Author: The Hopeful Romantic

Life is not the way it is supposed to be.
It is the way it is.
The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
~ Virginia Satir

If the mountain seems to big today
then climb a hill instead.
If the morning brings you sadness
it’s ok to stay in bed.
If the day ahead ways heavy
and your plans feel like a curse,
there’s no shame in rearranging,
don’t make yourself feel worse.
If a shower stings like needles
and a bath feels like you’ll drown,
if you haven’t washed your hair for days,
don’t throw away your crown.
A day is not a lifetime
a rest is not defeat,
don’t think of it as failure,
just a quiet, kind retreat.
It’s ok to take a moment
from an anxious, fractured mind,
the world will not stop turning
while you get realigned.
The mountain will still be there
when you want to try again,
you can climb it in your own time,
just love yourself ’til then.

~ Laura Ding-Edwards

May your week be filled with good thoughts,
kind people, and happy moments.

To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more
useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.
~ Dalai Lama