what makes you stronger?

hello there lovely,

you are far too young, far too beautiful, far too wonderful

to feel so broken

so wake up!

wake up to the birds, wake up to the sunshine, wake up to the sea

solitude is not sadness, and dependence is not weakness

look at yourself.

look at all you are carrying, look at who you've become,

and be amazed.

own yourself.

own everything you are, the dark and the light.

there are no mistakes within people, no mistakes in your creation

you are marvelously whole,

and don't listen to the fools who tell you otherwise!

flying forward

I'm going to tell you a secret, and I want you to listen.  The trees say this secret in the way they sway, the flowers gossip it in the exchange of pollen, the sun shouts it out in light each morning and the moon sings it in a lullaby at night.  You are beautiful, you are wonderful, you are marvelous.  Look at yourself!  Love yourself!  Say it to yourself in the morning, remember it in the day. People will try to break your spirit, break your heart, break into your soul.  You know why? Because your soul is full of jewels, treasures that are gleaming with hope and possibility and wonder for this world.  And there are people who can't find them inside themselves, so they try to steal them from you.  But the only way they can is if you let them. The only way they will is if you say okay.  So don't break down sweetheart, don't let them.  You are better than them, you are better than their superficial hatred, than their dark words and cruel laughter.  You are a part of this big, magical universe, you are a part of the stars, a part of the trees, a part of the snow and a part of the mountains.  Breathe in love.  Breathe in trust.  Breathe in a belief.  A belief that you know your own worth, you know your own beauty.  Now, live like you do.