Happiness

  • Open Rose

    These hours of twilight. How soft they have been, like rain on a dusty summer road. Here I am. A woman, at last. Home in the truth of this soft heart of mine. A rose of musk in bloom this… Continue reading

  • Beautiful

    This life. It is not what they have shown it to be. The cold stone walls, the repeating days in chains of grey. This life is the art I hold in my own hands. The art of my body as… Continue reading

  • And They Wait

    And they wait for something more. And they sip cold tea. And they laugh with sad eyes. And they speak with serious voices. And they hide the soft pieces of their hearts. And they wait. And they wait. And they… Continue reading

  • Dance

    I bounded out of bed. No, really, I bounded out of bed and bounced around my room, arms and legs flailing— a sort of contemporary dance concoction that would have won me the award for the most daggy morning-human, ever.… Continue reading

  • Grateful

    I’m grateful for beautiful people who shine a light for those wandering the dark. I’m grateful for those wandering the dark. Grateful they are survivors: that they may not know they have won, yet, but they have. And they will… Continue reading

  • Moon Keeper

    She sat upon the third star from the moon and watched as the Moon Keeper lit the brightest night light of them all. Continue reading

  • Beautiful Day

    I just wanted to tell you: today is going to be a beautiful day. That’s why I’m here, it’s the only reason I have in this moment. To tell you that, today, the sun shines outside and inside. Because I… Continue reading

  • Always

    Where do you go when you are locked away inside yourself? Don’t you know that you are lovely? Don’t you know your beautiful smile was made to light up your day, and mine? Never forget, sweet friend: the sun rose… Continue reading

  • The Absolute Truth

    Sometimes the only words necessary are: chocolate is good. Continue reading

  • Glorious Sun

    Never become separate from the raging, hungry depths of you. Sweet you. Sweet, glorious sun. Shine for a thousand tomorrows. Shine for a thousand blazing days of you. Continue reading