I Carry You With Me

I carry your heart in my heart
Your words linger in my soul
Our shared moments tucked
Away neatly in the folds of my
Very essence. Very being.
Knowing you
Feeling you
Loving you
Breathing you
Sharing time and tales with you
Has changed me
Inspired me
Made me grow
Helped me thrive
I carry you with me
Always and forever

<3

Grieve It and Let it Go!

Here is my new post:  Grieve it and Let it Go 

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xo

The Side You Show

Don't show me the side you want me to see. Don't play the version you think you should be. Just honor yourself and be who you are. Flawed and broken; my shining star.

E

Lingering

Lingering in the forefront of my mind
Tucked in the sleeve of my soul
Pulsing through my hot veins
In each heartbeat and foot step
Each deep breath and misstep
Every tear drop and lip curl
Hair twirl, side glance and smirk
Is a piece of you I carry with me
Forever present in all I do
I vow to keep and carry you

For all those in my life I've lost
You are with me. Always. Always.

Dreamlike State

In a dreamlike state, I wonder and wait
Stir in my mind, sit and debate
Lovely sounds and voices are near
Works spoken and fallen hang in my ear
Strongly present as if a true vision
Real or not is the hardest decision

This very...

I live and love fully today. I wish I could say I feel this alive and awake everyday; but that is not the case. Days like today are the majority though, which is more important. This very moment is perfect. A culmination of trials, tribulations and triumphs. How very beautiful a web of intricate circumstances. Colors, scents and memories of many sorts. Just beautiful. Lovely. Broken, mended and brand new pieces. A unique day. This very day...

Following Your Dreams

It's not always the easiest thing
To listen to the voice in your head
The one that wants and wishes
Dreams big, thinks large and
Wants for things beyond now

It's so much easier to stay put
In your current shoes
Same car, same house, same job
Listen to your family and friends
That tell you change is hard
That its' scary and you might fail

To follow your dreams
Follow your inner light
Your strongest desire
Will yield such great joy
Even watching someone
Follow theirs, is thrilling.
Intoxicating, even

For you never really fail
If you give it your all
You may not succeed at
The goal you had in mind
But the Universe will gift you
Great happiness, serenity, joy
If you follow your dreams
Passionately, humbly and purely
Honestly, lovingly and steadily

Follow on, my friends. Follow on!

From Heartbreak to Gratitude

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xo

Lessons in Friendship

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Yours Truly,

Me

erinterese

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xo

Without Words

You can speak without words
Pure thoughts and intention
Sent like an arrow in the night
Soaring toward a destination
Hidden in the dark, present like a lion
Targeted impact achieved
Though never seen or confirmed
It is

In a River of...

Serendipity and mishap
Coexist in a river
Of truth and deceit
Kindness and cruelty
In all life's moments
Both beautiful and broken

Letter to the Universe

We must always Remember

Today we remember the fallen
Those whose lives were taken
Whose lives were stolen
Whose lives were given
And those that barely survived

Eleven year ago today
The World Trade Center in NYC
Was attacked
Many innocent lives taken
Lives forever altered
And we watched revenge
Spread overseas
Taking yet more lives

We all witnessed the terror
The heartbreak
The triumph of the human spirit
The full range of human
Capability and fragility
In some way, it touched us all
This tragic event spoke to us
United us, and for this
We must always remember

Just Because

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should
Just because you should, doesn't mean you will

But the fact that you exist, does mean something
             *Do that something proud*

Ambassador of Love

Written by Erin Stafford and published by Positively Positive.

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The Importance of Daydreaming

Written by Erin Stafford and published on Positively Positive.

