#donnaashworth

[chantalkur]

I’M A BIG FAN OF WOMEN I’m a big fan of women with raucous laughs, women who overshare awkward truths, when the conversation stalls. I’m a lover of singing loudly in the car whenever possible and I love pulling alongside a fellow diva doing the same. I’m a big fan of women who love women, who spot lipstick on teeth and help each other out, when Mother Nature calls. I’m a huge believer in comparison being the thief of joy, that dimming someone else’s light, won’t ever make yours shine more brightly. I just can’t get enough of those women, who are unashamedly themselves, in technicolour glory. I’m a lover of laughter and those moments, when the tears of joy start to flow, give me life. I think the best therapy is quality time with a friend, who listens without judgement. I’m a big fan of women who break, who share, who rebuild each other and cheer along the way. I’m grateful for this world half-full of fabulous females, I see you all, each and every one. Donna Ashworth Art by Beverly Ash Gilbert #femalefriendship #femaleempowerment #womensupportingwomen #quotesforwomen #poetry #donnaashworth #friends #friendsquotes #diva #womentribe https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg2CNIsrPO8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ceekbee]

THE UNINVITED FRIEND

I have an uninvited friend.

She came to my door last night, again, and I almost pretended to be out.

But it was too late, she saw me peering through the blinds and she can sense my energy anyway.

I let my friend in and she wrapped her arms around me, uninvited.

We stayed there like that, quietly, just some sobbing, some sighing and a little silent crying.

Without saying a single word, my friend gave me three things.

She gave me a hug, she gave me some ice-cream (my favourite kind) and most of all, she gave me back my hope.

I had lost it again you see, outside somewhere.

And she found it, like she always does.

And brought it back to me, uninvited.

I hope you have an uninvited friend, like mine.

I can’t imagine life without one.

Donna Ashworth

This poem is from my book ‘wild hope’ and I wrote it because so many of you send my books as gifts to one another, in the hope of reclaiming that hope. What a thing ♥️

Art by the wonderful The Anne Virlange - artiste peintre #annevirlange ❤️

UK: https://amzn.eu/d/2j0Nquu

US: https://a.co/d/h6FEaTv

#friendshippoems #friendship #yourtribe #sisterhood #womensupportingwomen #sisters #tribe #tuesday #art #poetry #donnaashworth #jenniferyoswa

[mypoeticsoul-ny]

YOU’RE THE GHOST

There’s a part of the grieving process,

where your soul kind of leaves your body too.

As though it’s off searching for the one you lost,

somewhere in the ether.

You walk around,

doing all the right things,

putting one foot in front of the other,

living,

but it’s really as though you’re the ghost.

Perhaps you are.

Perhaps your soul searches,

until you find the one you miss,

and they tell you to go back and live.

So, when that numbness passes brave one,

maybe it’s time to do what you are told,

go back and live,

twice as hard.

You don’t belong there in the ether,

nor do you need to search for the one you lost,

they find you.

And when they do, you’ll feel it.

By Donna Ashworth

From ‘I Wish I knew’

#griefpoetry #griefquotes #griefsupport #griefpoem #donnaashworth #grieving #withoutyou

[pained-princessluna]

YOU’RE THE GHOST

There’s a part of the grieving process,

where your soul kind of leaves your body too.

As though it’s off searching for the one you lost,

somewhere in the ether.

You walk around,

doing all the right things,

putting one foot in front of the other,

living,

but it’s really as though you’re the ghost.

Perhaps you are.

Perhaps your soul searches,

until you find the one you miss,

and they tell you to go back and live.

So, when that numbness passes brave one,

maybe it’s time to do what you are told,

go back and live,

twice as hard.

You don’t belong there in the ether,

nor do you need to search for the one you lost,

they find you.

And when they do, you’ll feel it.

