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Love and grief have always known each other they arrive together quietly at first—one carrying flowers the other carrying memories we spend our lives learning how to love never quite realizing we are also learning how to lose a hand we once held becomes a hand we remember a voice we once heard becomes an echo living somewhere beneath the heart And still, we love we love knowing nothing stays we love knowing every beautiful thing is borrowed by time we love because the heart w

true love never keeps us guessing

There’s something about the letter C that feels like home to me— soft at the edges, curved like it’s always making space for something tender C is for connection, the kind that wraps around you like quiet comfort C is for croissants, warm and golden, shared slowly in soft mornings where nothing else matters. C is for the crescent moon, hanging gently in the sky like a secret, like a promise that even in partial light, we’re still whole And maybe most of all…C is for the way m

Cuban Stunner

It was summer. I learned your number. She's a complex kid And he's always been so hard to get around But they never leave each other...

Laughter is an instant vacation In the depth of winter There is an invincible summer that lays within (me) Traveling is like flirting...

Sure, the good ol days weren't always good And tomorrow might not be as bad as it seems If you think I’m feeling older and missing my younger days Then you should have known me much better My past never got in my way Life can change its mind and love can still surprise you mysteriously But somewhere along the way They teach you not to take it all so seriously And if growing older means that I've learned a thing or two Then I’ll wear the evidence of laughter Proof I lived them

I'm a dreamer. I'll be there soon. It may seem like the day is wasted And the nights have been overdue Well, I'm the last of the big...

The dancers We miss the height of our fullest potential by not engaging in the quiet parade of days. Growth inside fuels growth outside....

Aim while standing, not while shooting. If we move too fast, we'll break things If we move too slow, we'll miss things And if we don't...

It's never a losing bet She deals the cards as a meditation And those she plays never suspect She doesn’t play for the money she wins She...

RIL You can say I have learned to keep quiet about the things I love the most. Often misunderstood by others, especially those for who I...

She was sitting Out on the swing set in her backyard Rocking back and forth Tears falling down her face As she contemplated about the...

Wherever life plants you, embrace the opportunity to bloom with grace and seek the sun. At times you may feel like a lost cause But...

After all, life isn't measured by how many times you stood up to fight. It's not winning battles that make you happy, but it's how many...

Aloha Sunrise. *smooch* It's impossible for me to see a sunrise and not start daydreaming. Thank you for the hospitality, Kauai --...

Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. You don't have to speak about your greatness It shows up for itself

The season of giving. In joined hands there is still some token of hope, in the clenched fist, none. Get not your friends by bare...

If a branch is too rigid, it will break. Resist, and you will perish. Know how to yield and you will survive.

Life takes you down many paths but my favorite ones lead to the beach.