Wisdom Earned

This piece was created with coffee, black earth paint and acrylic.

Accompanying Creative Writing:

You are not your thoughts, 

You are not your past, 

You are not your failures,

You are not your fears.

You are the accumulation of your experiences,

You are the lessons learned, 

You are the hearts broken and the heats healed,

You are the very reason why someone smiles at the sun.

You are the stardust,

You are the oceans and mountains, 

You are the inner magic and the outer light that shines through the dark.

You, standing here, are the wisdom earned many times over, 

You are the galaxy of colors that paints the sky,

Everything you’ve gone through is uniquely yours and yours alone.

Be proud of your journey, for within you, there is wisdom.