Mental Health
100 Haikus
Okay, I will try to make this short, but I’m still learning… One of the most therapeutic experiences for me last year was writing haikus. So, I want to send a big thank you to Vocal for that random discovery! Often my life pushes me to speak in front of classrooms, sing in front of crowds, or express my feelings in half an hour or longer speeches. And, though I love what I do as a teacher, artist, and mentor it can still be exhausting reaching for thousands of words to say to others. Haikus have become an opportunity for me to pick a frame or moment, and try to capture that as precise as I can for myself. Still a challenge of finding what I want to say. But. Less words, and more focus on what I really feel and think. Not entirely just what I want others to feel and think.
By Alexis Dean Jr.2 years ago in Poets
Affirmations for self-belief.
Often in life, we get too bogged down and bothered by our externality, that we forget life is not happening to us, rather it is happening within us, what happens in our external environment is a reflection of what is happening internally. To win in life you must win your mind. The inner world and its conflicts often manifest as circumstances we dwell in our existence.
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Poets
Wind & Soul
Soul Soothing Journey Wind & Soul I sat on a dark wooden rocking chair that was on the porch of a friend’s house. My friend called me over for breakfast after I sent her a message saying I was having trouble holding on. When I arrived, I walked through the front door and she embraced me in her arms. I felt a genuine love pour out of her and directly into me. The warmth of this love caused me to melt in her arms. Nothing had changed in life; at the same time it felt like all had changed in life. She walked to a table at the center of her living room and picked up a teacup. She placed it in my hands and the warmth of the cup reminded me of the hug she’d just shared with me. Her hands settled around mine as they held the teacup, she then said,
By Marysol Ramos2 years ago in Poets
