I love beach-combing and looking for shells. Shells remind me of strength, resilience and beauty. They remind me of all of us as human beings. Life certainly bruises and feels like it beats us in so many ways but it is also often in these moments of challenge that we find our strength and our resilience and we overcome. The finished product, like a shell, is a thing of beauty to be treasured!
The Shell
I found an amazing thing in a shell
Bruised and beaten
Seaweed line wrapped
Salt sprinkled; sand pelleted
The shell
No longer white, a riveting royal brown
Thrashed and pummeled by wind
Still she holds her ground
She spoke to me silently
Told me what lies in shells
I quiver in my thoughts
Wisdom catches my eyes
There is beauty and truth
In what is worn and survives the tide
All things broken come to shine
Revived by Spirit to fly
We live in shells
Where we hide and live in lies
Until we discover the treasure in shells
In every shell there is beauty inside
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