You Can Be Free
Why do you sit In a cloudy pout? Insisting you’ve found No way out. And woe to you, Fist at the sky, Resigning yourself To ocean tide....
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- Jun 21, 2022
Having Adventures Doesn't Have to Mean Traveling the World
In the spare room In the basement Of the R family hotel, I got a buzzing text On my flip phone. An invitation To join the back porch...
- Jun 14, 2022
Flourish
Aren’t you glad we’ve A flourishing God Who loves a good ink dipped pen? Who admires the filigree Of developing leaves And every painted...
- Jun 7, 2022
You Can Break the Cycle
I wonder If what hinders us Is a ghastly Ghost story So rehearsed and revered We fail to ask If it’s true in the Broad light of day....
- May 31, 2022
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Elenor Roosevelt
Imagine a prim-nosed, Leery-eyed Karen Barking insults Intended to injure And poke a hole In your soul. It stings. It reminds you Of all...
- May 24, 2022
Tomorrow is for Tomorrow
The moment you realize The moment has passed Is the moment You begin to live. The sunbeams pass, And the snow doesn’t last, And the...
- May 17, 2022
If you never give it a try, will you be sad about it?
I won’t tell you “Go big or go home. No regrets” Because sometimes Bigger isn’t better, And going home Can be healing, And there’s no...
- May 10, 2022
You Will Learn to Feel Again.
Long after my Childhood cat was gone, My sleepy foot nestled Under a pillow at college, And instinctively my body said, “Ope! Don’t shove...
- May 3, 2022
You Have Come So Far
So far You’ve come. Through brambles and briars, High waters and mud, Late nights, Early mornings, Uphill both ways. You show up Here...
- Apr 26, 2022
It's Okay to Not Know What Your Future Looks Like
When did we start Prioritizing Forecasts Of sunny and 75 degrees? And when we’re wrong We shy from the eyes Behind eager microphones. We...
- Apr 19, 2022
You Are Enough
Am I doing enough? Do I make enough? Do I have enough? Do I give enough? Do I save enough? Do I speak enough? Do I listen enough? Do I -...
- Apr 12, 2022
The Sun Still Shines
Above the Pennsylvania clouds, The sun began dipping into A sea of whipped cream. Then we prepped for landing. The windows darkened....
- Apr 5, 2022
You Matter
You carry a question In the back pocket Of your mind, And if you Sit still long enough It makes you uncomfortable: “Do I matter?” The...
- Mar 29, 2022
You Deserve Rest.
It’s not because You worked hard, Or journeyed far, Or checked off your list, Or finished, Or broke a sweat, Or made the grade, Or stayed...
- Mar 22, 2022
God is in Control
God is a gardener Coaxing seeds And knowing Just when the harvest is ripe. God is a chef Smelling deep And knowing Just what spices to...
- Mar 17, 2022
Don't Stop Now
You will always find Reasons to quit. Towels in, feet up, Calling it a night. But nights aren’t Meant to last forever. And morning mist...
- Mar 15, 2022
You Don't Have to do what Others are Doing
In “Little Women” it was Limes. In the 50’s it was Silly Putty. Do you remember Silly Bandz? Webkinz? Fidget Spinners? Checkered Vans?...
- Mar 10, 2022
I'm Sorry They Hurt You Like That
There is a quiet corner Of your heart That plays on repeat That day when you were Only 13 years old And they left you. In that corner of...
- Mar 9, 2022
How to Edit the Opening of Your Story
When I crack open a book's first page, the same questions swirl around in my mind that I expect the story to answer: Who am I supposed to...
- Mar 8, 2022
Success Can Be Small Too
Not everyone climbs Mount Everest. Not everyone walks on the moon. Not everyone wins an Oscar. Not everyone builds a Taj Mahal. You hold...
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