The Eyes of Love

Blue-flower-Zentangle

All I can say is I wish I saw myself through your eyes! I’m in training, working hard to see with love To dispel the layers built over eons What started out as beautiful somehow turned so ugly Somehow changed the reflection to something that fostered deep shame, self-loathing, and doubt! All I know is […]

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Tethered to Chains

Heart-in-Chains

It’s hard to see through the fog But I know you are there. It’s more a feeling from the inside Than any true sense. I can feel you trying to hold on Fists closed Nails digging deep into flesh Administering pain Remembrance. I try to break free I tell myself that it is okay to […]

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DRASTICALLY OPPOSED TO LOVE

Afraid-of-the-Darkness

What is it? This dark, ugly place that lives in the outer reaches of the center The place that is familiar and yet loathed The place where I can turn my back on everything that is good Everything I’ve built Every gift I’ve been given Never to be seen by the light of day Or […]

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My Power Does Not Scare Me

My-Power-Zentangle

I stand in my truth And I rock back and forth As I analyze the days  In between my journey of feeling a need And standing in my POWER And I say, “Wow! What a ride!” * The awareness was a long time coming As the landscape of my perception Born itself in minute increments […]

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Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream

Tidal-wave-dream-zentangle

Last night I dreamt about a person who is causing great difficulty in my life.  I was very upset by what this person did in my dream, which mirrored real-life situations, and it was the straw that broke the camel’s back (remember that game?). I said, “That’s it!  I’m done.  Do whatever you want to […]

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