It Was Always Within You

You already contain all that you seek

The only thing holding you captive is your beliefs

Allow love’s fire to burn away what is no longer true

Until all that is left is the rawest version of you

When I Have a Daughter

When I have a daughter,

I will make sure she knows

That she is a miraculous portal life can come through

I will make sure she knows

That her body is to be loved and cherished

I will make sure she knows

That her intuition is to be trusted and followed

I will make sure she knows

That she is never to tame her wild

I will make sure she knows

That her brilliance and her beauty are one and the same

I will make sure she knows

Never to apologize for who she is if she lives with love and integrity

I will make sure she knows

A strong “no” before an uncertain “yes”

I will make sure she knows

That the love within herself is stronger than any prince

Honest Moments

Keep the honest moments close to your heart. The ones that are the most human. When you laugh until your ribs ache with your friends, when you feel stars exploding inside of you from falling in love, when life breaks you open and those tears of transformation pour like a river from your soul. Life is really quite simple. We get to experience this planet for a brief while. We get to learn how to love ourselves and one another for the strange, messy, and magical creatures we are. What a gift it is to have a human life. If you look a little closer, there is always something to be grateful for. True gratitude does not mean ignoring the darkness. True gratitude means participating with your whole heart in whatever moment life brings. It means leaning into the unfolding process, and having the courage to not need all of the answers.

How Will You Respond?

This world is a lot to swallow

But the one thing it cannot take from you

Is how you respond to every situation

And if I know one thing, it’s this:

It takes far more strength to respond with love

Brave

There was once a boy who could not speak his truth

He buried how he felt so that his love never knew

He did not realize that she loved him too

And they went their whole lives

Never having a clue

My Heart Holds the Reins

Someone can know better and still not do better

I felt our relationship expire

I knew holding on meant holding both of us back

We fall in love with who we need to learn from

The one who will challenge and change us

My mind knew from the start we wouldn’t last

But my heart has always held the reins in this body of mine

So I let her run me wild with the experience of loving you