Pretty Is Never Beautiful

Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.

Some of us use the body to convey the things for which we cannot find words.

‎”It’s really simple. Make every day your masterpiece. Work hard and don’t ever give up. Be honest to yourself, and to others. Finish every day knowing you did your best to be the best you can be.

being tender and open is beautiful. as a woman, i feel continually shhh’ed. too sensitive. too mushy. too wishy washy. blah blah. don’t let someone steal your tenderness. don’t allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart. nothing is more powerful than allowing yourself to truly be affected by things. whether it’s a song, a stranger, a mountain, a rain drop, a tea kettle, an article, a sentence, a footstep, feel it all – look around you. all of this is for you. take it and have gratitude. give it and feel love.

i must ask you to be patient

there are cracks running through my bones
and my throat often seizes up when i try to speak

sometimes i will be distant
and avoid meeting your eye

sometimes i disappear for days
but if you wait long enough
you’ll be able to catch the stardust
that pours out from beneath my fingers
because really i am infinite
and there are a myriad of universes within me,

it’s just that nobody’s taken the time to dust me off before