Healing Through Words - 'Hurting' Part 2
More of my original pieces from the first chapter of Rupi Kaur's guided writing exercise journal. Image from Pinterest
Kia ora e te whānau!
Ya girl is back with some more tuhituhinga from Rupi Kaur’s ‘Healing Through Words’ journal. These pieces literally just floooowed right out of me in the past hour, so I’m not hesitating a single bit in releasing these to the world.
Without further ado, here’s another three pieces from the ‘Hurting’ chapter. Next up - the ‘Loving’ chapter, so keep an eye out for that! First piece is a free for all, but if you want the other two pieces, put that Christmas pūtea to good use by subscribing to my newsletter for FULL ACCESS!
Ngā mihi xx
All the ways I’m trying - list poem edition
Trying is
letting him help me without assuming that his deeds will be held in resentment to use against me in the future
biting my tongue when I want to be spiteful, and picking gentle vibes instead
choosing to tell him what’s wrong instead of simmering in the silent treatment
waving all comparison to the men in my past a phat ‘ka kite’ without the āno
resisting the instant urge to enter my go-to full panic mode
trusting that we will work it out; backups are for chumps
taking it slow and enjoying the process, rather than rush the process and drag him with me
practicing patience; our love is a river bursting with aroha, and his flow brings peace to my rips
admitting when I've fucked up
not using my tears to stop taking accountability and to weasel my way out of the hard kōrero
stopping my bullshit tests against him in its tracks
bringing him closer, not pushing away
sinking into the safety of his presence
reminding myself that he’s not going to hurt me
allowing him to see me at my rawest and ugliest; love isn’t always pretty
shedding the obsessive need to control absolutely everything
loving him without fear
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