Category: Inspirational

  • Dormant no longer, Cold oppression falls away. Light and hope blossom.

  • Interwoven spines, Protected isolation, Arid Existence.

  • From dark ground skyward, Latent beauty emerging, Ruled by warmth and light.

  • Unassuming bits, industriously woven. A haven for our heart. When society promotes always having more and better things, it can cause a person to lose sight of the things that truly make a person valuable.  Kindness, honesty, compassion, respect, courage…these should be the building materials of a life.  Wealth, prestige, and power may give the…

  • Light against darkness, hardship highlights joy, And hope burgeons from the mire. Life is full of both happiness and hardships that we must experience.  While we might wish we could forgo the hardships, they are a necessary part of life.  Hardships can teach us much about ourselves, as well as ensure that we fully appreciate…

  • Independent, so painful to need help, but asking begets growth. As Americans, we are taught that independence is a good thing, something to be valued and admired.  Some of us may be a bit too independent, trying to do everything on our own and not wanting to ask for help. We might think that needing…

  • Energy flowing, A gradual blossoming from  youth thru maturity.   Like this flower, our path through life develops more blossoms as we progress.  While the first blooms are indeed beautiful, how much more so is the full flower that has been given time to fully develop.  True, a few petals may be missing or  a…

  • Denying my want, Emotional explosion, I cannot obtain. How many times do we just want to explode?  To totally cut loose, free our emotions, shout our feelings out to the world….to stuff our faces with cupcakes and satisfy our inner feelings!  Our doctors, our waistlines and society in general would be horrified.  We are supposed…

  • Wooden walkway leads, Spanning our distant selves, Pathway to self-truth. We all have transition points in our lives.  We transition from childhood to adulthood, from single to married, from career to career, our lives are filled with transitions.  While each transition comes with its own stress, and some transitions are painful, each transition is such…

  • Blessings in your life, Visible but often missed. Learning to notice. How many times have we heard the phase, “count your blessings”?  Or we should write a “gratitude journal”, to remind ourselves of all the things we have in our lives that we are to be grateful for.  Does it occasionally seem that we are…