meet me at golden hour

by Jennae Cecelia

life’s too short to not paint with your fingers, sing that song at the top of your lungs, eat your favorite ice cream on the last day of summer, or dance in the kitchen as pancakes bake. your inner child would thank you for not taking your life too seriously. this life’s supposed to be fun.

when you let go of the idea that you need to do things in a way to please other people, you find freedom to be yourself.

when i nurture myself instead of over consuming other people’s lives, oh, the garden that blooms out of me. oh, the beauty i find.

what i would give to actually be as calm as people think that i am. they have no idea all the intrusive thoughts living in my head.

i’m healing myself first, so i don’t project my st...

take more deep breaths. sit and listen to your heart beat. watch your hair blow in the wind. put your bare feet in the grass. you are here. you are an amazing soul that deserves to know just how much you are needed, just how much you existing is world changing.

will not do things anymore to make other people happy while it simultaneously pains me. i spent years only doing things that would leave people pleased. i will own the fact that i’m brutally honest and true to myself. because i deserve it after being walked all over for so long.

this is the season of healing. book an appointment with that therapist. buy that solo plane ticket to the city you’ve wondered about. write a letter to your past self. this is the season of healing for you and no one else.

i apologize to my body, my mind, and my soul for making you feel so bad and alone. i hope you can forgive me for what i said on my journey of figuring out what self-love was. i was hurting.

don’t hold back the compliments. the i love you’s. the good news. don’t hold back on the things that can help heal old wounds.

i'm starting with healing myself first because it’s the only control i have to go from there and then lend a helping hand.

you’re glowing like the sun. you’re

laughing and having fun. healing looks so good on you.

everyone deserves a person that encourages their spark. the first one to hear the good news. the first one you cry to. the one who never questions their late-night knock at the door. the one who never questions sleeping on their floor. everyone deserves a person that’s there unconditionally.