Souls For Sale

We live in a world where people sell their souls for success, only to find they can never get enough. Too many sacrifice conscience for ambition. 

Why should I care about others? Why should I contribute to building a better society? Why should I give to those less deserving? Maybe a new perspective is needed. 

Instead, ask yourself things like . . . how will society change without my help? How can I give back? How can I change people's lives? Isn't my legacy more important than my ambitions? Helping others and changing lives is "paying it forward" at its best! ~Kym L. Pasqualini

In Search for Land's End

Come, take my hand my friend, there is a journey to begin.
Join me on my adventure to search for land's end.
Our journey could take a minute, or possibly a lifetime.
There really is no telling - we will be fine.
Time has no bearing if we don't listen to the clock tick away.
It is the perfect moment for us to keep the world at bay.~ Kym L. Pasqualini

Ghosts of Future Past

When we let ourselves be haunted by the sorrows of love belonging in the past, we continue to give power to those whose love just didn't last - in fact, we dim the light of a new love that may cross our path. Impossible to hide, looking into haunted eyes, one can feel the distance and fear feelings may not last. Remember, no one can be expected to compete with ghosts of future past. They have no chance. ~ Written by Kym L. Pasqualini

Arizona Woman Speaks About Her Road to Recovery After Captivity

Though we can only speculate what the three Cleveland women and 6 year old child endured over an unimaginable ten year period of captivity, hopefully they will not continue to endure the scrutiny of people asking, "Why didn't they take an opportunity to escape?" It is difficult to understand the psychological and long-lasting impact of trauma. I hope I provide some insight as to what victims endure in this News 12 interview with Oralia Ortega. Instead of the public scrutinizing and questioning why they didn't escape sooner, what is important now, is embracing their safe return and recovery. ♥

Access video here: News 12 - Arizona Woman Speaks Out About Her Road to Recovery After Captivity

Seeing Light in the Distance

At times, we see others from afar and the distance can be inches to miles in between.
Maybe it protects us from those things we would prefer remain unseen.
Vulnerabilities concealed, yet the highest walls fail to hide a pain that exists deep inside.

For those who possess, it takes great courage and strength to reveal.
Facing a path that darkness appears to have consumed, an outstretched hand can help us once again stand.
Those who "choose" to walk that journey alongside possess a deep human virtue that one cannot hide.
Empathy has the power to wipe away tears to strengthen another to fight away fears.
Like the rarest gem on this planet earth, they are like a star shining bright, a lighthouse that governs the safest route.
It is not always easy to accompany one through the shadows of life but if you are one of those gems that shine so bright, know that you are the few that help turn darkness to light. ~ Kym L. Pasqualini

* Dedicated to anyone who has suffered trauma and those who are not faint of heart and advocate healing ♥

Smoke and Mirrors

My thoughts on living behind Smoke and Mirrors. My friends, here is a something we must remind ourselves of . . . if we portray ourselves as "authentic" and "up front" one good thing to keep in mind is everything we are not, those things we hide, inevitably comes back to bite us in the ass!


When developing friendships and relationships with others, just because we omit doesn't mean we are telling the truth. It is called an Act of Omission and results in lack of respect. Simply, truth by omission is not the truth.


Every time we choose to hide behind Smoke and Mirrors, we damage the innocent faith someone had in our presentation of ourselves, their trust compromised, especially those we allow into our intimate lives. Presenting a false-self, removes the right of others to choose to associate with us based upon who we "really" are, our activities, and our associations. When we care about someone, it becomes especially important to be honest with ourselves in order to be honest with others. We need to trust in the other person's ability to love us despite our demons but if we hide them and those demons emerge, ultimately, we damage other's and must take on that responsibility.


We are only human, we make mistakes but one thing we should value above all things is our Integrity. It is our only TRUTH! ~ Kym L. Pasqualini

Fighting Against the Tide of Hopelessness

Did you realize, every 40 seconds someone commits suicide? Teens who were bullied, veterans and rape victims, witnesses to crime, those with terminal illness, and yes those suffering with psychiatric disorders. People tend to lump everyone into one category being the latter. Possibly applying a stigma to all, helps those who do not understand pain and hopelessness.


If someone you know is suffering please do not tell them to pray . . . maybe they never stopped. Please do not tell them they have to be strong . . . we cannot possibly understand the battle they have already waged. Please do not tell them things could be worse . . . for them fear has already replaced hope.

Suicide is preventable and the most effective treatment is so simple. If you don't understand, learn. Much depends upon removing the isolation and creating a support system that includes family, friends, and professionals (none are less important than the other). Making fun, demeaning someone and using empty  platitudes or clichés lacking compassion can cause more damage but simply using the words "you are not alone" can save lives.

Weight of a Stone Heart

A heart permitted to be hardened carries the weight of megalithic stone, sentencing the owner to a lifetime alone.

A heart that has been hardened represents a human's loss of love, compassion, and empathy - leaving it cold, filled with hate and apathy.

Every experience during our lifetime creates the person we are to become, happy, sad, painful . . . each event or contingency is accompanied by a lesson that we can take insight and wisdom from.

You see, we have a choice to let hurt and pain remain, towing a stone, and being alone or simply . . . let love remain. ~ Kym L. Pasqualini

Choices - Ripples in our Pond

Choices, we all make them. Like ripples in the pond of life, our decisions can reflect our integrity or even moral quandary. Beginning with us, the center point, our choices radiate outward and inevitably touch someone else's ripple. Our little waves reflect our strength of character or less than favorable behavior, ultimately reflecting what is in our interior.

Knowing every choice we make affects our future and that of others, we have a choice to make splashes of inspiration or capsize ourselves, along with those peacefully floating on gentle waves, or those already treading the dangerous swells of water looking for a lighthouse of guidance. Like a legacy, we must remember, our little undulations will carry through the water of our lives. ~ Kym L. Pasqualini

The freedom of awareness

A soul yearning to be free

Echoes of wilderness calling, a beacon of northern lights

A cosmic journey, a distant flight, a place where the beauty of silence can envelop me

Dreams of starry nights, my peaceful right, in a place where I can see ~ Written by Kym L. Pasqualini