By Donna Ashworth

From ‘I Wish I knew’

https://amzn.to/3JVMJlZ

Art by Amanda Cass #amandacassart

#griefpoetry #griefquotes #griefsupport #griefpoem #donnaashworth #grieving #withoutyou

[moonlitfirefly]

AS TIME GOES BY

“As time goes by,

You will loosen your grip on that rock,

The one you always thought was home,

And you will realise that home is not a place,

It’s a state of mind.

Let it go.

As time goes by,

You will learn to see yourself more clearly,

The girl who was always too much of one thing,

And too little of another, was actually

Everything she needed to be.

Let her out.

As time goes by,

You will let the simple things become the big,

And you will allow the big things to become the simple,

And that readjustment will be,

The day you really start to live,

Let it be.

As time goes by,

You will be forced to say goodbye many times,

And your soft little heart will shatter but,

It will still beat and that will bring you,

All the purpose you need.

Let it beat.

As time goes by,

You will stop choosing wealth over peace,

You will stop choosing money over time,

And you will see that the treasures you need,

Are in the smiles and the laughter.

Let them in.

As time goes by,

The moments you remember when your life flashes past,

Are never the awful memories my friend, it’s the joy,

The summer nights, the lazy days with loved ones,

The midnight chats and the morning hugs,

Let them happen.

Let them all happen.” -Donna Ashworth

From ‘The Right Words’:

UK: https://amzn.eu/d/8yFXDJr

US: https://a.co/d/8KKVbYI

ART by Diana Chelaru (the passing of time)

#time #astimegoesby #atlast #wisdom #poetry #quotes

#elenachelaruart #donnaashworth #donnaashworthbooks #saturday #weekend #art #poetrylovers #poems

[3starsjoycee]

Some people are lighthouses, some people are rocks.

And you must learn to recognise them both equally.

One to be guided by,

the other to avoid.

Keep your heart open to the lighthouses

and your beady eye on the rocks,

you’re not going there again.

Donna Ashworth

Wild hope 🤍

Art by Tim Shorten #timshortenart

🤍

#wildhope #timshorten #donnaashworth #signedcopies

[herbanwytch]

#selflove #selfcare #joy #happiness #strength #blessings #magic I wonder if you know, the work your body has done today. And every day. How much disease it has fought off. How many times it could have failed but battled on, how many ways it could have broken but did not. I wonder if you know, the work your body has done today. And every day. And each day it has done this amazing job, without your help, without your approval, your acceptance, your kindness. Each day it has soldiered on, regardless of the constant stream of negativity, pulsing its way from your brain to your cells. Not good enough. Not attractive enough. Not the right shape. Perhaps it’s time to see your body for what is truly is, An amazing and mind-blowingly competent machine. To get your soul to where it needs to be in this life. To let you live. I wonder if you know, how much better you would be as a team. I wonder. Donna Ashworth From ‘I wish I Knew’: https://amzn.to/3JVMJlZ Art by The Ronald West Gallery #bodypositive #art #poetry #bodyimage #selflove #selfcare #wordsofwisdom Repost from my dear sister @ladywolfe725 • 💛 credit: Donnaashworth (at The Herban Inn) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpgza80uRDi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hrexach]

Thursday Thoughts .... "When You Lose Someone -- It's Over and Over and Over Again ... "!!

~~February 23, 2023~~ WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEONE I’m just leaving this here because it couldn’t have been said any better. It’s been six months for us. The waves keep coming and coming and coming. HortyRex© #ThursdayThoughts #WhenYouLoseSomeone #NotOnlyOnce #ItsOverAndOverAndOer #SixMonthsForUs #TheWavesKeepComing #AttacksFromBehind #RealizationHitsHome #AmazingStatementQuote #DonnaAShworth…

[bloghrexach]

Thursday Thoughts .... "When You Lose Someone -- It's Over and Over and Over Again ... "!!

