Jemila

“But that shadow has been serving you!
What hurts you, blesses you.
Darkness is your candle.
Your boundaries are your quest.
You must have shadow and light source both.
Listen, and lay your head under the tree of awe.”
― Rumi

“If you want the moon, do not hide from the night.
If you want a rose, do not run from the thorns.
If you want love, do not hide from yourself.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“And they didn't spend years painting your soul into masterpiece-like existence for you to waste it on someone who doesn't appreciate you.”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

“Reinvent yourself. Over and over again. Plant new wildflowers into your spirit. Set a wildfire inside yourself and then regrow. Take the wildest thing about you and nurture it till it blossoms. Tend to the sea that resides inside your heart and listen to its storms, wash you anew. How else will you let go of everything that causes you such terrible harm if you are still living inside the old you, the person who was so damaged by it all?”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty