Disconnection

When did cell reception

Replace human connection?

When did “likes” start validating

Our worth on the planet

Notifications numbing us with dopamine

Until our problems seemingly vanish?

It all comes back to what we seek lying within

Not a number in our bank account

Or the feeling of a lover against our skin

I’ll tell you a secret: you’ll never feel you have arrived

So fall in love with the process

And learn from life’s every surprise

It’s not about how many goals we hit

But the growth that comes from showing up for each moment

And embracing life for what it is

The moments I remember most are

Free of social masks and games

When I feel home within vulnerability

And remember underneath our identities we’re the same

Though it appears much easier to protect ourselves through isolation

I promise you this:

True love will never be matched by instant gratification

Before the One

When you think you have found the one

And it feels close to love

But not quite right

Let them go

That is the one before the one

What Are You Influencing?

Imagine our people as one whole body

I am the heart and you are the lungs

Your mother the strong spine

The man on the street the legs that carry us

Each person playing an essential role

But what if I said I was only going to look out for myself?

Look what happens with a love like that

The rest of the organs fail from a heart that forgot

The effect every beat has on the rest of us

Fall in Love with the Process

I admire the soft and the subtle. The ones who care far too much and feel far too deeply. You see, I have fallen in love with your imperfections. When you let go of that tight grip on who you think you should be and fully embrace all that you’re becoming. In some form or another, we’re all a little lost inside, because the future is an unanswerable question. Don’t rush your blooming—the process of growth is what makes life so mysteriously enticing. Remember all that it has taken for you to arrive in this moment. The lives that came before you. The experiences that you have been through. The inherited wisdom that whispers softly to you when you stop covering up the silence. Can’t you see that those quirks you’ve been hiding are what make you so wonderfully unique?

The Nature of Love

Love is never based in fear

It does not try to control

Love accepts you as you are right here

And reflects how you’re already whole

Sometimes we are drawn to another

From a matching wound

Looking to externally heal our past

But love will never consume

Infatuation and passion are not strong enough to last

Though love can remove any barrier