kind of like an instagram photo dump but with words instead of pictures

Why capture what does not wish to be caught?
We do this a lot (humans)
It seems in our nature to possess, and then to be unhappy with what we chased once the “honeymoon” fades.
Friendship, courage, kindness, strength…
Fulfillment is in the journey, as they say, in the experiences and qualities you collect.
Not in possession or external success… but in the willingness to change.
Have you ever contemplated the years spent on your own making?
Born witness to the humility and pride and strength it took to water yourself and grow?
You are the fruit and the gardener. Love lives in your bones. It doesn’t need to be requited by every person you meet. It lives within you regardless. In fact, it is the expectation of receiving love that causes pain—the act of giving is filled with grace.

Why would I be ashamed of my heart, when so much has conspired toward its making? Why be ashamed of loving, when loving is what makes me? When I see all the ways I have grown?