#self-discovery poem

[niggadiffusion]

"Reflections in the Quiet"

In the hush between moments, I linger,

where shadows stretch long and truth feels thicker.

The mirror don’t lie, but the mind? It twists,

bending light through cracks where memory drifts.

I catch glimpses of a younger me,

eyes burning with dreams too wild to see.

Fists clenched against time, chasing the sun,

yet running from storms I couldn’t outrun.

What’s the weight of a soul when stripped to the bone?

When the noise dies down and you’re truly alone.

No applause, no likes, no eyes to impress—

just the echo of choices I tried to suppress.

I’ve been both villain and the one who forgives,

a ghost in my past and the fire that lives.

I’ve loved with abandon and shattered my heart,

then stitched it with words, a makeshift art.

Growth ain’t linear; it's jagged and raw,

cutting through ego, exposing the flaw.

But in that bleeding, there’s something divine,

the beauty of breaking and learning to climb.

So I breathe in this stillness, let judgment dissolve,

a puzzle in pieces, still learning to evolve.

And if tomorrow I stumble, that’s part of the song—

the rhythm of falling, then moving along.

[insightfultake]

Whispers of the Soul

Beyond the walls of creed and name, Where echoes hush and torches tame, A silent call, a breath so deep, A stirring force that will not sleep.

Not bound by scripts of stone and lore, Nor chained to rites of ancient yore, It flows like wind through endless skies, A song unseen, yet never dies.

[laurachouettepoetry]

A soul is a monstrous thing, weaker than the heart yet stronger than the mind. What you can’t give your heart, feed your soul with— and reveal everything hidden.

Laura Chouette

[deadflowerssociety]

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"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."–Aristotle

Until you find yourself you will always be someone else🫐🐇

Self discovery is a very hard and confusing process. We all tend to look for it, but it’s a slowly paced journey. Asking questions can help us understand ourselves better and it might help understand what we want and who we are (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ

Ask yourself questions🫐

I want to be a part of your journey to self discover and self love. Try asking yourself those questions and save them for your future self.

1. How would you describe yourself in five words?

2. Do you consider yourself a positive person?

3. What is one thing that is going really well in your life right now?

4. What is one thing that really needs your attention?

5. What is your favorite thing about yourself?

6. What makes you anxious?

7. What makes you happy?

8. What makes you angry?

9. What are you passionate about?

10. How do you talk to yourself?

11. What has been bringing you joy lately?

12. Do you feel overwhelmed a lot?

13. Do you consider yourself generally optimistic or pessimistic?

14. Do you consider yourself introverted or extroverted? Do you wish you were more of one or the other?

15. What are your biggest daily distractions?

16. What are you excited about each day when you wake up?

17. Who is your biggest fan?

18. What makes you laugh out loud?

19. Are you indecisive or are you certain with your decisions?

20. Do you feel like you spend a lot of time overthinking?

21. Do you have a lot of regrets?

22. How much time do you spend per day on social media?

Do you see this as restful time or wasted time?

23. When do you feel like you are most "in your element"?

24. How much do you value other people's opinions?

25. What is the first thing you notice about other people?

26. What irritates you?

27. Do you consider yourself brave? Why?

28. Someone just handed you a million dollars.what are you going to do with it?

29. What piece of advice would you give to 16 year old you?

30. Who are the most important people in your life?

31. What is your biggest worry?

32. What keeps you grounded?

33. Are you good at planning or do you typically "fly by the seat of your pants"?

34. When you look in the mirror, what do you say to yourself?

35. How would you describe your childhood?

36. What are your top priorities right now?

37. Would you consider yourself a people pleaser?

38. What is the number one thing you do when you're upset?

39. In five years, what do you want to be able to say you've accomplished?

40. What are your biggest stressors right now?

41. What is holding you back from achieving your goals right now?

42. What is one thing you never get tired talking about?

43. What makes you feel peaceful and content?

44. How do you practice self care?

45. What is one thing you wish more people knew about you?

46. What is your relationship with money? Do you consider yourself frugal? Good with a budget? An overspender?

47. What keeps you up at night?

48. Who do you go to for advice?

49. What is one thing you've always wanted to do? Why haven't you done it?

50. Do you consider yourself a productive person?

51.Where is your favorite place to be?

52. What is your biggest dream?

53. Describe your ideal day.

54. Do you consider yourself confident? Resilient? Passionate?

55. How do you define success? What do you need to do to consider yourself successful?

56. What calms you down when you're angry?

57. What is one thing you need to forgive yourself for?

58. Who do you talk to when you're struggling?

59. What are you grateful for?

60. What is one bad habit you'd like to eliminate?

61. Is there anyone you need to apologize to?

62. What is your dream job?

63. What offends you?

64. What is the last lie you told?

65. Do you consider yourself laid back or wound tight?

66. Did you make someone smile today? Laugh? Cry?

67. Who is the kindest person you know?

68. What are the top three things on your bucket list?

69. If you could hire a coach right now, what would it be for?

70. What do people always come to you for? Advice? A listening ear? Fun night out? A favor?

71. What do you need to heal from? How are you making that healing happen?

72. Where do you spend most of your time? How could you make that environment better?

73. When you die, what do you want people to remember about you?

74. Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten years?

75. What does unconditional love mean to you?

76. What is one thing you absolutely cannot live without?

77. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

78. Name the five people you spend the most time with. Now describe them. Do you consider them to be positive influences?

