It doesn’t matter
how many challenges
we are faced with.
It doesn’t matter
if I don’t know
how or when
the pain will lift
or what will show up
that will soften
your heart
and mine
I only know
that it will —
because I have been
to the place
of in-between.
And I have walked
straight through.
How do you walk straight through? What is the story behind your poetry?
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I share a little on my about/my journey page. I have been writing these little poems ever since I began to heal from anorexia. I feel different experiences in my life and instead of trying to make sense of each one, I write these poems after clearing my mind. It helps me to stay connected with the world and my heart. Others seem to find comfort in them as well because I drop the story details. I started doing this because no one could help me heal and it was expensive when I did find help. And writing worked so well (the illness never came back) — I kept going. Hope that helps a little. I don’t mind sharing more. 💙
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Will you please elaborate on your anorexia? Do you mean some people is not interested in the story details?
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People are interested in the story. I honor the story too. There are just a lot of stories about getting thin and fighting to get better. I wanted to share a little gentler story because healing feels sacred and gentle to me.
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Yeah. Healing is sacred and gentle to me.
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Straight through in-between means all things naturally shift into something else. I kind of just allow the words to flow out. Then later I can say what it means or it just calms my heart. Sometimes just one word or phrase calms my mind and I don’t try to figure out the whole poem.
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Good idea to let the words to flow out. I do agree that one word or phrase calms my mind.
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💙
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☺️
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🙂
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🙂
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