“Her mother taught her how to breathe fire so that if they ever threw her to the wolves, she could set their hearts aflame.”
“You are here because the universe believes in you. You are here because the universe thought you are an excellent notion. Are you really trying to say that the same thing that put every star in that night sky you love so much is wrong?”
“Girl, you were born with a fire inside you, and this world is determined to stamp it out. You will see it when you stand up for yourself and you are told ‘It isn’t ladylike to raise your voice.’ You will hear it when you were something that hugs your body and feel the uncomfortable sensation of…”
“She speaks to me fondly of passions and talents, guitars and stars, then stops short and apologises for speaking at all. All because somewhere in her life, someone she loved broke her heart by ignoring her beautiful words and telling her to shut up, keep it down, nobody cares. People aren’t born…”
“The way you have loved speaks volumes about you. The way they leave speaks volumes about them. Your love is not poison. Their inability to appreciate it is.”
“I’m saying, for your own sake, for the sake of your future happiness, you have got to look away from it to start your journey forward. Once you do, your life will change. It’s not going to be overnight. It’s definitely not going to be momentary. But one day, you will wake up and find the heaviness…”Tagged: Nikita Gill, Past, Future, Hope
“You don't have to prove to anyone just how tough you are. You are still here, and you are still alive despite all of life's storms and tornados and hurricanes. You have weathered them all like a grand old oak tree, and you are still here.You are still alive. And if that isn't tough, I don't know…”Tagged: Poetry, strength, Finding Your Voice, Finding Strength, You Are Strong
“Your spine is stronger than granite. You have no reason to act like it doesn't exist.”Tagged: Your Soul Is A River, Poetry, strength, Finding Your Voice, Finding Strength
“They only succeed in stealing your voice if you give them permission by silencing yourself.”Tagged: Poetry, strength, Finding Your Voice, Finding Strength, Your Voice
“You owe no one an explanation, a reason, a defence for who you become after you survive.”Tagged: Poetry, Love Yourself First, Strong, Independence, You Are Strong
“Remember that your body is a vessel for the wild, extraordinary thing that lives inside you.”Tagged: Poetry, Love Yourself First, Strong, Independence, You Are Strong
“Remember that you are the ocean. And no one, not even the moon itself is allowed to control your glorious, beautiful tides.”Tagged: Love Yourself First, Strong, Independence, You Are Strong, The Love You Deserve
“You have grown so much because you have quietly realized you aren't just teardrops. You are an ocean.”Tagged: You Are Not Broken, strength, Finding Strength, Metaphors, Growth
“All the darkness of the night is no match for a single candle that refuses to die out.”Tagged: Your Soul Is A River, Poetry, You Are Not Broken, strength, Finding Strength
“Stars always shine brightest seconds before they fall apart.”Tagged: Poetry, You Are Not Broken, Brokenness, Starting New, Self-Love
“You see, you may be damaged and broken and unhinged. But so are shooting stars and comets.”Tagged: Your Soul Is A River, Poetry, You Are Not Broken, Brokenness, Starting New
“And the sun does not shine because someone else wants it to. It shines because that is what it was born to do.”Tagged: Be Light, Shine, Independence, Self-Love, Love Yourself First
“The universe did not breathe star fire into your bones just so you could burn yourself out over someone who treats you like a cigarette break.”Tagged: The Love You Deserve, Love, Love You Deserve, Real Life, You Are Worth It
“Instead aspire to be each other's darkness as much as the light. Be the thing that helps the other shine.”Tagged: What love is, real love, Defining Love, How To Love, Love