For the February Monthly Muse, week 1
Journaling reads:
I
Hold on to the scraps you do recognize.
Sew them together and make a suit of armor.
Wear it to bed.
Wear it in the shower.
Do not allow anyone to talk you out of it.
When it gets pierced, patch it with bright thread.
II
You will cry over the parts too tattered to save.
Use them to dry your eyes.
Then do not hesitate to burn them.
Make them an offering to Heathen Gods.
III
You are not a vampire.
Your reflection is unavoidable.
When seeing yourself feels like
being mugged in a garbage-strewn alley,
the only recourse is to face that mugger and
punch them in the ******* head until
they give up and leave you alone.
IV
Find something beautiful about yourself,
no matter how small or insignificant you think it is.
Hold on to it while you punch anyone who tries to
say you can’t wear that outfit, that hair color, that armor.
It will help you hit harder.
V
Have I made that part clear?
Fight for yourself.
Even if all you can do is lay on the floor and scream
No, I Will Not,
You Cannot.
Even if all you can do is curl under the blanket,
breathing and whispering
i refuse to give up.
Even if the one you’re fighting is yourself.
VI
Do not venerate the former you.
Do not scorn them.
Appreciate what you learned from them.
And do not hesitate to burn their bridge
— or them —
if necessary for survival.
VII
Buy yourself presents.
Feed your wide, needy mouth something it enjoys.
Decorate your dry, bruised hands.
Run away from home for a little while.
Build bonfires.
Dance around them.
Made with:
Happy Birthday by Kate Hadfield
Sweet Home by ForeverJoy Designs
Great Balls of Fire by Kristin Aagard
Girl Power by Little Butterfly Wings
Busy Week Elements by One Little Bird
Poe.m by Paula Kesselring
Fancy Neutrals by Pink Reptile Designs
Junque Journal Love Note by Etc by Danyale and Studio Basic
Once Upon an Imagination by Allison Pennington and Jenn Barrette
Snapshots: Part two {the stories} by The Lilypad Designers
[URL='https://the-lilypad.com/store/Abundant-Kit.html']Abundant, Spring Rhapsody[/URL] and
Tea-riffic by Etc by Danyale
Await No More and
Every Great Dream by Rebecca McMeen and Tangie Baxter
Elizabeth,
Mac,
Rootz, and
Violet Ink by Rebecca McMeen
Fonts:
Of Wildflowers and Wings and Whatever it Takes by Brittney Murphy Design
