Mandy Ricks

Tag: self care

  • Today

    I hope today you fall in love with being you. -Mandy Ricks with Willow

  • I am Now

    I walked through fire, let it sting,

    felt the loss of everything.

    Ghosts still whisper, scratch my skin,

    but I won’t let them pull me in.

    Blade of doubt against my throat,

    I wear the scars, but still I float.

    No savior comes, no hand to hold,

    just me—alone, but fierce and bold.

    I carve my name in silent stone,

    a war-born soul, a heart my own.

    No chains, no gods, no need to bow—

    I am enough. I am now.

  • Waiting

    It’s that waiting time of year, that pause between seasons when waiting becomes the overwhelming feeling.

    But we all need pauses times to prepare for what’s next. Moments of pause to refresh our thoughts, reorganize our priorities, visit our goals, and reconnect to our dreams. Above all, never let go of those dreams. -Mandy Ricks

  • Winter

    Winter always feels like nature’s way of pressing pause, giving us time to reflect and recharge. In these quieter moments, I’ve discovered that the warmth of past adventures, heartfelt connections, and cherished memories bring a little sunshine to my snowy days. So even when the world outside is a blanket of white, I remind myself there’s always a bit of summer within me, waiting to shine through.

  • Magic days

    The trees droop laden with the innocence of snow. Footprints lead the way to somewhere you want to go. While the season chills us we still wander through magic days. Enjoy. -Mandy Ricks

  • Things do change

    So, here we are, dare I say again, holding each other tight, perhaps in an effort to stop from falling apart.

    But things do change, and maybe they will for us too. And then we can hold each other close, out of love instead of love instead of desperation. -Mandy Ricks

  • Facades

    I’d rather see your battle scars. Your lines, wrinkles, and wounds, Than you facade. -Mandy Ricks

  • A Quiet Place

    I am looking for a lovely quiet place where I can listen to the silence. -Mandy Ricks

  • Graceful harmony

    Evening rolls in, softly, gently, a soothing reprieve.

    And as the leaves turn and drop with graceful harmony so does my need to please.

    -Mandy Ricks

  • Horses and Sunshine

    I began to write poems when I was a child. Late at night, in bed, alone with my pen.

    My mother and her partner would drunkenly fight and I would write about horses and sunshine.

    -Mandy Ricks

  • Wild

    All of us have a piece of wild that lives in our soul.

    Keep it.

    Treasure it.

    Love it.

    Because it will protect you during war.

    -Mandy Ricks

  • People pleasing

    I have spent too many years with my heart and legs open, hoping to find love, and to please, but only finding hypocrisy. -Mandy Ricks