The Estuary

My pale skin embraces the afternoon sun like a forgotten treasure. The sea breeze brings a comfort I did not know I missed. The ocean speaks to me ever so softly as I surrender to Her wave-less current, allowing myself to drift away. The salt and sand stay with me; a reminder she expects a swift return. Her cleansing work not yet complete. "Balance" she says "requires patience: a non-resistance to your steadfast fear of release." And with my return I discovered that the sea-salt took from me all I no longer needed and the sun kissed into me fresh energy and new hope. Sitting quietly on the sand became my sanctuary; my peaceful place away from the world. Quiet but never alone.

A Glass Heart

It's a deafening silence as my heart shatters within the glass cage I've hidden it in for so long. I sit, perplexed at how it can be in a hundred sharp-sharded pieces whilst its glass counterpart has not one single crack. Instead, it feels magnified. My silent screams drawing me closer to my already withdrawn self. Through clouded hope, I close my empty eyes and wonder if perhaps there'll be a reflection of my heart's fragmented light? Like a lighthouse is a sea of darkness, I consider if solitude will allow me to shine once more, or will I forever be in search of a light beyond my own being?

One Breath at a Time

Like the morning sun, a soft pink on the fairy floss clouds, I rise. I rise up out of an unfulfilled past, no longer afraid to shine. For too long I allowed my essence to be dim, the magic within almost forgotten. I now step forward into each day braver than ever before. I cannot put my transformation on hold and in the hands of others. As I step out of fear; a cage of undesired limitations, and into each day with a courageous heart and inspired mind, I allow myself to grow. "There are no mistakes, just lessons" I hear echoed upon my wandering thoughts - almost mistaken as my own. Instead, it is guidance that comes from beyond my very being that teaches me growth comes in all forms. A step back is only a change in direction and may simply be the catalyst required to follow a more mindful journey. I rise out of guilt and fear into love, and therefore I make progress one breath at a time.