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The Greatest Feat

Misplaced, Displaced, Unplaced
Longing
The heart, soul, body
Wants what is wants
Understanding, identifying
The source
Is but the greatest feat
The rest is cake

Some Days

Some days are better than others
Most days, I am at peace
My mind is clean and living in the present
Some days I look back, look forward
But I strive to just be
And breathe and exist fully in the moment

Sometimes in the quiet, the longing appears
Sometimes I can attach it to a person
Someone that is no longer in my life
Or present in my days
But sometimes I cannot assign it
Sometimes there is just longing

Perhaps for a life I want
Or a feeling I miss
Or someone I am fated to meet
Perhaps a prior existence
Or life in the cosmos

The day is good and fine
But the longing is present
And on days like that
I can firmly say
Some days are better than others

"One of those days"

I hate those mornings

When your alarm never goes off

The shower runs cold

And your car is on empty

 

It's as if the universe is playing a trick

A nasty April fools joke

On you and you alone

Testing your patience

 

Ok, I can do this

Just shake it off

Let it slide

This can all be fixed

I am still breathing after all

 

Counting my breaths

Precision in my steps

I move forward

And I remedy the situation

 

Invigorated by my cold shower

I enjoy the morning sky while pumping gas

I apologize for being late

And move forward, positive attitude intact

Never letting the rough start ruin my day

In the Eye of the Beholder

Not only is beauty in the eye of the beholder, so is every facet of life.  What one sees as weakness, may also be seen as strength.  Where one sees a flaw, another sees beauty. Where one sees a fork in the road, another sees a new path.  Life is how you see it.  Open your heart and your mind and your eyes may see the world anew.

You are

Hot on my skin

You are

Deep in my heart

You are

Part of my soul

You are

Here from the start

You are

We are all one

People are all united. We are all one.

The more we divide ourselves and judge our neighbors, the more we hurt ourselves. The urge to win and be the best is a survivalist mentality. We live in a time where there is enough technology, communication and resources to feed, clothe and shelter every human being - though many go without.  We allow our fellow brothers and sisters to live impoverished because we fail to recognize that we are one. Our inability to recognize this fact and to act upon it when we do, proves we are in our infancy.

The reason life is so complicated is because we allow it to be that way. We ignore our innermost knowledge and embrace the ignorance around us.  We strive to be the best, smartest, fastest, wealthiest...only to what?  Trying to be better than others is only harming yourself.  We need to tap in to our inner knowledge, it's there right under the surface.  Just quiet your mind and you'll hear it. You'll see that helping a stranger, is helping yourself. Finding forgiveness, means understanding and accepting yourself.  Listening without judgement or pretense allows you to love and accept all others.

We are meant to work together, as one, toward a brighter future and more peaceful existence.

This comes by living in the moment. Being fully present throughout the day. Being honest with yourself and those around you. Being kind. Recognizing that it is not your place to judge or condemn, but to try and understand and offer compassion. Taking the time to know yourself.  Learning your strengths and weaknesses and figuring out what you need to do to become the ideal version of you. Once you love and understand yourself, you will not take offense over others opinions of you.  You will realize their opinion is a reflection of something within them.

If we can all just get to that point where we love ourselves and realize that we are all on this journey together, where we treat each other well and help each other to grow and thrive, then we can all live in peace. We can all live and breathe each moment filled with love.

The exodus

Tears falling

Over hot cheeks like rain

Unable to restrain

The exodus of pain

Once thought shameful

It’s now essential

Unbridled emotion

Allows for potential

Wrinkles of Wisdom

Wrinkles of Wisdom

Appear on the face

As if out of nowhere

Making their place

Such anger we have

When they appear

But really, I ask you

What is it you fear

Wrinkles are like

Rings on a tree

Proof of your growth

This we can see

It should be an honor

To wear such a line

Showing the world

It’s not yet your time

You are still needed

Down here on Earth

To complete your journey

Which started at birth

Rather than hide them

And shrink them away

Wear them with pride

A beautiful display

My disclaimer to men

 

I do not care about the size of your wallet

I care about the size of your heart

 

I do not care about the strength of your bicep

I care about the strength of your character

 

I do not care about the view from your penthouse

I care about how you view the world

Fated were the breaths

Fated were the breaths

Purposeful the steps

Heading on a highway

Destination stars

Whispers of the fallen

Illuminate the dark

What was once an instinct

Now the faintest spark

Growing in its strength

Intuition flames the fire

Voices in the cosmos

Lifting spirits higher