It was an effort to wake today. pulling away from the grips of sleep. Darkness falls over my eyes with lasting blinks. I light the candle to welcome the day. It’s fire brings light closer, yet the darkness still creeps through the early morn. Holding tight. I turn to the pen. It’s weight and powerContinue reading “Light find my way”
Author Archives: staley.michelle
When I knew
There was a moment when I knew I had given it all up. Everything my heart had, my mind, my being. I was no longer me, I was defined by my roles, the definitions that each person around me held. Mom, cleaner, boss, partner, mentor, supporter, listener, gardener, neighbor…the list went on. What I noContinue reading “When I knew”
I give
The days are here for me. The days when I can now see; with everything I take, there will always be something I give. For the love, for the time, for the life; I will give it all back threefold, in kind or in pain. May I chose to give in kind, may I choseContinue reading “I give”
A new ecosystem
Our excess maker materials can help another maker thrive.
Waking up working
When the worries of the day cloud your morning, may you feel this blessing to be heartfull.
Joy
I couldn’t find the joy, I couldn’t see the good, I couldn’t join the laugh. I knew, saw and heard them all, but they seemed so far away. Lost in the thick fog, another world moving by as I sat and moved so slow. My mind lost to a world of worry, a sadness ofContinue reading “Joy”
And I looked up
Forever I looked to the future Looking forward, looking past, looking to see All I needed was to look here Have you looked here? Have you looked up? Have you looked down? Have you looked today? Have you seen the love in the moment? Will you look now to see the perfection in now?
Motherhood
Motherhood and the creations it brings
My greatest mistake
I was asked that question recently as part of an interview: “what is your greatest mistake”? In the past I could have told you a hundred mistakes I had made. Everything I did I judged, nothing was ever “perfect”. It was all part of my library of how I was not enough. But on thisContinue reading “My greatest mistake”
Spring Hopes
when spring finds you
Heart Full 