Heart Talk: Poetic wisdom for a better life

by Cleo Wade

I’ve changed, darling… I’ve grown.

which parts of yourself won’t you let yourself love yet?

Knowing our needs is a limitless superpower,

Be unapologetic when it comes to your needs. They are, at the very least, deserving of being seen and heard.

Achieving our goals and desires is only as powerful as our ability to receive them.

True confidence comes from affirming ourselves regularly and treating ourselves kindly.

When we live with honesty, positive intentions, fairness, love, integrity, and transparency, we do not need to spend our time explaining ourselves to others.

Explanations are necessary only when our actions require justifications, and justifications are necessary only when our intentions are murky. Live your life with clear and good intentions and you will never have to spend your time explaining what you do or who you are.

so I think like the sun instead and nourish the growth of all with my light and my warmth

Love yourself enough to walk into only the rooms and situations that show care and love for you. Love yourself enough to walk out of the rooms that harm you in any way. Love yourself enough to hold the people who harm you accountable for their words and actions. Love yourself enough to express your wants, your needs, and your desires. Love yourself enough to tell the truth. Love yourself enough to keep yourself safe. Love yourself enough to say enough is be

Nobody knows you better than you do.

“Don’t wait on anyone to tell you what you are worth. You have to be the first person who knows what you are worth and can say what you are worth.”

Sometimes our habitual thinking takes over and we end up complaining or being upset about things that don’t actually matter to us. Break the habit. Before you get worked up about something, ask yourself, Do I really value this enough to exhaust myself emotionally over it? Ask yourself if it is worth it to have it play on a mental loop in your head. Ask yourself if it is worth your energy or worth your words. You are in charge of how much space a thought takes up in your life. Take the time to carefully consider what you let be a part of your being and your spirit.

Choose to allow what you go through to fuel your growth rather than stunt it.

Do not ignore your intuition. There is an infinite intelligence within you; let it be your guiding light.