How brightly I must have shined, to you,

To be picked out of thousands.


And though you have stripped me

Now, unrecognizable in the mirror

No sweet petals. No soft scent.

I know that this decomposing self

Will give life once again.


And though I will be shining

My power

My strength

My softness

My sweetness

Will be unrecognizable to you


Because you cannot see what you don’t know.

metoo its 2am trauma timesup survivor hope short poem

abiding-in-peace:

“We have to understand the middle path: That a human has a positive and a negative side. We have a false, ignorant side, but we also have a beautiful potential – Buddha nature.”

— Lama Yeshe

abiding-in-peace:

“Your first priority should be to find your own quiet space inside so you can learn more about yourself. This includes getting to know and understand your own suffering. When your practice is solid and you’ve already harvested some of the sweet fruits of getting to know yourself, you can consider ways you can make more room to bring silence, deep looking, understanding, and compassion into your work or community.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh


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