After A While

After a while you learn the subtle difference between
holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning
and company doesn't always mean security
and you begin to learn
that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises
and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up
and your eyes ahead
with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child
and you learn
to build all your roads on today
because tomorrows ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn
that even sunshine burns if you get too much
so you plant your own garden
and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure
you really are strong
you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn
with every goodbye, you learn

by Veronica A. Shoffstall

my first entry

i have a Moleskine journal that i purchased a few years ago. everytime i would open it up to log a journal entry the pages just stared back at me. they were so boring. i decided to decorate the pages so they didn't feel so empty and bland. i used rub-ons, a few stickers and anything else i could find that captured the essence of what i was feeling on that given day. inside this journal, now with beautifully decorated pages, i find myself eager to write. i have also collected things from other people such as quotes and poetry. we all need inspiration. we need to connect with someone else who may have gone through an experience that we are facing right now. so, thats the purpose of this blog page. to share with you my life, my journey through womanhood. i will also include things i have taken from other people and that will be noted when i do so. i hope that this blog page will touch the hearts of others and inspire them to live the best life they possibly can.