In May… i want to remember…

i want to remember… to learn the lessons but not get so lost in them

In May…

i want to remember…
to learn the lessons but not get so lost in them
that i can’t heal and grow from them. and to take in the
texture of earth and the taste of skin… but hold the memory
that i am so much more than the heavy weight of being human.
and to trust my journey, even in the darkest corners when
nothing feels like a way out… because my soul knows that
there is always a way out.

– butterflies rising

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wild air… i think you breathe different air when you have people…

you breathe different air with people in your life who give you space for the versions of yourself you've yet to become

wild air…
i think you breathe different air
when you have people in your life who give
you space for the versions of yourself
you’ve yet to become… like you live a whole
different kind of life with people who
let you dream and grow.

– butterflies rising

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human stars… i hope you have some in your life…

i hope you have some in your life... the ones who help lessen the gravity of this world and help light the way

human stars…

i hope you have some in your life… the ones who help lessen the gravity of this world and help light the way to the things you’re reaching for. they’re the ones who not only won’t talk you out of your dreams… but when you’re restless in the night from those things you ache for, they’ll drive you somewhere to go look at the stars and make a wish.

– butterflies rising

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some of us have just never known ease…

some of us have just never known ease. we've known so much fear energy, and we've spent our lives with this feeling

some of us have just never known ease.

we’ve known so much fear energy,
and we’ve spent our lives with this feeling…
like we’re always on the verge of being in trouble
for something. it’s intangible, but it’s always there…
and the dream is to close our eyes someday
and to just feel safe, to feel held by
a universe that loves us.

– butterflies rising

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anxiety started early for me… and it just became default….

some of us have never known ease. we've known so much fear energy, and we've spent our lives with this feeling

anxiety started early for me…
and it just became default.

like, some of us have never known ease.
we’ve known so much fear energy,
and we’ve spent our lives with this feeling…
like we’re always on the verge of being in trouble
for something. it’s intangible, but it’s always there…
and the dream is to close our eyes someday
and to just feel safe, to feel held by
a universe that loves us.

– butterflies rising

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there are girls and women in your world with their guards up…

there are girls and women in your world with their guards up, and they want to be so soft... but i promise you

there are girls and women in your world with
their guards up, and they want to be so soft…
but i promise you, they’ve been given
so many reasons not to be.

and there are girls and women in your world
who are so soft… but there’s a good chance
it’s in spite of so many reasons they’ve
been given not to be.

– butterflies rising

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what if there are compasses everywhere… in your heart, in the stars…

what if there are compasses everywhere... in your heart, in the stars, in the depth of your marrow. your dreams are always calling

what if there are compasses everywhere… in your heart, in the stars, in the depth of your marrow. your dreams are always calling, pulling you closer, and you’re never not on your way there.

– butterflies rising

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babygirl, there are flowers in your heart walls….

babygirl, there are flowers in your heart walls, and i promise you, they've been there all along

babygirl,
there are flowers in your heart walls,
and i promise you, they’ve been there all along,
no matter how hard it’s gotten. so fight for your
tenderness… don’t let anything you’ve been
through make you feel like it can
ever be taken from you.

– butterflies rising

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