Wislawa Szymborska, From "Tortures," Featured In Map: Collected And Last Poems

In life, it's better...

"Love isn't about finding your missing piece - it's about sharing your whole self."

Because of you, I see the world painted in brighter hues. You are the color in my black and white.

little bit from a longer piece of mine ࿔‧ ֶָ֢˚˖𐦍˖˚ֶָ֢ ‧࿔

“Everything heals. Your body heals. Your heart heals. The mind heals. Wounds heal. Your soul repairs itself. Your happiness is always going to come back. Bad times don’t last.”

— Christiana Rutkowski

Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.

Mary Oliver

Divine timing doesn’t rush and never misses.

April Affirmations: I forgive the versions of me that didn’t know better. I forgive the versions of me that knew better, but were just trying to survive.