Lyric 5

An open book written in Romanian with a dried blue and purple flower placed in the center fold.

How can we beSo full of greedNot thinking of othersWhile the world suffers?What will it takeFor the cycle to breakTo stop all the hateAnd be done with the fake?Who can we trustWhen times get toughFinding someone kindheartedIs truly a must!You can count on meI won’t let you downWhen your smile is fakeI will fix your […]

Lyric 4

An open book with a sprig of small pink flowers rests across its pages; a teapot and cup are blurred in the background.

DisappointmentAlways finds meEverywhere I goNo matter how farOr how close byNobody ever knowsMy heart is breakingIn every situationButs there’s nothing I can doI try my bestFor everyone elseBut nobody comes throughWhen is it my turnFor someone caring who truly sees my heartWho is trustworthyNever gives upKeeps me from falling apartWhy do I try so hardDo […]

Lyric 3

A person looks directly at the camera through their hands, which are holding glowing string lights in a dark setting.

Why does all the darknessAlways fight to winIt’s hard to see the borderWhere light can be let inHidden in the shadowsAlways on my mindLives the constant self-doubtThe most persistent kindAre there others like meStruggling withinTo find their total valueWithout giving inThe negative intrusiveThoughts that overtakeStop true happinessAnd cause our faith to shake

Lyric 2

A woman stands in a dense, dark forest, looking up at a large, arching plant surrounded by lush green foliage and scattered small blue flowers.

When you think about your worthWhat comes to mindThe person in the mirrorOr someone hard to findNo matter how you lookSomeone doesn’t careJudging is their pastimeYour face, your clothes, your hairHow can we fight these battlesThat no one else can seeInvisible to othersExcept for you and meWhy can’t we work togetherTo build each other upInstead […]

Lyric 1

A person in a striped tank top holds lit sparklers outdoors, with bright sparks and bokeh effects in the foreground.

Your light shinesIn the darkest of timesBringing hope to the lostNo matter what the costIs it too much to askTo take away the maskTo find the hidden truthAnd see the real youWhen will we learnWhat matters mostStop hiding in the darkAnd become the brightest sparkYou never knowWho’s watching youSeeing how you faceWhat you’re going throughWhen […]

BTS 6

Out-of-focus white and pink heart shapes on a warm brown background create a soft, glowing bokeh effect.

I was getting ready to hike one of the baby hikes with a bridge that was only an houraway, putting on my face sunscreen, making sure I had water for Pinky, when I hoppedout of my car and heard a loud group of guys panicking because they could not findtheir sunscreen. They searched both vehicles […]

BTS 5

Cherry blossom trees illuminated by streetlights at night, with cars parked nearby and a building in the background.

I was just enjoying a normal day of adventuring with my son and my mum, plus our littledoggie, as we walked along a trail leading to a bridge with water underneath. I wasunaware of anyone following us and continued to collect flowers along the way, with theintent of dropping them off the bridge and making […]

BTS 4

A city skyline with tall buildings and mountains in the background is shown at sunset, under a pink and purple sky.

So when you have a pretty normal (or even boring) life you do not expect random (orconfusing) things to happen suddenly. This was me. I was just living my daily life as ifnothing in the world would ever be different until one day during the summer when I gota call from one of my teacher […]

BTS 3

Out-of-focus image showing soft, warm white and pink bokeh lights against a light blue and purple background.

If you’ve ever wondered how life changes quickly, without anyone noticing, I will sharethe details and explain how my life went from classic and boring, to unpredictable andfun. It started when I decided to host a student teacher for the upcoming school year.No big deal, since I have done it before and been very successful. […]

BTS 2

Blurred view from the front of a moving train in a tunnel with teal lighting and city buildings visible through the windows.

First of all, this story starts off unexpectedly and that’s ok. Life isn’t always what weplan, but it can be amazing anyway! If you have never had to hide your private life fromothers for your own safety, then perhaps this story won’t affect you as much. I was livingthe good life, no drama, no security […]