Hello, goodbye, or nothing at all.

Hello,

welcomes relationships, adventures, life.

Plants trees, flowers, a garden. 

Exposes your soul to the freshness of the world. 

Excitement built

from the experiences brought to you. 

Tasting love and joy. 

Goodbye,

ends a page, chapter, or the entire story.

Sad at times 

many a times,

but not all times.

The leaves that bloomed 

from the tree we planted

have now all blown away.

With the change in the wind, 

we never got the chance to say goodbye. 

After the rain falls,

will the leaves flourish once again?

Has the story ended or just a chapter? 

Nothing at all,

silence. 

The action that speaks louder than words. 

Today will you say,

“hello, goodbye, or nothing at all?”

19 April 2 Permalink

Throughout life we encounter many people, each who somehow affect us. We have and build relationships with these people. These relationships come in different shapes and sizes whether it be a blood relationship, friendship, romantic relationship, student-teacher, etc.

Each of these relationships and encounters teach us something about ourselves or teach us a lesson on trust, love, pain, happiness, patience, etc. We may not know the lesson until it has passed, but each person in our life has entered it for a reason and will definitely teach us something. 

I recently realized to look at  what lesson I learned or am learning from a person. Before I would just look at whether the person brought me pain or pleasure, to say the least. I would always hear people complain about how someone broke their heart, trust, or were just a shitty friend (and I would do this too). But what I wouldn’t hear or talk about is how we’ve learned from that lesson. Because we wouldn’t acknowledge that a lesson was deep down in there, something similar would happen again with another person until the lesson is acknowledged and taught. I’m not saying that if we acknowledge the lesson, it will not happen again. What I am saying though is that if we acknowledge the lesson, then we will understand how to react to it in a better manner when presented to us again. 

We are the ones that unconsciously or consciously attract people into our lives. If someone has hurt us, then we must forgive them and see that they were brought into our life to teach us something. Forgiving them isn’t letting them off the hook, it’s letting ourselves off the hook. By forgiving we allow ourselves the chance to be as happy as possible, freeing us from the past and letting us live in the present. By not forgiving we are giving the person we are angry at the right to control and alter our mood. Forgive, learn the lesson, and move on. Let love and happiness take over so you can have a limitless amount of each. 

Also remember that not only does every individual person teach you a lesson, but you teach every one else a lesson too. Now, what lesson is it that you want to teach? 

21 March 1 Permalink

Sand people

People are a lot like sand when it comes to any type of relationship(parent-child, lover-lover, etc). We won’t go anywhere if water sloshes over us or even if we get walked on from time to time. Once someone holds us too tightly in his/her hand however, we just slip away. 

Next time you try holding someone too close, remember this- everyone just wants the feeling of freedom, just like sand. 

16 August Permalink