Month: October 2022

Come a long way from that girl who was quiet.

She felt unheard because she didn’t know how to be heard.

The fear of being loud and standing up for herself would backfire.

She lived in this fear and self-doubt until she realized she had something to say.

And this time, no one would stop her from saying it.

She is tired of pushing it down until it comes back with great force.

She needs to say it calmly and wisely as she looks around for the first time.

She realizes she sees tears in their eyes and heads nodding as they agree on what she has to say.

And she smiles, for she was never alone, and there were others out there waiting for someone to be heard so they, too, can step up and be heard.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2022 By Deirdre Stokes

happening all around as the leaves fall on a decently warm fall day

So much is going on around me and all I want to do is stop time and have it slowed down.

So, I can just enjoy more quiet moments and not get stressed out as I take one less thing off my plate.

Hoping more to come this season but for me to remember to take the time to slow down and really pay attention to what’s going on around me and to appreciate those that have been by my side through all the seasons of my life.

Allowing me to be myself and not hold anything back because they know what judgment feels like and they know what it is like to live their life on their own terms.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2022 By Deirdre Stokes

the path we are on gets slippery and narrow as we travel on

Sometimes we do a lot of walking alone with a little bit of guidance or at least that is how it feels.

But other times we know we were not alone and every time things are bad and sad; we know we will get through it.

For we know worrying or stressing about things will get us nowhere in this life.

And other times we just want to scream and tell those that have done us wrong off and move on with our lives.

But there is one thing I’ve noticed on each path I’ve taken it always ends with light at the end.

So, through the struggles and confusion I will always move forward for I know the light will guide my way to a place of new understanding as everything in life will come around and around.

But how I react to it may just be the key to some paths are better avoided

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2022 By Deirdre Stokes