Alone

Why do you invade the crevices of my mind?
Isn't it time for you to make your exit?
You have clearly overstayed your welcome.
Those deep dark spaces, the ones it takes years to seep into, you found your way in a matter of days.
But it's time for you to go.
I don't want you there.
You don't belong there.
I let you in, foolishly, thinking I could save you.
But you need to save yourself.
And instead you drag me down with you.
Who's gonna save me now?
Not you.
You're long gone.
At least physically.
The rest of you lives in me, in the crevices of my mind.
You have laid out a lawn chair with a beer in hand.
You're here to stay.
As long as I let you.

vulnerability

The people that form connections, are the people that believe they are worthy of love and connection.

Courage- to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart

What do whole-hearted people have in common?

The courage to be imperfect
Compassion to be kind to themselves first, then to others
Have compassion as a result of authenticity
Willing to let go of who they thought they should be, to be who they really were
Fully embraced vulnerability
Believed what made them vulnerable made them beautiful
Willingness to say "I love you" first
Willingness to do something without guarantees
Willingness to invest in a relationship that may or may not work out

slow dancing in a burning room

We are all broken. We look to each other to fill in the void.
We are all desperate. Desperate to find someone to complete us.
We are all searching. Searching for someone to make the pain go away.
We are all hurting. Trying to bandage ourselves up with a false sense of security.
We are all hopeful. We risk it all again, in hopes of finding it the second, third, tenth time around.
We are all broken. We are searching in all the wrong places.