Hear my love sing...

Every night you play me something sweet,

and when I'm down, you always change the key.

I need you now, my heart has lost the beat,

and I'm counting on your love, hey melody.

We both could use a reason just to smile,

so let me be your harmony tonight -

every note you hit cuts into me.

Learned from the pain...

It's a purple threaded evening. A torn god is laying on the roof. The sky is milky. The lavender hued moon shines against hot asphalt. The thickness of the evening presses into his throat. Polaroids taped to the ceiling. Ivy pouring out of the cracks in the wall. He found his courage buried beneath molding books and forgot to lock the door behind him. The old house never forgets. He opened his mouth and a dandelion fell out. Reached behind his tongue and found sopping wet seeds. Pulled all of his teeth out just to say he could. He drowned himself in a bottle of whiskey and the orange really brought out his demise. Lay him down on a bed of ground spices. There's a song there; he know's it. Amethyst geode eyes. Cracked open. No one saw it coming. November never loved him. The moon still doesn’t understand that.

I've loved and I've lost...

Surrender is the ultimate sign of strength and the foundation for a serene life. It affirms that we are no longer willing to live in pain. It expresses a deep desire to transcend our struggles and transform our negative emotions. It commands a life beyond our egos, beyond that part of ourselves that is continually reminding us that we are separate, different and alone. Surrendering allows us to return to our true nature and move effortlessly through the cosmic dance called life. It's a powerful statement that proclaims the perfect order of the universe.

When you give in, you are saying, "even though things are not exactly how I'd like them to be, I will face my reality. I will look it directly in the eye and allow it to be here." Surrender and serenity are synonymous; you can't experience one without the other. So if it's peace you're searching for, it's close by. All you have to do is resign as the puppeteer of the universe. Choose to trust that there is a greater plan for you and that if you let go, it will be unfolded in time. Surrender is a gift that you can give yourself. It's an act of faith. It's saying that even though I can't see where this river is flowing, I trust it will take me in the right direction.