79. How is "public you" different than "private you?

80. What are you dreading?

81. What motivates you?

82. How do you handle conflict?

83. What is your biggest pet peeve?

84. What inspires you?

85. Are you a jealous person?

86. What have you given up on?

87. Name three things you love about your life.

88. What are your favorite activities?

89. What are your first thoughts when you wake up?

90. Describe one moment in life you'll never forget.

91. Are you living life on your own terms? Or trying to live up to others expectations?

92. What quality do you admire most in others?

93. What drains your energy?

94. Who do you trust most in your life?

95. What is something you avoid like the plague?

96. How do you handle change?

97. What do you need to let go of?

98. How connected to your friends, family, community do you feel?

99. How balanced do you consider your work/home life?

100. Overall, do you consider yourself happy?

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🫐🐇100 questions might seem like a lot of work and struggle, but it really does help to know how you can improve and grow as a human being.

xoxo,

deadflowerssociety🪷

I really appreciate reblogs🐇🤍

[jaycatalyst]

Fighting for My Worth

The memories of who I used to be, Searching for things That never belonged to me. (My mind was stuck in a haze, Feeling so out of place.)

Trying to feel love In all the wrong places, Ignoring the lies That always faced me.

I just wanted to feel, Wanted a small taste Of what it felt like To belong to someone's heart space. Even if just for a moment, I would explore it— The arms of the wrong ones, Searching for love When there was none.

All I learned as a kid Was that good things happen If you take them, Hold them down, And they'll obey you easily.

How do I show her I love her now? Heal those old wounds Of my inner child. Tell her I love her, Tell her I’m proud of her— When you can't hug a reflection, Does this even make sense?

Running around, Learning to love myself Because I never knew how. Left for dead, my spirit— Still, I fought my way out of hell To become someone.

I don’t have money, Luxuries, or fame, But I can say I’ve built myself a home Where there was none.

Selfish now, I am, Because I know my worth as a woman. No more cages for me, My friend.

I fought this battle again today— I don’t like myself, No, not today. But don’t worry, tomorrow, I’ll fight again.

Every day, an endless battle Of finding and keeping my value. The healing road isn’t easy, But that’s what makes it profound.

[maiapoetry]

[internalearthquake]

my ghosts within

In the midst of what seems mundane lies a hidden world

Ghosts surround me, accompanying my every step

The lost, the unmet, the real, the imagined

These translucent entities haunt and console me

Wispy figments shift in and out of awareness 

Subdued whispers, their presence felt but never seen 

What may seem ordinary masks profound challenges

I push aside my ghosts who yearn to be acknowledged

Fragile mind oscillates betwixt clarity and confusion

A perpetual struggle to live in the present 

The universe is littered with daily reminders

of what once was… 

of what could have been…

of what I have lost…

of what was never mine…

of what will never be…

Every hushed whisper, every reverberating echo

My ghosts represent these fragments of my narrative

An incomplete history of distortions and illusions

Leaves me feeling incomplete

So, who am I?

What may often be overlooked carries significance to me

Unanswered questions ignite chaos within my mind

I navigate an unsolvable labyrinth of mystery

External investigations cannot unveil these buried truths

Healing lies in reconciling with my ghosts within

Dialogue with them holds the key to my liberation,

Clearing away the misty fog that clouds my perception

By forgiving the past and accepting the unknown,

I can release my ghosts from my internal world

Empowered, I can forge my own narrative,

Finally discovering who I am

[r3n0-5]

Right now, there are people all over the world who are just like you. They're either lonely, they're missing somebody, they're depressed, they're hurt, they're scarred from the past, they're having personal issues no one knows about, they have secrets you wouldn't believe. They wish, they dream and they hope, and right now, they are sitting here reading these words, and I'm writing this for you so you don't feel alone anymore. Always remember, don't be depressed about the past, don't worry about the future, and just focus on today

[withinthebrain]

Discovering

Who told you love must color inside the lines, never turning, never wandering, never stopping to admire the beauty of colors that defy the outline?

Who told you attraction must fit in a box, perfectly wrapped and sealed with a bow, as if your heart should follow rules written by someone else?

You don’t need a label to feel what you feel. You don’t need permission to follow your heart. Desire is a language, and you are allowed to be fluent in more than one.

Let yourself look, let yourself wonder. You are not lost. You are simply discovering.

You don’t need a label to know who you are, just space to breathe and room to be.

So let your curiosity be free, let it explore, let it question, without seeking approval from those who color only inside the lines.

[bookmothic-dyke]

I made my own soul

I am a husk, who built her own soul.

I spun her of amber, I spun her of gold.

Pyrite perhaps, but she bristles and blooms.

Ebbing like candlelight, in the waves of my gloom.

And though she is young, she burns just as bright.

As she sees my through, my aches and my plights.

Haven’t known her since birth, she’ll see me to death.

Parting my lips, at my final breath.

I am a husk, who made her own soul.

A treasure for which, shall never be sold.

I made my own soul.

[noirsbelladonna]

"The shackles worn by your people are often unseen by the eye. FEEL, they'd said, for even blind, you will know how to break them."

-The Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

[thingswedontunbox]

[fehck]

[sl8tersstuff]

Every night I mourn you and who you were; who I was and who I will never be.

[worldbuildingwanderlust]

Spiral into nothingness

Or perhaps into

Eternal bliss

Find the peace

That had been lost

In transition

Between states of

Consciousness

[thestuffiammadeof]

And in all the healing you do,

all the trying and failing and trying again,

the small steps, the big ones,

the backtracking,

and the painfully shallow forward momentum,

in all that,

there are some things that will remain forever lost.

You will never regain the hearing in your right ear.

The teeth ripped from your jaw.

Or the soft skin you once had.

The trauma will remain in parts of your body as a token of what you once were,

and who you will never be again.

Every part a thread in the tapestry of who you are,

and yet none of it could conjure an image that truly reflects the painter who once saw.