What if we wanted a little less. More accurately, what if I wanted a little less? Maybe I was waiting for the world around me to want a little less too. For the norm to come off the: need it right now, need that new gadget, need that upgrade. Wanting the norm to be: whatContinue reading “A little less”
Author Archives: Michelle
The truth
I made my world I pushed I hid I built the walls I buried I made sure the dark ruled Then I wondered why Why am I alone Why does no one understand Why is it so hard Why is the dark my life I started to see a way Could I find my wayContinue reading “The truth”
I thought I needed time
When the realism hits that you are the only thing holding you back, taking the first step is the only way.
Tonight
The day carried on, taking as it does. Restless and unfulfilled. With worries, pains, chores and the verge of break it carries on with no mind. In the Eve it is, when the day has taken all I think I have to give. Exhausted with tears so close, but not the energy to let themContinue reading “Tonight”
Light find my way
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”
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”