A review by jaduhluhdabooks
All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper Nichols

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Rich. Powerful. Beautiful. 

I’ve been sitting with a lot of Morgan’s words and they resonate so deeply with me and this season and truthfully past seasons of life. I feel like I’ve been on an exhausting journey of healing and a lot of the excerpted words reminded me that the journey is life long, but not always so tumultuous. That the weight is heavy, but the burden is not always present. That the cycles can be broken, regenerated into something fuller and steadfast. That weaknesses is strength and strength is weakness. That goodness and gentleness and kindness to yourself are necessary and need to become mandatory practices of being. 

Sitting with these parting words:

“Move on but hold on to beauty and truth. 
Darkness has no chance at defining you. 
And you may raise your hands in Spirit and in Truth
Knowing deep within your soul
You’ll look back on days like this
With blessed, warm relief 
That in the darkness you still chose
To see the Light in everything.”

“Sometimes strength is waking up and choosing to breathe another day. Sometimes strength is getting out of bed.
Your “strong” might not look like her strong, and that is more than okay…”

“To breathe is brave.
It takes courage to live through heartbreak.
Breathing is no small feat.”

Powerful and enriching words, indeed. 
Enjoyed these reads. This practice of mindfulness. And the accessibility of the words, understanding, reflecting, and resonating.