I feel like we all need this reminder today!
Whatever you do don’t let anything or anyone steal your joy.
This world is full of evil, hatred and grief, but it’s also full of beauty, hope and love.
Your perspective matter, choose to live above the negativity, choose to see the good, choose to remain soft in this harsh world.
This is my hope, my wish, my prayer for you!
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Sometimes it gets into your soul, and you can’t shake the low dark cloud that’s hanging over your head. The chatter, the lies, the bitter words, all the things you allowed yourself to believe, all the things you are still holding on to. They are not true; they don’t define you.
Here are 5 steps to help you accept how wonderful and bless you are:
1. Let it go and set your soul free.
2. You are enough even on the rough days
3. You don’t need validation; your authenticity is your truth.
4. Embrace your uniqueness and your strengths.
5. Let the world see your light, you’ve hidden it long enough.
Bonus 6. Forgive yourself and others, this is the only way to move forward.
The days are full of trouble, but the days are also full of hope and beauty. Every morning you get an opportunity to wake up and choose life.
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Nikki
Don’t let what people say about you get into your soul. The lie and the disbelief will seep into your bones and make you a believer of their viperous tongue.
You know who you are, you know what you’ve been through, you know how you got here, you know the prayers that were spoken over you, you know that you are bless, so why do you let people limit you with their words, their actions, their thoughts and their ideology?
Stop holding on to the season you’re in, stop giving your time and attention to people who are stagnant, who refuse to grow and move, who would rather pull you down than see you rise.
Don’t you see you’ve outgrown this space; you’ve outgrown their friendship, don’t you understand that they don’t deserve your love, your kindness, your truth and your energy.
Let them go, break the attachment, this is a new season and sometimes you have to walk into it alone. You have the power within you to claim and overcome everything that has stopped you from moving forward. This is your time, your season, to make that extraordinary move.
People need to see your light; it’s bursting out from beneath your burnt-out soul. Take a breath, calm yourself and prepare your heart so the light and go through you.
I hope this post helps you to look at where your energy and time is being spent. You have things to accomplish, places to visit and people to love. Make sure you are on the right track by evaluating your connections.
Here’s a poem from Sackcloth & Silk my new Poetry collection.
There’s a story inside of you
Of moonlight and magic
Of bravery and love
A light deep within
The darkness
A glimpse of hope
That the world needs
To see
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“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” Desmond Tutu
I know it’s cliché, I know you’ve heard it over and over again. Don’t give up on love.
So hear me out for a second!
Someone you love and trusted has ripped your heart wide open and you are left with the brokenness, the betrayal, the hurt and the feeling that you will never love or trust anyone again.
For some, the betrayal is unthinkable, and you can’t even bring yourself to talk about it. For some, you are still carrying the resentment and anger in your heart. For some, you shut the world out and fall into a dark place. For some the pain is too great and you made a promise to never let your guard down.
No matter how wrong things have gone for you, I want to encourage you today not to give up on love. Whether it’s a friend, a spouse, a brother, a sister or a lover, you have to get up, forgive them and move on.
Stop going back and reliving the pain. Forgive the person that hurt you, then forgive yourself.
Don’t give up on love. Never give up on yourself. No matter how many times love has let you down.
I believe one day when you least expect it, love will find you, and someone will tell you that you are their greatest hope and their sweetest blessing.
It’s not impossible, you’re not too old, or too broken, stop telling yourself that you don’t deserve love, that no one will ever love you. Start changing your pattern of thinking, let it all go and open your heart to the future and all the possibilities that awaits you.
After all you are my greatest hope.
There are good things waiting for you! I hope you know that, I pray you believe that.
Poem
At the end of the day
When the hush settled into its itself
And your beating heart
Pulls me in from the wreckage
Of the day
I came to you silently
Dragging all my burdens
Behind me
And you wrapped me in your arms
And whispered
I’ll always be here at the end
Of the day
To welcome you home
You’re my greatest hope
My sweetest blessing
My forever love
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With love and gratitude
Nikki
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You were born into it, the hardship, the pain, the abused, the sickness, the worry, the neglect, the endless tears……. you’ve seen and experience more than you should. You’ve tried and failed more times than you should. You’ve questioned your worth. You’ve stayed silent even when you have so much to say.
But today I want to tell you something you probably already know.
You are precious and your life is worth far more than you could ever image.
Give yourself and your situation some grace today.
You carry so much light in you, but you need to let the darkness go, so you can shine for the world to see.
I want you to remember that no matter how bad your circumstances are; you are not defined by them.
