Sometimes it’s easier to gain traction once you slow the spinning wheels.
Sometimes i don’t have enough soul in my cheeks to show my face to the world.
Come be the stampede of emotion standing on this dancing ocean, as I empty out this flood within, down to the last drop of this naked pen.
Sometimes the only way to gain someones favor is to stop giving them yours.
I keep planting my smile in the rich soil of your sadness, hoping one day love will bloom from your thoroughly saturated heart.
We feel the most balance when we’re not dividing ourselves on other people’s scales.
We’re only lucky enough to see the wonders of nature’s canyons because they’re gracious enough to show us the places they’ve been damaged.
You can’t hammer yourself with hatred and build a life of happiness.
The night sky is a dignified black princess freckled with the stars. Get lost in her beauty to find it in your darkness.
The fun part is finding which thoughts, in that crazy beehive of emotion, are the ones that mass produce the honey.
Sometimes the things that destroy you, become the architectural blueprints which make your mind royal.
Through persistence to a clear vision, the dreamer comes to understand that no matter how unlikely, taboo, or youthful these dreams may appear to be, the belly of the earth can and will still stretch with the conception of the new dream as sure as the belly of a woman can and will stretch with the conception of new life.
In order to live fully you must be guided by the reality of your ecstasy more than the maintenance of your monotony.
Nurtured by negative circumstances, braiding raging tornadoes in her hair, she held her head high, wearing her weathered poetry with pride.
I may be small but I’m a laughing mountain.
It’s funny how the ugly duckling always has so many beautiful things to teach us.
Take time for the clearance of the mind, preparing for adherence to perseverance for the journey of another thousand miles.
If it’s not strong enough to intoxicate, it’s probably not a great idea.
Hating yourself is like hating the sun. No matter how much you complain of it agitating your eyes, its brilliance shines on.
Sometimes changing the game is as simple as finding a few people who play by the same rules as you.