Change your life by changing your thoughts. Let go of fearful thinking and plan a future that leads you to a more joyful life! An ending is always the path to a new beginning. A heart sometimes roars, but often it whispers, take time in your day to be quiet and listen to it. That is the only way to match your actions and your thoughts with who you truly are, and by doing that, be everything you can be!
Some say I am lost in a dream,
in a world that does not exist.
But they are wrong. It does exist.
In the deep forests, the vast lakes,
the sparkle of the sea,
the blossoming of a wildflower.
They sit in their glass and steel offices
and laugh at me, calling me a child.
But one day, when life forces them to see,
really see through their eternal eyes
and not the cultured mind,
they will not laugh any longer.
For I believe that a world that matches the soul
is not a dream, but the real world.
The world that was always meant to thrive
before humanity learned to close their eyes
and call reality a dream.
I am a tree growing up-side down
My crown barely touching the ground
Just enough for little frightened birds
To seek shelter under from the eagles.
I am a tree growing up-side down
My roots securely fastened above.
But it is so far away…
It is unfair, I have realized that now,
Comparing all love to the one I am planted in.
No one will ever live up to it.
Maybe that is why I will always be just a little bit lonely.
They all say I am an Angel…
It rains when I cry; stars come out when I am alone.
Maybe that is why they mistake my leaves for wings.
But I am a tree growing up-side down
And I sprout beautiful flowers in the spring.
Otherwise, why on earth would I be here?
But don’t you realize… when you touch me…
Your touch reaches further than you think
And when you make me cry…
My tears come from somewhere far away…
So be gentle, be kind, and accept that I might always be
Just a little bit lonely… even with your arms around me.
I am a tree growing up-side down
My crown barely touching the ground
Just enough for you to reach
When you stand
on your toes.
The world needs you, more than you need the world! Claim your light, embrace the warmth, give yourself confidence to step forward! Stay centered and grounded in your core and shine calmly, but steadily so as not to be too soon burned down by the inner drama of your emotions. You truly can make a difference! You are a creator of spiritual and creative abundance! Be innovative and follow your own path when it comes to career and purpose. Be an advocate for your principles and don’t let fear come in your way. Know when you are right and have the courage to never back down when you are called upon to claim your personal power. There is immense beauty in bravery!
Making other people happy is an easy way to make yourself happy, but when we strain ourselves too much, when we use other people’s happiness to forget about our pain, when there is an imbalance between input and output, it can be harmful to our health and cause an addictive behavioral pattern where you become dependent on others for your happiness. Trying too hard to please others can cause stress-related illnesses as much as a high-pressure job can.
Taking care of your own needs is not selfish it is healthy! Yes, some of us have different needs than others, like much needed alone-time, long moments of silence, a lot of rest, etc. that can sometimes irritate people who can’t relate to it. But we need to take care of our special needs anyway and ignore those who try to make us feel bad for being the way we are. Imagine if you don’t take care of your needs and come down with a stress-related illness that ends you up in hospital. Most likely those same people will come to you saying: “Why didn’t you just speak up for yourself and tell us what you needed?”
Everyone wants to be the cause of someone else’s happiness, but no one wants to be the cause of someone else’s pain. When you don’t take care of your own needs and don’t speak up for yourself you unintentionally put someone in that position. And that, I imagine, if you are anything like me, is the last thing you want.
I feel loved by feeling that I am enough.
That I deserve everything just because I am.
To be comforted when I am sad,
Forgiven when I make a mistake,
To be heard when I speak up,
To be understood when I try to explain my emotions.
To be encouraged to pursue my own definition
Of happiness no matter what that is.
I feel loved by feeling that I am lifted when I fall,
To be allowed to have a voice when I am angry,
And to cry like a child when I need to,
Laugh like a child when I want to
And dance like a child when I feel like it.
That is how I feel loved.
That is how you make me feel loved.
To make me feel that I am enough and that I
Deserve everything just because
I am.
The way your parents loved you is the way you learn to love yourself. A part of growing up is learning to take care of yourself like your parents took care of you when you were little. Unfortunately not everyone was cared for and loved they way they needed to, and this is often reflected in the way they later take care of and love themselves.
As an Empath I can merge
with any life form,
becoming life itself manifested
in flight, gills, earthlings and heart.
I lose my grip on my individuality and
float on your humming strings,
expand on your wings and dive
into your dark.
I even get lost in conflicting
tones unable to decipher your cadence
from my own.
That is why I need my art.
Art becomes: another you, another life,
my own heart, gills, wings.
I merge with the life form we call
the soul. My soul.
I drown in this depth only to re-emerge
on another surface having become myself
fully, wholly, holy, fulfillingly
myself.
Defensiveness is NOT confidence.
Having the last word is NOT confidence.
Raising your voice louder than is NOT confidence.
Standing tall is NOT standing above.
True confidence is the soul’s immune system,
Knowing who you are independent of
other people’s opinions.
Knowing who you are and
calmly being yourself without needing
to prove or affirm yourself.
True confidence is meeting people
with empathy detached from your own ego,
seeing the soul behind the words expressed.
When you are truly confident you never question
your worth or your ability to love
and be loved in return.
When you are truly confident you never question
other people’s worth or their ability to love
and be loved in return.
When you are truly confident there is no need
to stand up for yourself because
you already are standing.
It is only when we
learn
to love
the ugliness
within,
accepting that the
beast
is just another form of
beauty
hiding behind
self-loathing
and insecurity
that we can become
a whole rose
again
with days and days of
wild blooming
ahead of us.
