Secret Garden in my Mind

A poem to navigate the unstitching of the old wounds

Another day, another Sunday,

Some old feelings, some new ones,

Old ones making you realize nothing has changed,

No progress has been made,

How can it still ache?

New ones are almost buried under the ache.

But they are there, seeking my attention,

Asking for me to take them out and may be, amplify it.

The new ones are from the secret garden in my mind,

The garden I have been working on from sometime.

I enter the garden for a walk, and see what I find,

The courage of the new bud that is trying to blossom,

The sunflowers are smiling and full of self-love and compassion,

The grace shining through in letting go of the dead leaves,

The simmering hope of the new leaves when all the old ones are gone,

The fruits of self-trust and confidence growing on my trees,

The resilience to move past every season coming through.

The stubbornness to grow even when it all feels impossible to bear.

Harneek!

Photo by Tim Cooper on Unsplash

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This week’s recommendations:

• Three things to take away from Love Is Blind UK around dating and relationships by

  Poorna Bell
  . Take aways and some considerations from the latest Love is Blind UK.

• Highly Sensitive? 9 Affirmations That Will Help You Feel Your Best by

  Sandra Pawula
  . For my fellow HSPs, this one’s got everything you need, the sensitivity test, the validation, the honoring and embracing of your sensitivities

• you only want me because you couldn’t kill me by

  asa
  . The pain, the hurt, the betrayal, the love, the killing and the rising of a woman. Very powerful writing.