When I was young, I watched my parents take up a cause for justice. I watched them getting side-lined and unpopular with their own kin. And I swore to myself, that someday I too will stand up against injustice. I’ve done that in small ways. I’ve had cause in the last 15 years to stand up […]
Trust Love One More Time
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” – Maya Angelou Trust Love One More Time When your heart has been brokenMore times than you can countAnd you’ve valiantly attemptedTo put the pieces back togetherOnly to find them break apart again…It’s hard to trustHard to let goDifficult to believe.. […]
Maybe It’s Time #MondayMusings
Maybe it’s time She thought to herself That she let love in And allowed herself To be cared for And let Someone else take the lead. Maybe it’s time She realized That she let others know What she needed Instead of expecting Them to guess her needs Or always being the one to serve. Maybe […]
Missing Pieces of Me #FridayReflections
Missing Pieces of Me is a reflection written in response to the #FridayReflections prompt of ‘missing’. Missing Pieces of Me Early one morning it hits her And sends her reeling – The realization of what had happened. How gradually and quietly She had fallen apart. The gaping hole in her heart Was a vaccuum Created […]
A Lot Has Changed #FridayReflections
I’ve often fallen behind in my journey towards being more authentic and assertive. I will assert myself and then fall back into being a wimp. For too long, I’ve been concerned about doing what’s perceived as the right thing or allowing duty to dictate my actions. Recent events in my life have made me sit […]