~~February 23, 2023~~ WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEONE I’m just leaving this here because it couldn’t have been said any better. It’s been six months for us. The waves keep coming and coming and coming. HortyRex© #ThursdayThoughts #WhenYouLoseSomeone #NotOnlyOnce #ItsOverAndOverAndOer #SixMonthsForUs #TheWavesKeepComing #AttacksFromBehind #RealizationHitsHome #AmazingStatementQuote #DonnaAShworth…

[livingwithhope]

TO THE WOMAN WHO IS SLOWLY FADING AWAY...

To the woman who has lost her spark.

To the woman whose get up and go, has well and truly gone.

This is for you.

This is to remind you, that you don’t have to be everything to everyone, every day.

You didn’t sign up for that.

Remember when you used to laugh? Sing?

Throw caution to the wind?

Remember when you used to forgive yourself more quickly for not always being perfect.

You can get that back again.

You really can.

And that doesn’t have to mean letting people down or walking away.

It just means being kinder to you, feeling brave enough to say no sometimes.

Being brave enough to stop sometimes.

And rest.

It starts the moment you realise that you’re not quite who you used to be.

Some of that is good, some of that is not.

There are parts of you that need to be brought back.

And if anyone in your life is not okay with that… they are not your people. Your people will be glad to see that spark starting to light up again.

So, if you have been slowly fading away my friend, this is the time to start saying yes to things that bring you joy and no to things that don’t.

It’s really pretty simple.

From ‘to the women’

#tothewomanwhoisslowlyfadingaway

#donnaashworth

#tothewomanwhoisslowlyfadingaway

#fadingwomanprint

#tothewomen #womensupportingwomen #poetryforthesoul

Image by Sofikul7531, available on shutterstock as a print

[ceekbee]

There is little you can do to make everyone like you.

Some people will see the real you, straight away. The you with the worries, the fears, the kind heart.

Others will only see what you have that is not theirs. Or who you have. Or a life that sparkles a tad too brightly for their liking.

In Some People’s Story You’re An Angel, In Others You’re The Villain.

And that is pretty much that.

If you are spending any time worrying how others see you, or whether they think you are a good person or not, you are wasting precious time my friend.

Precious time that is much needed elsewhere.

Is is universal truth that you cannot please all of the people all of the time.

That in fact, the best way to get even close to this goal, is to stop trying and to just be your authentic self, with kindness.

Always with kindness.

So, if you have been hurt by an unjust representation of you in someone’s story, take comfort in the fact that it is not the truth.

And that the right people will see that.

Keep your sparkly little light shining and your people will find you.

And they will stay.

And you will never have to convince them of who you are.

Donna Ashworth

Art by Ira Mitchell-Kirk Art by Ira

#inspire #womensupportingwomen #wordsforwomen #donnaashworth #ladiespassiton #quotesdaily #poetry #wordstoliveby #words #tothewomen

[rcox808]

TO THE WOMAN WHO IS SLOWLY FADING AWAY...

To the woman who has lost her spark.

To the woman whose get up and go, has well and truly gone.

This is for you.

This is to remind you, that you don’t have to be everything to everyone, every day.

You didn’t sign up for that.

Remember when you used to laugh? Sing?

Throw caution to the wind?

Remember when you used to forgive yourself more quickly for not always being perfect.

You can get that back again.

You really can.

And that doesn’t have to mean letting people down or walking away.

It just means being kinder to you, feeling brave enough to say no sometimes.

Being brave enough to stop sometimes.

And rest.

It starts the moment you realise that you’re not quite who you used to be.

Some of that is good, some of that is not.

There are parts of you that need to be brought back.

And if anyone in your life is not okay with that… they are not your people. Your people will be glad to see that spark starting to light up again.

So, if you have been slowly fading away my friend, this is the time to start saying yes to things that bring you joy and no to things that don’t.

It’s really pretty simple.

By Donna Ashworth

From ‘to the women’

#donnaashworth

#tothewomanwhoisslowlyfadingaway

#fadingwomanprint

#tothewomen #womensupportingwomen #poetryforthesoul

Image by Sofikul7531, available on shutterstock as a print

[wellandco]

Sound wisdom by poet Donna Ashworth.

