Day: July 27, 2023

The Heavens Declare

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at the moment of your birth,
the sun, moon, and stars aligned
in a pattern
that will never appear
in the heavens again.
points of light in an inky black sky
with no seeming connection
until you decide
how they all fit together
by the choices you make.
and in the course of a lifetime
the story unfolds.

at the moment of your (re)birth,
your constellation complete,
the tale must be told
to close the circle.
from your lips emerges
the details of a life lived on earth
with all its twists and turns,
all the lessons learned,
the trials and victories
and each locus of love
that guided you home.
©2023, Sarah S. Walters

Unique

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Everyone has something that is important to them. I have things that are important to me. You have things that are important to you. Sometimes those things don’t overlap. Sometimes people can understand where you are coming from to the degree that they have personal experience, and sometimes it’s just not going to register at all.

I’m learning that it is okay that not everyone understands what it is like to be a woman in 21st-century America, or a mom, a drafter, a wife, a poet, a musician, etc. My experience is mine. What is important is that I am being authentic and reaching my potential in spite of that.

Not everyone is going to understand or care. As long as I care, that is all that really matters. Because as soon as I need outside validation, I will take a step off my singular path in order to fit someone else’s paradigm.

You were given a unique perspective. Embrace it. Love it. It will get you where you are supposed to go.