Sometimes ✍️💯🌈

Sometimes we love.
And our hearts are brokenm.

We dream.
And our hopes are shattered.

We wish.
And our desires are unfulfilled.

We give freely.
And are left empty-handed.

And we care for others.
And aren’t loved in return.

And those who we once most admired and valued.
Do not reciprocate our affection.

Sometimes we undergo a process of loss and heartbreak.
And are left feeling broken.
And lacking hope.
As we fail to realise.
That we are not destined to remain stuck in this cycle indefinitely.

And that in life.
Whoever lets go of us
Leads us home.

Whoever rejects us
Empowers us to embrace ourselves fully.

And someone’s lack of love for us
Is ultimately a reflection of them rather than us.

And we feel most hurt.
Not when we are rejected.
But when we reject ourselves.

We feel most sad
Not when others upset us.
But when we seek happiness in sources that are unable to provide it. and are left feeling let down.

And we feel most alone
When we are strangers to ourselves.

And so in order to find peace in our surroundings.
We must first find peace within.

In order to find joy outside of ourselves.
We must first experience joy internally.

In order to feel fully accepted.
We must first learn to fully accept ourselves.

And not every race is worth running.
Not every battle is worth fighting.
Not every adventure is worth embarking upon.
And not every relationship is worth pursuing.

And rejection is simply redirection.
Allowing us to become more in touch with ourselves.
And more awakened to our own self-acceptance and self-love.

Words by Tahlia Hunter.

Artwork by Lucy Campbell.