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Write a poem a letter about quote or motto that inspires you 8 months, 3 weeks ago Living by the Heart
Don'shea GravesTo live by the heart is the sweetest of things;
To live by the heart is living in honesty with yourself;It’s to live courageously;
Isn’t it beautifully and joyfully tasteful operating from a place of love and resonance;To stamp your existence to the world in your own skin daringly, devoid of shame;
Choosing to show up for you for a change;
Allowing yourself to be vulnerable to any and all for the sake of actually breathing your own breath;Now that’s power;
An innate presence present in us all;
What bigger a disservice committed to ourselves than to mute the SO(U)L;For to live by the heart is to invite more beauty in both the individual and collective world
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Don’shea,
This poem reads so authentically as you write about living your truth. I love the line AND the punctuation use in “what a bigger disservice committed to ourselves than to mute the SO(U)L. Emphasis on U…such as “you” the self I’m assuming? So cool!! Love it! As a recovering people pleaser, it is so hard to live by the heart. And this was such a beautiful reminder. Thanks for sharing your art!
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Thank you so much Mallory 💛 😀. I appreciate your opinion as well as your perspective on this piece. I was also a people pleaser as well and it definitely takes a toll on you as it persists. I can recall so many times where I would find myself complaining about the circumstances I was a part of that were undesirable. I realized that I, myself, was responsible for this, and began to make changes that I resonated with. I dealt with the guilt complexity and it still comes from time to time, but I’m more confident then I’ve ever been and I’m continously improving in my life. SO(U)L has a voice that’s often silenced and it deserves to roar guilt-free
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Don’shea, living by the heart truly is sweet. When we let our heart guide us instead of what people expect, we are able to finally be true to ourselves. Muting our souls is something that can cause our hearts and minds to become damaged, but we always have the power to turn the volume up and listen to what our soul has to say. Thank you for sharing such an inspirational outlook!
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