“We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” – Hopi Elder
Tag: Acceptance and Love for yourself
Acknowledge your Brilliance
Beauty
People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder. Salma Hayek
Grass is greener…
“When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.”
Nugan (Little Boy)
As a teacher, my younger sister has nurtured and taught Aboriginal children and teenagers for many years. It can be an emotional job at times, as these children often come from difficult and deprived backgrounds.
Overtime, she has learnt that not everyone can move on from their pain and sadly, she has lost some boys along the way and from suicide. Her resilience and love for this job is unchanging and inspired me to write a poem.
