Some days, my mind will still be in prison, but I will live in spite of it. I unlearn how to swim; I trade my gills for lungs and wings.
STEPHANIE BRIARLet yourself go a little wild, a little rough around through the edges; the human spirit wasn’t meant for carefully-curated perfection.
More Stephanie Briar Quotes
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Emotion = Energy in motion.
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In my dreams we got past the parking lot; you took me past the old, oak door, led me up onto the vacant altar, and offered me to every god whose name you invoked as you worshipped my body.
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To the oppressed with no seat on the table; dreaming of change and better days, I will pull up a chair, and light fires in your name.
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When you focus on directing your energy away from harm and toward healing, you feed the soul and starve the ego.
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Your darkness does not scare me, nor will I run from you; like a star, I’m falling for the phases of your moon.
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The search for external sources is nothing compared to internal forces.
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When I was a child, I used to fear monsters under the bed. I have since learned that most monsters are found within. And they are always worth fighting.
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I am strong. My heart still hopes. My mind still dreams. My soul still craves pouring energy into everything that I love.
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Trauma has deep roots indeed, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pull the weeds.
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Can hope bloom in the shade? Can time give back what it takes away? I once saw the answers to life in your eyes; now I can remember the words to goodbye.
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I count the stars from whence we came. I name them all for you; my flame.
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Last night, I sent you home with a kiss and a promise. I hope you still believe in roses.
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Poetry? That’s easy. I just cut the vein, and let it bleed.
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We usually seek the divine in the sky, But religion is best found on the ground. Nature is our true creator.
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He’ll keep some daying and tommorwing until he has no tomorrows left. I don’t choose that.
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