“A practice of gratitude is not about dismissing sadness, anger, fear, or confusion. Rather, it offers us the opportunity to see that we often experience multiple feelings at once; to welcome joy into the same places where we hold grief; to turn our attention to what is quietly growing and breathing day by day, which, to our possible surprise, includes ourselves.” – Kristin Lin, Editor, The On Being Project
No Explanation Needed
You don’t have to explain
how you know where to go or when
stillness brings discomfort.
You don’t have to explain
why sorrow comes and goes
tears visiting your eyes again.
You don’t have to explain
when it happened for the first time
why you feel a mountain sits upon you.
You don’t even have to explain
why it matters so much.
I never need more than just you
Just sit down
next to me, the weight
of…
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The Reluctant Poet 
this is so nice I loved it ❤
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