Transformation
Growth
Change

Pruning a rosebush
Vine by vine
Petal by petal

Letting go
of what
doesn’t serve you

The weight of the world
is on your shoulders

Things you’ve been told
believing they were
there to protect you

Only to find
they kept you
from being
all you were meant
to be
and
all you were meant
to give
to this world

It’s time to
let it go

Life is a journey

The roads are
slippery
icy
and
unstable
at times

Some days you will wonder
how you’ll get through
the day

We hold our breath
and panic
waiting for the
next shoe to drop

We place things
people
and stuff
at the forefront
of our lives
labeling them as
comfort
and support
when really
were worried
to go at it alone

At a cellular level
we don’t believe
we’re capable
of doing it ourselves
so we reach for
comfort
to guide us
when we had
the answers
inside us
along

We live in
what if’s
and
should of’s

We don’t want to be wrong
We don’t want to make mistakes

We live as if
there’s some golden rule
and were getting it wrong

We feel like
contestants on a reality show
but no one tells us
how to play the game

We want a compass
a path
a direction

We need someone
to guide us
to tell us
everything will be OK
if we only do it
this way

But these people
don’t know
the inner workings
of our souls
our deepest fears
our strongest thoughts

What gets us up in the morning
and what keeps us going

Do you want a golden rule?
A path or direction?

Be kind
Be loving
Be considerate
Be compassionate
Be patient
to others and
to yourself

Shine a light
so bright
everyone who
looks at you
will need
sunglasses

Because
at the end of the day
no one knows you
like you do

No one can fix you
No one can heal you
No one can love you
No one can support you
No one can______
like you
can

Sometimes our heart
needs to break

Sometimes our lives
have to turn
upside down

Sometimes
we have to feel
out of control

In order to realize that
only we
can mend our broken hearts

Only we
can rebuild our lives

Only we
can love ourselves

Only we can get to a point
where the opinions of others
don’t matter anymore

But I am different
you say
I’m not like everyone else
If the world truly knew me
they wouldn’t accept me

No
You’re special
You’re wanted
You’re worthy
You light up a room

But the world can’t see that
because you
my friend
are afraid to shine

You are
afraid to sparkle

You are
afraid to let
them see
that you are
magical
majestic
and beautiful

The journey you are on
is courageous
important
necessary
and will
set you free

No matter how painful
No matter how hard

This is exactly
where you’re meant to be
right here
right now

Hold on, dear friend
The sun will shine again
Your heart sing again
Peace
Joy
and
love
will replace
confusion
overwhelm
and fear

Healing
Comfort
Support
and
Love
waits
for you

Trust in this journey
Trust yourself
Trust your intuition

All will be worth it
I promise

Amberley Charlotte @2022
Photo: Susan Del Moore