v o r a c i t y {d i s t i l l e d}

i am living fully

i see what is here and feel deep wonder

i love simple pleasures and sit still long enough to enjoy them

i gather experience and stay present in my body

i allow myself to feel joy and discomfort

i make space for both grief and happiness

i choose simplicity

i swim, warm myself in the sun, walk in forests, and learn from nature

i notice details

i collect rocks and shells and use them to decorate my life in an effort to always stay connected

i laugh

i sit with beautiful moments until they pass

i embrace the marks that life has left on me

i release control

i create rituals that bring me pleasure

i honor my natural state and the ways that time has altered me

i watch people and notice how they change

i am paying attention

i love

i write and read and make art

i stretch and breathe

i allow optimism to become a focal point

i notice nuance

i am evolving

i am

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this poem is a distilled version of my original, v o r a c i t y

i took my extended piece down to the skeleton for the *say it plainly* challenge