Simple Moments
Celebrating the everyday wonders of life.
The Words we Don’t Say
When you start to crack open, don’t waste a moment gathering your Old Self up into something like you knew before.Let your New Self S P L A S H like S u n l i g h t into every dark place & laugh & cry & make sounds you never made & thank all that is holy for the Gift, because now you have no choice but to … Let all your LOVE spill out into the world. -Kai Skye
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One of Those Days
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Sit and Do Nothing
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