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Tag: #thoughts

I Don’t Know But I’ll Keep Trying To Learn

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 beachbumpoetLeave a comment

There is a lot I don't know right now...about how to help, what to do, and how to understand myself in this world. But there are a few things I do know. Here they are.

Posted in Explore, MindTagged #blacklivesmatter, #idontknow, #iknow, #ourworld, #thoughtfulthursday, #thoughts

How to Hold it All

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 beachbumpoetLeave a comment

How do we hold the cosmic and the mundane, the violent and the stunning, the brutal and the profound ?

Posted in Explore, PoetryTagged #2020, #connectwithyourself, #mentalhealth, #poetry, #thoughts

(Now) I Am

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 beachbumpoetLeave a comment

A poem of reflection: on changing, growing, letting go of pieces of ourselves, and looking towards the bright future. Celebrate every moment.

Posted in Explore, PoetryTagged #creativeexpression, #mentalhealth, #poet, #poetry, #thoughts, #writing

Radical Oppositions and Centering in the Sea

May 21, 2020May 19, 2020 beachbumpoetLeave a comment

In this essay, I explore the meaning of right and wrong, why self-improvement made me so angry at the start of quarantine, and how the ocean operates as my center through it all.

Posted in Explore, MindTagged #compassion, #covid, #quarantine, #thoughtfulthursday, #thoughts

Addict(ion)

January 13, 2020January 10, 2020 beachbumpoetLeave a comment

Today for Mental Health Monday, I share a poem of mine exploring addiction and how it influences my mind and spirit, what it means and what it is (not).

Posted in Explore, PoetryTagged #addiction, #creativeexpression, #creativewriting, #mentalhealth, #mentalhealthmonday, #poetry, #thoughts
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