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How to shine

2020 November 17th2019 May 27th

It’s not that the people
with nice shiny attitudes
have not been banged up—
but they buff out their
dings and scratches with
gratitude and positivity,
perspective and grace,
resilience and courage,
with purpose and faith.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Healing Journal Tags adversity, attitude, gratitude, inspiration, letting go, metaphor, motivation, perspective, poems, popular, self, spirit, success, wellness, work hard

Killing nature

2020 November 17th2019 May 16th

the wilderness died
of a broken heart —
from bad decisions and
evil battles of grown men

—Terri Guillemets

blackout poetry created from Rafe Martin, Birdwing, 2005, pages 47–49

Categories Blackout Poetry Tags altered prose, curmudgeonesque, current events, earth, environment, poems, politics, popular, remix lit, social issues, society, technology

Water cycle

2020 November 20th2019 May 8th

to cry is beautiful —
the beauty of one’s pain
leaving the heart

—Terri Guillemets

blackout poetry created from Maud Casey, The Man Who Walked Away, 2014, pages 114–115

Categories Blackout Poetry Tags adversity, altered prose, beauty, body, emotions, healing, heart, letting go, melancholy, perspective, poems, popular, remix lit

None excluded

2020 November 20th2019 January 13th

Prayer is for the grateful and for the grateful-to-be.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Nightstand Journal Tags attitude, gratitude, inspiration, popular, prayer, quotes

Whole body, whole spirit

2020 November 20th2019 January 13th

We thank on our knees
with folded hands
for full bellies
and fuller hearts.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Nightstand Journal Tags attitude, blessings, body, gratitude, heart, inspiration, poems, popular, prayer, spirit

Arise

2020 November 20th2018 October 24th

Morning isn’t just the sun coming up anew over the horizon — you are, too.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Healing Journal Tags attitude, blessings, inspiration, morning, motivation, popular, quotes, self, sun, wellness

Cold is relative

2020 November 20th2018 October 21st

When you’re shivering with loss, let love keep you warm with memories.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Writer's Journal Tags death, grief, loss, love, memories, popular, quotes

Awake & alone

2020 November 20th2018 June 7th

Night is filled with our loudest fears and a silent courage.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Nightstand Journal Tags courage, fear, infj, mind, night, popular, quotes, self, silence, solitude

Shields & grit

2020 November 20th2018 May 13th

If life throws stones at you, crush them and throw back glitter.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal Tags adversity, attitude, inspiration, letting go, life, motivation, popular, quotes, stress

Censorship

2020 November 22nd2017 December 28th

To kill words with fear,
It’s a dreadful thing.
      —Don’t.

blackout poetry created from Charles Dickens, “The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain,” 1848, as published in The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens, edited by Peter Haining, 1983 edition, page 197

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Blackout Poetry Tags altered prose, books, censorship, poems, popular, reading, remix lit, social issues, society

Perspective through the window

2020 November 20th2017 November 1st

Health is a journal your body keeps about you.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Healing Journal Tags body, health, popular, quotes, wellness

Scoresheet

2020 November 17th2017 August 15th

No volume of history is insignificant, even the worst chapters. Especially the worst chapters.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Writer's Journal Tags adversity, history, humans, perspective, popular, quotes, society

Seamless

2020 November 20th2017 March 19th

the vibrant green-yellow-pink blossom-life of spring
the watery-blue radiant sunshine-breath of summer
the metallic-earth-toned glowing-decay of autumn
the grey-white holly-festive slow-motion of winter

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal Tags autumn, colors, nature, poems, popular, seasons, spring, summer, winter
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