This Is Gratitude

As slow as my progress with this outlet develops, I am so grateful for it. I began Dark Matter because there was a gap in my heart that could only be filled with my own acknowledgement; to this day I don’t believe that my words have the power to heal it, until after they’re already written.

Today, I sat, read my writing, and discovered that this platform is everything I’ve been wanting it to be. Raw, honest, easy. Not overthought, yet well-crafted. I’m realizing how much credit I don’t give myself, and also how much credit I deserve.

That’s all I have to share. I want this to serve as a bookmark of accomplishment. Even if it has taken me months to publish 5 pieces for dark matter, even if I haven’t touched all the heavy hitting topics or traumas that plague my mind, I have taken time with each piece I’ve published and they have helped heal me in the areas that I needed release.

Today I am thankful for the power I don’t see, and to that which shapes me.