Tag: growth

• The Bags.

  I’m packing a bundle of button-less bags, to be metaphorically thrown off a bridge. Inside are collections of nonsensical guilt: time spent worrying that I’m too much of this or not enough of that. Clanking around are mismatched jars of other people’s history; deceiving friendships; all the instances I’ve been made an example of because…

  SnapDragon X.

  November 25, 2020

  Two-Bit Musings.

  anger, Authenticity, empowerment, growth, healing, history, Simplicity, women

• Wrinkled Hands.

  As I washed this morning’s dishes, the green-apple scent of the soap hit my nostrils with springtime memory. I closed my eyes, and smiled. Philly. I had just moved into Rittenhouse Square. I was not yet 22. My Bachelor’s degree–quite literally–sat upon my bookcase among the rows of Stephen Kings. It was a weird time.…

  SnapDragon X.

  July 5, 2020

  Two-Bit Musings.

  Authenticity, autobiography, growth, love, philly, Selfreflection, Simplicity, teacher

• Just Listen.

  Shh. Let her speak. . . . SnapDragon is a writer, artist, homemaker, and currently at a loss for words. Follow her Two-Bit Musings and more on Snippets of SnapDragon.

  SnapDragon X.

  June 1, 2020

  Two-Bit Musings.

  Authenticity, change, growth, listening, Peace, Simplicity

• Bruises.

  Poem 3. Written by SnapDragon X. . . . i will not stop. the cause is too important. among the pencil shavings and piles of seemingly perfunctory paper i continue to speak. i see you. i hear you. i love you. and i will not give up the fight. . . . SnapDragon is an…

  SnapDragon X.

  May 11, 2020

  The Poetry Pot.

  Authenticity, education, growth, listening, passion, poetry, Simplicity, speaking, Strength, teacher

• Dear Society.

  Dear Society: I love you. Always remember that. We are in this together. And as your friend, I need to tell you a few things. . . (clears throat) . . . Dear Society: Please stop assuming the rules don’t apply to you. Every single one of us has places to be. Please stop spewing…

  SnapDragon X.

  May 6, 2020

  Two-Bit Musings.

  acceptance, Authenticity, change, compassion, forgiveness, growth, mentalhealth, mentalhealthawareness, powertothepeople, Simplicity, society

• The Wisdom of House Plants.

  Three Ways You Can Bloom & Grow, Dear Reader. Oh! It is springtime here in Pennsylvania, friends. I saw a cardinal flittering about the yard yesterday, and I thought my heart would burst with happiness. And this morning? I gazed outside and despite the current state of our world, I saw a bounty of buds…

  SnapDragon X.

  April 9, 2020

  Happy at Home.

  Authenticity, creativenonfiction, growth, happiness, home, homemaker, plants, Simplicity, spring