In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen
We can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness
Courage to fear, hope to despair.
Howard Thurman





Do not become the open sea
that gathers every storm for free
not every voice deserves a place
to anchor in your heart's embrace.
The world will offer fear and doubt,
harsh words that seek to wear you out
but wisdom knows what to release,
and what will guard your inner peace.
Be like the mountain after rain,
that lets the rivers leave again
it does not beg the clouds to stay,
nor carry every drop away.
Let kindness linger, truth remain,
let love outlive the fleeting pain
allow the light to find its way,
and wash the needless dark away.
A sponge absorbs both gold and dust
betrayal, beauty, fear, and trust
but filters choose with quiet grace
what's worthy of a sacred place.
Your heart was never made to hold
each bitter story ever told
it blooms when gently taught to see
that peace begins with what you keep.
So guard your soul with patient art,
be wise with every open heart
for life grows lighter when you learn
some things are simply not your turn.
Be not a vessel filled with noise
but one that makes intentional choice
for strength is found, as years unfold
in knowing what not to hold.






It costs no effort to point a hand,
To judge what we don't understand.
We weigh their flaws with sharpened eyes,
While hiding truth beneath disguise.
We build our pride on others' fall,
As if we've never slipped at all.
Yet every heart, if looked within,
Will find its own forgotten sin.
The loudest voice that loves to blame
May fear its own reflected shame.
For mirrors speak without applause,
Revealing every hidden cause.
Real courage is not standing tall
By proving someone else is small.
It lives inside the humble soul
That owns its scars and seeks to grow.
So judge with kindness, not with pride,
For truth is never found outside.
The hardest lesson we can make
Is seeing first our own mistake.
For those who master this rare art
Carry wisdom in their heart.
They mend themselves before they speak,
And find that grace belongs to the meek.


