A Higher Knead - Massage and Energy Work by Stephanie Tilton on MVY

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She spoke to the teachers,
they told her to sit
to wait for her turn
and to speak with respect

She spoke to her parents
they told her to try
to never give up
to work hard and strive

She spoke to her friends
they told her to change
to act more like them
to stop being strange

She spoke to her self
she wondered what’s wrong?
why don’t I fit in?
why cant I belong?

And finally when
her exhaustion was high
she wandered bereft
out into the night.

She spoke to the moon
and the stars let her see
you’re already enough
why can’t you just be?

You sparkle with life
you’re so full to the brim
why worry about
the need to fit in?

You’re made of pure sunlight
with so much to share
don’t walk down the same road
you're not going there…

Donna Ashworth

From ‘I wish I knew’: https://amzn.to/3JVMJlZ


Art by Josie Wren Josie Wren

I learned a very hard lesson that ignoring something deep and unresolved will eat you alive.
I learned to never ignore something that makes you uneasy or unhappy about your life.
It won’t pass.
Don’t bury it. It’s important.
That nagging feeling is your body and mind telling you that there is something wrong.
Address it. Face it. Process it.
Love yourself through it.

~ Dr Jessica Taylor
www.victimfocus.com

Art by Mirella Salamé
www.mirellasalame.com

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Photo by Brooke Barletta

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.

~ Jonathan Safran Foer

[Art: Alex Stoddard Photography]