Poems
silent majorities
your outlook on everyone
informed by a few
the ones you feel judged by
the same who fear you
slow down, this is it
take the time to hear your mind
all rush and worry leave behind
in slowing down you reclaim youth
in silence solace speaks the truth
peculiar paths are promising
have no fear your path is different
it doesn't mean you're lost
treat tense looks with calm indifference
the prize is worth the cost
question why you strive
what life you paid for, now you're
where you used to want to be
why wish away your hours
when the world's your fantasy
closer than close
the self that you're aware of
is a thought of the real you
the self behind perception
is experienced as true
you don't need a key
prison bars obscure your view
grass is greener, there's no doubt
challenge what you know as true
you are looking in, not out
mental mathematics
multiply each thought with more
divisions in the mind
positive and negative
aren't needed to be kind
untitled #1
it isn't love to burn both ends
a sacrifice for no one's gain
on their beloved each depend
both victims of another's pain
break silence, keep your soul alert
stay cautious of your tendencies
it isn't love to join in hurt
a path towards codependency
untitled #2
in a rush to do it all now
we fast forward to the end
living buried, we're near fallout
far from thriving, almost dead
always striving towards advancing
in a hurry, we pretend
must find time to mind our manners
don't fear worry, be its friend
untitled #3
don't set your soul on fire
just for keeping others warm
don't be a gun for hire
set the goal you're aiming for
untitled #4
always guess the best in guests
see who you want to be
trusting strangers is a skill
and you reap what you seek
in others, trust, they are just man
not monsters molded into
the truly bad, are far and few
one sin does not mean "villain"
untitled #5
follow what thrills you
moments you feel you're falling
hollow until you
fall in love with your calling
fill up with real truth
cogent hopes have you scrawling
find the ideal you
be one with what's enthralling
untitled #6
fall in love with life
even when it makes us suffer
illiminate our pain
empathize with one another
falling towards demise
through our hardships we grow tougher
to resist makes pain remain
give up seeking to discover
untitled #7
you can't mess up
what's meant to be
make your own luck
plant your own seeds
refill your cup
sip on life's tea
no need to pay
the cost is free
untitled #8
grass is greenest where you notice
make intentions to see slowest
glasses clean? yes, here you're focused
pay attention to what's closest
always thinking, never knowing
quit comparing, ever growing
now your sense of time is slowing
noticing is an unknowing
untitled #9
enjoy every step
let be where they may lead
this moment is set
the rest aren't guaranteed
find joy unfolding
the now is not a means
fully feel feelings
we're humans not machines
untitled #10
endless regression
thought about thought
healing commences
the moment it's caught
light of awareness
illuminates all
endlessly ready
to answer the call
untitled #11
listen for lessons
defeats try to teach you
every misstep makes
the view ahead clearer
have self-compassion
we're all feeling creatures
be mindful of thoughts
for they are your mirror
Prompts
Renounce Helplessness to Realize Your Power
Accept your autonomy. You are able to fend for yourself.
Take responsibility for your life.
Defend yourself, set boundaries, and hold others to consequences.
Attain Greater Focus With Less Effort
Meditation is the disciplined pursuit of less, calmly giving all attention to the task at hand.
Your sole responsibility is to reconnect with yourself as you are now.
You Don't Have to Let Pain Linger
Your behavioral patterns come from subconscious conditioning.
Unaddressed pain can cause you to act untoward.
Until you unpack your reactions, you'll repeat them.
The Only Way Out is Through
Refusing to accept anguish averts it from abating, not arising.
Society doesn't need to see a pain-free substitute version of you.
Feel your suffering underneath.
Don't be Afraid to Act on Anger
Anger isn't evil.
Getting mad can motivate wholesome actions.
It isn't kind to stay silent when you witness abuse.
Feel your fury.
Identify what you can change.
Fear is the Building Block of Courage
The largest jump in growing up is the ability to make room for fear.
You become the adult who allays, seeing fear as an opportunity to turn a scary space into a safe one.
Emotions Can Be So Simple it's Stupid
Stop believing that your feelings are too complicated to describe.
Dormant emotions are only complex in their debut.
Look closer, you'll find a clear cause.
Recognize Your Roles and Reactions
The more you occupy your societal role in an interaction, the less authentic that interaction will be.
Strive to recognize the roles you play in interactions with others.
Notice when you treat others as only their roles.
Even a brief exchange with a server can be made meaningful by seeing them as a fellow human being, not a job.
Self-Confidence is Sensible
Belief in illusion is delusional.
Belief in yourself is pragmatic.
Trust you can rectify tough times.
Transform from the victim of your life narrative into its hero.
Don't be Small, Answer the Call
Self-development is a goal that lasts a lifetime.
Failing to become who you were meant to be robs the world of your potential.
Make use of chances to exercise your gifts.
Befriend Those With Values You'd Defend
Your version of "everybody" is informed by who you spend the most time with.
Find ways to be around those whose attitudes and judgements match your values.
You Are Welcome Here
Greet each piece of yourself with open arms.
Don't rationalize it.
Your essential "me" can't exist intellectually.
Receive it.
Rest in silliness and stillness.
Your Instinct is Data Driven
Your intuition is based on more input than you could ever collect.
Trust your gut.
Tell your uneasy, social appeasing self to back off.
Why do you fear what they think?
Born to be Nomads
Stability is a superfluous illusion.
We were made to thrive in change, emerging with the transient world.
Chasing safety erodes freedom.
Chase the change you fear.
Reframe Failure as Feedback
How we tell stories about our past predicts our future actions.
Listen for the lesson each loss tries to teach you.
Every misstep makes the path forwards clearer.
Existence is Essence
Existence doesn't precede essence.
Past experiences alter your actions, but they don't affect your essence.
It's a co-emergence—a false divide.
Reunify with what you always were.
Self-Love is a Humble Confidence
Self-love requires unconditional compassion for yourself while staying honest about your hurts.
You aren't superior or inferior to anyone.
We're all on equal footing.
Analysis Muddies the Miraculous
Life happens in the gap between perception and interpretation.
Our minds are highly limited in what we can understand, but we are limitless in what we perceive.
Think Less to be at Your Best
Meditation is a stripping away of thoughts between reality and you.
It's something you undo, not do.
Thinking has its place, but most of the time your mind needs space.
