I used to believe that living is doing, moving, getting. But, there is life in staying still. A bird is a bird even when she isn’t flying.
OBEHI VESSEL A.Learning is easy. Unlearning is tricky. The former is knowledge gained. The latter is knowledge gained, recognized as a loss.
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I no longer ask humans, for a definition of love. For, they tend to force on her, the traits of those who have either treated them well or not at all.
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To know more, I must first admit that I know nothing. Only on a blank page, can words be written.
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Standing between who we are, and who we want to be, is that which we find easiest to be.
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Every person I failed to forgive, I became.
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Doubt has evolved. From a ‘what if I can’t?’ To a ‘what if I can? And it doesn’t last?’
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Toxicity isn’t always a harsh tone or a bruise. Often it’s a “this is who I am.” Often it’s a “I’ll change” Void of when.
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Patience is not the ability to wait. It is, how we wait; an attitude so unruffled, that none can tell if we’re waiting or not.
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Time ensures that we heal; not that we forget; In forgetting how a scar came to be, is to silently invite another injury.
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Everyone claims they want the truth. Just not in all her bright entirety. We’d rather she visit in dim shades of light, that won’t hurt our eyes.
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This year has been heavy. Not meant to be carried alone.
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Some days are heavy. Not meant to be carried alone.
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Spiritual or religious. Which will you be? Society, asks of me. Inscribe my name on the list. I said, of which has more compassion in it.
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You can worry, or you can be wise. You cannot be both, at the same time.
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And, when it comes to counting our blessings; we humans are all bad at math.
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I have seen men, choose violence time after time. And in turn, I have seen violence choose them.
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