kai's blessing
“may you know the fire within you.
may you never doubt your connection to it.
may you learn the balance of holding it close and giving it freely.
and may you dance with the light that you shine.” © Terri St. Cloud
the whole (III)
“she could never go back
and make some of
the details pretty.
all she could do was
move forward and
make the whole
beautiful.” © Terri St. Cloud
more than anything
“more than anything
i want to trust a journey
that i don't understand~” © Terri St. Cloud
me myself
“me, myself
i commit to me, myself, today.
i vow to listen to and follow and believe
in my goodness.
to recognize my strength
and wield it with the added power of compassion.
to know my heart
and trust it and not turn to outside expectations
to feed it, but rather turn to my own inner guidance
to lead me.
to know that i am the person i want to be
and work to uncover more of my beauty daily.
and to be gentle with myself when
i slip - loving myself even in the darkness.
to me, myself, i give my love.
and it is from me, myself, my love is returned” © Terri St. Cloud
a vow to my partner
“i will be mindful of the act of loving you
every day of my life.
i will not take you for granted,
but will keep my eyes open to the treasure
that you are,
allowing room for your individuality and
your own uniqueness.
i will not try to bend you to my ways,
but rather open myself to your ways as
being part of who you are.
i will embrace all of you.
the dark parts along with the light.
because, together, those parts create
the being that i love.
i will accept you,
respect you and admire you.
and if something comes between us
to make me stumble with this,
i will go to you and ask your help
with my struggle.
i will bring my challenges to you,
looking for your thoughts and support
and i will return that support to you freely.
when i'm hurt, i will believe in your love
for me, i will bring you my hurt, and together we
will grow from it and then put it aside.
i will share all of myself with you,
for i know to receive your entire heart,
you must have mine.
together, we will work,
we will play,
we will laugh,
we will grieve,
and we will find our way.
together we will live gratitude
together we will touch love.” © Terri St. Cloud
my kids
“they know me in a way
no one else ever has.
they open me to things
i never knew existed.
they drive me to insanity
and push me to my depths.
they are the beat of my heart,
the pulse in my veins,
and the energy in my soul.
they are my kids.” © Terri St. Cloud
if i could
“if i could teach you anything-
it would be to hear your heart,
and know your beauty and to
believe in your possibilities” © Terri St. Cloud
if i could (8x10)
“if i could teach you anything-
it would be to hear your heart,
and know your beauty and to
believe in your possibilities” © Terri St. Cloud
living passion
“it is not enough to find your passion...
you must dive straight into the fire of your fear~
where you can grab it and hold it until it transforms you.” © Terri St. Cloud
souls (moon)
“she didn't just survive -
she became.” © Terri St. Cloud
discoveries
“there was no leader.
they explored together.
asking nothing from
each other but honesty,
they discovered themselves...
they discovered friendship...
they discovered real.” © Terri St. Cloud
mother and child
“i look at you and see reflections of me.
i look again and i've disappeared.
you're part of me and i'm a part of you.
we are co-mingled and yet stand alone.
there is no other miracle quite like
a mother and child.” © Terri St. Cloud
pulling me in
“it was your strength that attracted me to you
and yet it is your gentleness that holds me close.
it was your wise words i listened to and yet
it is your questioning that bonds me to you.
it was your belief in yourself that i admired
and yet it is your self doubt that endears you so.
the world of opposites that spin inside you
pull me in ever deeper.
and it is in that pull that love is born.” © Terri St. Cloud