The Joyful Mystic
The art of living wholeheartedly
Here live the stories
Humorously beautiful
From a life well lived
New posts on Wednesdays and the occasional Friday
Living Wholeheartedly
The Joyful Mystic
Love
What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Jackie DeShannon)
Joy
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling, I’m not the only one (Sheryl Crow)
Encouragement
You know you a star, you can touch the sky, I know that it’s hard but you have to try (Lizzo)
Authenticity
And that’s be you, be what you’re like, be like yourself (They Might Be Giants)
Creative and poetic expression that imparts encouragement, joy, love, and authenticity.
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Generational Trauma
You only knew a war zone too You were attacked directly Burying your pain In thousands of landmines You were able to stop the war But you forgot…
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I’m Programmed to React Like a Three Year Old
Other people don’t have visceral reactions When their buttons are pushed They don’t have three year old reactions Overwhelming their logic Threatening to engulf them in a tsunami…
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I Was Never Meant to be Tamed
I was not made to be less than In a world where less than is celebrated Less weight Less inches Less personality I was not designed to be…
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Skin Lines
Creases and scars Map my skin Every line Tells a story Short novellas of sharp pain Epic sagas etched over years Uniquely mine I have lived each line…
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What I Saw
They saw a little girl with scattered thoughts and called her flighty I saw an open mind They saw disorganization and called her messy I saw a different…
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Flipping Pages
Turning to the next page Over and over again What will I find when I turn it over? What lies hidden on these unexplored pages? *** Waiting to…
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The Joyful Mystic
