"Sometimes we love 
And our hearts are broken 
We dream
And our hopes are shattered 
We wish 
And our desires are unfulfilled 
We give freely 
And are left empty-handed 

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And we care for others 
And aren’t loved in return 
And those who we once most admired and valued 
Do not reciprocate our affection.

Sometimes we undergo a process of loss and heartbreak 
And are left feeling broken
And lacking hope 
As we fail to realise 
That we are not destined to remain stuck in this cycle indefinitely 
And that in life
What lets go of you
Leads you home

What rejects you 
Empowers you to embrace yourself fully 
And that someone’s lack of love for you
Is ultimately a reflection of them rather than you.

And we feel most hurt  
Not when we are rejected
But when we reject ourselves
We feel most sad
Not when others upset us

But when we seek happiness in sources that are unable to provide it and are left feeling let down
And we feel most alone
When we are strangers to ourselves 

And so in order to find peace in our surroundings
We must first find peace within
In order to find joy outside of us
We must first experience joy internally 
In order to feel fully accepted

We must first learn to fully accept ourselves 
And that 
Not every race is worth running
Not every battle is worth fighting 

Not every adventure is worth embarking upon
And not every relationship is worth pursuing
And rejection is simply redirection

Allowing us to become more in touch with ourselves
And more awakened to our own self-acceptance and self-love."
~ Tahlia Hunter

[ Image: The Wings of Desire ink, acrylic, paper collage and photography on canvas by French mixed media artist Corine Ko ]

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