“no” is also an action
let it be your own approval
of disapproval
wear it around your neck
as you lift your chin to turn away
even if your skin feels different
even if “yes” tries to follow
up the back of your throat”
good grief, brianna pastor #poetry #sadness #healing #PTSD #creativity #growth #psychology
“just a simple me, an emotion treenot growing for you togrow off of or to destroy.leave me be, so i may grow strong,on my own,and i will be my own damn home.” good grief, brianna pastor
“i need you to meet me in the roomwhere identity meets safetythe room where we gather—to learn what this feels likeso that we can replicate this same roomwithin ourselves” good grief, brianna pastor
“if anyone is magically going to appearand suddenly make your life better,just know that personis always going to be you” good grief, brianna pastor
“there are people waiting to meet you.
people waiting to love you.
there are places that stand still
until you’ve stepped foot in them.
something really beautiful
could happen for you in the morning.
there is so much waiting for your arrival.
arrive there.”
good grief, brianna pastor #poetry #hope #love #psychology
“sometimes, i consider myselfto be the windsometimes, i consider myselfto be the anchorsometimes, i know that without a doubt,i am the oceanbut only the open sky can seewhat i really am” good grief, brianna pastor “you need both the light and the dark. one does not exist without the other. to sweep your darkness underContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Sometimes I’m the wind”
“i take great comfort in knowingthere are even better versions of myselfthat i haven’t hugged yet” good grief, brianna pastor
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