SOUL MUD: Random Ramblings of my 24/7 Brain

 We can't fight battles for other.  We aren't responsible to fix the problems others find themselves drowning in.  These are lessons that I have to remind myself of and need to learn over and over.  However, true compassion and love tends to propel us toward those we love.  We want to help and support those who mean the most to us - even if we don't know how.   This poem was inspired by dear friends and the love they so freely give.  Because true love knows no bounds.   RIGHT HERE By Autumn Boyet-Stinton   I see your eyes track the pieces             scattered all around… Bits of you tossed in the air             others crashing to the ground.   I feel your confusion wrapping             and choking out your sight… You shudder from the sun and light             and crave only the oblivion of darkest night.   The moments stall-out and freeze             the burn so hot you shatter… Hope found brittle in your fear again             of whether you still matter.   The hollow, i

 Art -  noun 1.  the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. By simple definition it makes sense that art can be a powerful means of connecting us - whether the artist who is doling out powerful expressions of themselves, or the one appreciating the creation because of its beauty, or maybe because it speaks to them and/or for them in a way they can relate to on a much deeper, more intimate level.  A piece of art created with inspiration and intention can be, for the artist, an expression that may otherwise never be given the space to surface.  That same expression may also end up giving a voice to thoughts and feeling of one who may otherwise struggle in that expression.  And what's more, the arts provide a vital means of connection in our society.  Art is truly a gift.  In the expression and appreciation of art we fin