"Don’t prioritise your looks my friend, as they won’t last the journey.

Your sense of humor though, will only get better with age.

Your intuition will grow and expand like a majestic cloak of wisdom.

Your ability to choose your battles, will be fine-tuned to perfection.

Your capacity for stillness, for living in the moment, will blossom.

Your desire to live each and every moment will transcend all other wants.

Your instinct for knowing what (and who) is worth your time, will grow and flourish like ivy on a castle wall.

Don’t prioritise your looks my friend,

they will change forevermore, that pursuit is one of much sadness and disappointment.

Prioritise the uniqueness that make you you, and the invisible magnet that draws in other like-minded souls to dance in your orbit. These are the things which will only get better."

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#poetry #poems #guidance #advice #quotes #quotestoliveby #donnaashworth #wellandco1 #wellbeing

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[moonlitfirefly]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

“You can avoid alcohol, drugs, sugar, salt, wheat,

dairy and carbohydrates your whole entire life,

You can exercise, meditate

and focus half your day on your health...

But if you are swallowing your dreams,

your ambitions, your regrets, your fears,

your desires and your bitterness on a daily basis,

you will suffer my friend.

For nothing,

nothing,

rots the flesh more,

than the negative emotions,

we ram down our own throats,

on a daily basis.

Food for thought.

Say your truths,

live your own way,

be yourself,

accept who you are,

accept who others are too,

share your dreams,

honour your desires,

chase your ambitions,

or don’t.

Perhaps your ambition is quite simply to be peaceful.

Whatever it is you choose to do,

give yourself peace.

It’s the most healing and rejuvenating path of them all.”

Donna Ashworth

From ‘life’

https://amzn.eu/d/9Y6E6kz

Art by Duy Huynh #duyhuynhart

#donnaashworth #poetry #wordstoliveby #women #quotes #relatable #deep #weightloss #monday

[3starsjoycee]

YOU’RE THE GHOST

There’s a part of the grieving process,

where your soul kind of leaves your body too.

As though it’s off searching for the one you lost,

somewhere in the ether.

You walk around,

doing all the right things,

putting one foot in front of the other,

living,

but it’s really as though you’re the ghost.

Perhaps you are.

Perhaps your soul searches,

until you find the one you miss,

and they tell you to go back and live.

So, when that numbness passes brave one,

maybe it’s time to do what you are told,

go back and live,

twice as hard.

You don’t belong there in the ether,

nor do you need to search for the one you lost,

they find you.

And when they do, you’ll feel it.

Donna Ashworth

From ‘I Wish I knew’

Art by Amanda Cass #amandacassart

#griefpoetry #griefquotes #griefsupport #griefpoem #donnaashworth

[jorcox]

It takes 66 days for a new behaviour to become automatic. According to the experts. It takes 66 days for a new situation to become your reality. We have lived in a pandemic for way over 365 days. Your psyche has been altered. You’re a different person now. You have different expectations, different routines, different thought processes and different needs. You have a different view of life, the world and your priorities have definitely shifted. Please do not expect to bounce back into your old life, your old self after this. Not straight away. Not without some adjustments. It’s just too much pressure after all you’ve been through, You will need time, patience, kindness, understanding and you may find this hard to believe but you will also need some down time at home. You’re a different person now and that’s ok my friend. That’s ok. Just please get to know the new version of you before the locks truly lift, that way you can pave a better road out. A kinder road out. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to go back to the old you. The old you has seen so much more now. Change was inevitable. Donna Ashworth #lockdownlifting #restrictionseased #roadmapout #youvechanged #donnaashworth #tothewomen #pandemicpoetry #women #quotesforwomen #womensupportingwomen #wordstoliveby (at The 1:1 Diet with Jo Cox) https://www.instagram.com/p/COR79akhgOT/?igshid=1civw7il8n5l3