Day 138: “Guided Meditation”
Starting a new path
Can be scary
Doubts creep in
Fear threatens to take over
But no
Stop
I can do this
I can chart my own path
Wake up
Create
I have something meaningful to say
To write
Chart the course
Stay the path
Breathe
I am an artist of life
Day 137: “Life in Death”
Knowing that we’re all going to die
Is actually really comforting
We’re all in this together
The human experience
We can’t escape it
Confronted with our own mortality
It’s actually the only certainty there is
We’re going to die
Instead of letting that be scary
Maybe it could be really freeing
Live now
Because that’s all we know we have for sure
Try to leave the world a better place
Because no matter what
We will leave it
Day 136: “Let the Rain”
The rainy days
Make me feel calm
Remind me to relax
Take it easy
They remind me that change is beautiful
Everything gets washed
Renewed
Spring is coming
Day 135: “Hours”
Sometimes it’s as if there aren’t enough hours in a day
And sometimes there are plenty but I waste them away
Day 134: “In My Body”
I’d like to approach life
Out of my head
And into my body
Feeling my feet on the ground
My heart in my chest
Allowing my body
To do its thing
And quieting my mind
Living in the moment
The now
In my body
Grounded
And grown
Awake
Alive
Completely trusting myself
To do what I know how to do
I want to quiet the noise
And live
Why is that so hard to do?
Day 133: “Enough”
When did we stop becoming enough for ourselves?
When did we begin reaching out to others
To the heavens
To feel complete
Whole
Okay
When will we realize
That ‘enough’ comes from within?
Day 132: “Problem-Solving”
Valentine’s Day
Hearts and flowers
Chocolates
Cake
Nice dinners
Cards
Poems
Love
But what I’ve discovered
is I love a good balloon
You see, our cat likes to eat flowers
So my partner can’t really get them for me
Without us having to diligently watch the flowers at all times
Or even keep them in the fridge
This year, though, he found a great solution
He got me a balloon that says, “I love you!”
And let me tell you, “I love it!”
Day 131: “Happy”
It’s a beautiful feeling
To be totally yourself
With someone else
To laugh
To sing
To love
I don’t know what else to say
I’m just so happy
Day 130: “Deep Breaths”
I’m happy to report
That I breathed today
Deep inhales
And exhales
When I was stressed,
I took a deep breath
When I was tired,
I took a deep breath
When I was annoyed,
I took a deep breath
I felt calm, cool, and collected
Deep breathing looks good on me
Day 129: “For the People”
Resistance is not about the people in power
It’s about the rest of us
Banding together
Finding common ground
Love
Empathy
Positivity
Joy
You don’t get to say, “I’m not political”
Because to exist as a woman, person of color, member of the LGBTQ+ community, someone who is non-binary
Is political
Not by choice
It just is
So let’s join the walk
Not to make a difference in policy at the highest level
Who knows if they’re even listening?
But to create community
And change minds
‘We the People’ and all
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