A place where healing and creativity meet. Just as the mountains meet the sea, in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Live simply. Love deeply. Be present.
I promise to always be my best friend, for too long I have been my worst enemy.
I promise to stop thinking of myself as not enough, or too much, I am enough.
I promise to always allow laughter and joy, for a life lived too seriously is not an enjoyable life.
From now until my last breath, I promise to always share kindness instead of gossip.
If I ever forget any of these, may I quickly remember them, because without these promises, life just isn’t quite as good.
-M.
You may not always feel it, but you are stronger than you think.
Look at where you are today, it wasn’t always easy, it wasn’t always a piece of cake.
You have fought through many battles, and you have stood your ground.
Look at where you are today, you are stronger than you think.
Yesterday, you may have been full of more motivation, but now here you are, you have gained more momentum, and now you have more power and distance, as those past battles are moving further and further away.
Look at where you have been before, lost and fighting, forever wondering what would come from all the war.
You are here now, a fighter, a warrior, you are stronger than you think.
Look at the clock, it ticks without looking back, unknowing of anything except each tick forward, but you can look back, and you can look to the horizon, if you need more hope, for there is always more strength to come, on the horizon.
You have come this far, you have made it here, let it all be and let that worry go.
You are stronger than you think.
-M.
Don’t stay.
You can survive on your own.
You don’t need him.
You are capable without her.
If he puts you down, walk away.
If she hurts you again, shut that door.
Walk away.
Don’t stay.
Get out of town.
Do whatever you need to do, to be okay.
Do it for him.
Do it for her.
Most of all, do it for you.
Don’t stay.
-M.
You cover me with so much love.
You have helped me feel safe.
Making sure there is a balance so I can still feel independent and gain more self-confidence, in my own space.
Yet, however you can, you protect me.
You keep me covered and safe through all of the storms.
Wherever I go, I know you will be close.
Near or far, you are always there.
Thank you, you have become my safe space.
I didn’t know how much I needed you until I finally found you.
Now here we are, so far, yet closer than ever before.
-M.
I hear you….
You call my name.
Sometimes I think I see you, maybe your shadow… but then it’s gone just as soon as it appears.
I wish I could feel you…
I want to know your warmth…
Your smells…
Your sounds…
These woods are thick with nature.
The trees go on and on, for what seems like, forever.
I miss you, yet we have never met…
How I have longed for you, my love, lost in these woods of a million trees.
Though, I have survived and grown, preparing to be with or without you, amongst these trees that have protected me for so long.
When it’s late and dark, and I can’t seem to fall asleep, I try to imagine who you are.
How you look.
How you talk and move.
What you might wear.
Oh these woods…
These woods could surely tell you about me…
How I hunt, and survive.
How I heal and grow.
What I find for shelter, and how I talk to nature.
These woods could sing to you, from my heart.
They are the very soul of me.
These woods, they have healed me.
When I find you, you will see, we will feel lost in the middle of these deep woods, but never really be, for we will have each other.
When I find you, my love, we will finally be free.
-M.
Has anyone ever told you that this is your life?
Have they told you that you don’t have to accept anything that is not good for you?
Do you know that you can walk on your own path, with nobody else’s permission?
Did you know that you don’t need anyone’s advice unless you ask for it?
Nobody needs to give you directions.
You can choose your own destination.
This life is yours.
It is only yours.
You can invite others to join you, but you don’t need to if you don’t want to.
You have a choice.
You have all of the control.
Where will you go?
What will you do?
Whatever it is, wherever you go, I hope that you have the life that you choose and the experiences of your dreams.
You deserve all of it.
Enjoy your life.
This is your life, live it how you want to.
-M.
Life seems tough, when all you feel like you are doing is pushing and waiting.
You don’t know where you are going, or how you will get there.
You are patient, though it isn’t always easy.
You are waiting, yet working so hard, trying to get to a place, somewhere you don’t even know if it exists in real life or just in your head.
It feels like all you can to is to keep on pushing and waiting, hoping, one day, something good will come from it all.
The day comes to an end and you are so tired.
You have put in the time.
You have put in so many hours.
There is a light at the end of this tunnel, and it is going to show you that all the waiting was worth it.
You will see.
There is so much beauty coming for you.
Keep on going.
Keep on pushing.
Continue to have patience.
Your time is coming.
Just like waiting for the sun to set, having patience and persistence always pays off.
There is beauty after all the waiting.
You will see.
There is more for you, here.
There is so much more for you to see.
-M.
I see you there, all alone.
You may feel broken, but you are mostly whole.
You have traveled so far, just to land right here.
There is beauty in your simplicity.
A delicate elegance in how you are just simply here.
You seek nothing, yet you have a all you need.
A life of solitude.
A life of peace.
You have done well.
You are more than just a simple shell.
-M.
You have been crippled, blocked by your fears.
There seems to be no way out.
All you can see is more that keeps you trapped in fear.
There may be a tall cast iron gate, and a barbed wire fence, but look at what is beyond.
There is a life that you desire, a peace that you deserve, a place where you belong.
Behind these bars of fear is not safe, is what you say.
There is so much out there, beyond this gate.
Look at the sun.
It has to continue to push beyond…
Beyond the sky, beyond the sea,
Beyond the darkness and what it cannot see.
You must, too,
You must push through…
Beyond the fears that keep you trapped here.
Find your way around that gate, for there is always a path from behind the gate of fear.
-M.
We each grow differently, no two lives are ever the same.
Sometimes it may seem a bit easier for others, but it is quite balanced, each with challenges and then some easier roads to keep us sane.
You may look to another and feel they have it better, but you don’t know the struggles their journey has had along the way.
Remember that you are on your own life path and each new road will have its turns, it will have some bumps and spins, but in the end, you will understand why.
-M.
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