babygirl, don’t run from the shadows under your sweetness; you are layers of dark and light…

babygirl, don't run from the shadows under your sweetness; you are layers of dark and light

babygirl,
don’t run from the shadows
under your sweetness; you are layers of
dark and light… so try to meet it all with curiosity
and give everything your compassion
because none of it needs your judgment,
and all of it needs your love.

– butterflies rising

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i used to be so hard on myself for how long it can take me…

i used to be so hard on myself for how long it can take me to let go and heal from things

i used to be so hard on myself for
how long it can take me to let go and
heal from things, until i started realizing…
these things are catalysts. i’m not just being
asked to let go, i’m also being asked
to grow… and that kind of healing
happens in your soul’s own time.

– butterflies rising

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i’ve been dying to feel even just a little bit of air inside my lungs…

i've been dying to feel even just a little bit of air inside my lungs

i’ve been dying to feel even just a little bit of air inside my lungs… suffocating myself for so long, always asking for permission for the shape of my presence and the width of my wings… it’s time to let myself breathe and unfold

– butterflies rising

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i think about how we give so much credit to the heavy…

i think about how we give so much credit to the heavy and hard things for how beautiful we are

i think about how we give so much credit to the heavy and hard things for how beautiful we are…

how we tell others of the darkness we’ve pushed through, and they say things like… “it’s why you’re so strong.” or they speak of all that depth and texture it’s given our character. and i think… it’s true.

but i also think… of the soft places i’ve had to fall where i can just be like a flower and made of my wild vulnerability, or of the moments in this life that bring out my glow…

and as much as i can see how we grow from the push of darkness… i think we also need that feeling of light to help pull us into our bloom.

– butterflies rising

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