Your worth is not defined by your overflowing to do list
Your beauty is not defined by your weight
Your goals are not defined by your failures
Your truth is not defined by what others think of you
Your future is not defined by your past mistakes
Your hope is not defined by your lost
You are defined by the life you live
By the grace you give
By the freedom of your smile
And by the virtue of your hands
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With Gratitude
Nikki
All of us in our own way are dealing with something we rather not speak about. We are imperfect, we are tired, we stumble through our days trying to hold on to the promises we made to ourselves, but on the hard days, I remind myself that I am still here, I am alive and bless even in the midst of my circumstances. No matter how dark the days are, I can still choose to let the light in.
This is your reminder, the light is always with us, in us and around us, choose to let it in today. Whatever you are going through I pray you find the courage to overcome and find peace again.
I love this quote by Earnest Hemingway, “We are all a little broken, that’s how the light gets in”
I think it’s fitting for the day and time that we are living in. Normal as we know it no longer exist and we are learning how to pivot and adjust. There are some deep darkness and even some hopelessness in the lives of those we love, and it’s up to us to show them that they are stronger than their circumstances. There’s light along the broken path, Show them the beauty in accepting the truth that change is inevitable and they can rise stronger than before.
HOPE, COMING BACK HOME
You are worthy
Of the music in your soul
The air upon your skin
The light
That has finally return
To your eyes
You told me of the darkness
How you fought and won
And I could feel hope
Bending the edges
Letting the light in
I could see joy
Coming back home
To the soft places
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Nikki
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We are all imperfect, and no matter how hard we try, sometimes life will bring us to our knees. So the choice is ours, to get back up and keep living, keep dreaming and fulfilling our destiny.
Trust the journey, have faith in the little things. What you tell yourself matters, the affirmations and love that you give away to others are great; but remember to give some back to yourself as well.
Think about where you are going.
Where do you want to end up?
What is your purpose?
Choose the path that represent your heart.
Embrace your uniqueness and your strength.
This poem is about learning to trust yourself again. I hope you some comfort and insight in these words.
I am learning
How to trust myself
How to let go
Of the things I can’t control
I am growing
I am capable
I deserve all the love
In this world
I will not settle
I will no longer beg
For what is rightfully mine
I will open my heart
To feel deeply
To nourish the space where
Discontentment lives
I will fill my soul with
Goodness
I belong here
In the breath and longing
Of this glorious life
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With Gratitude!
Nikki
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Meet me here, where the sky touches the earth, and our love is bound to the stars. Written since the dawn of time, our love has broken down all barriers, visible and invisible. We are worthy of this love, this beautiful unwritten truth that has found us at our worse and saved our tornado souls from drowning.
This poem is about finding that one person who connects with you on the soul level. A true kind-hearted person that will lay everything aside just to see you smile on your worse day.
When you find that one person
That gives more than they take
That loves you unconditionally
In good times and bad
That refuses to give up on you
No matter what
This kind of love is rare
And beautiful
If you have it
Cherish it
If you’re searching for it
I pray you find it
If you’ve lost it
I hope it finds you once again
If you’ve found someone that is rare and genuine leave a comment for me: would love to hear about it
With Gratitude
Nikki Sterling
My book Sackcloth & Silk is now available: get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QFM8H3V
A Poetic Journey From Darkness To Light- Nikki Sterling
This book is very dear to me; it holds the precious words that I’ve kept hidden for years.
There’s truth, hope, healing, bravery, separation, heartbreak and love here Transformation is not pretty, healing is not attractive, its begging the tears not to spill in the school car line, it’s putting on your lipstick and smiling on the conference calls, it’s the prayingand the constant breaking every day that snatches the breath out of you.
On the good days you embrace the beauty of renewal, you remind yourself that you are stronger than the things that are trying to consume you. The first half of this book (Sackcloth) is a brutal journey through Sacrifice, Severed and Silence, and the second half of this book (Silk) is a celebration of Bravery, Love and Blessings.
Welcome to this space, rest a little, open these pages and let the power of words embrace you. This book is a conduit for every emotion that you try to drown in the dark pool of uncertainty. Know that your feelings are valid and it’s ok to open the door and welcome them in. Walk through your darkness unafraid, let your pain bear witness that you did not give up, that you did not nourish the space where discouragement live, that you welcome the light and set yourself on a path to healing, bound and embodied with the truth that you are not broken, you can self-generate the love you need to heal the deepest wounds.
It’s ok to cry
A little
It’s ok to break apart
Sometimes
It’s ok
To not be ok
Let your soul rest
Lay down the burdens
At your feet
The pain is temporary
Your sorrows will not last
Find your joy
Take it back
Make it a permanent
Symbol of hope
The breaking will come
The hitting rock bottom
Is almost a certainty
But the ash falling at your feet
Will be washed away
And the rising up of your soul
Will be forever glorious
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If you can relate to this post leave a comment for me.
It’s ok to let the past rest
It’s time to move on
It’s time to stop giving your pain power
Your feelings are valid
I see you
Come back home to yourself
There’s healing
In the path moving forward
With gratitude @paragonwords 2022
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