is pure, innocent, without an agenda. Love is what ties us to our creator. Nothing is asked of you, there is no condition or punishment when love is present. Pure love will never hurt, control you or demean you. Creator is joy, creator is everwhere, inside you…
-
Memories in Boxes
Learning does not have to take place in a classroom. I like learning. I like people and I like working on creative projects with them. They keep me thinking, they challenge me. Sharing knowledge helps me grow. For the past seven years or so, my life has been a little chaotic at times. It’s been…
Nonesvazquez 