“I tried to escape the unescapable but I had to learn to confront it instead; building strength until I was unbreakable.” — Danielle Luz Matias Building strength Copy Share Image
“Suffering in unforgiveness I tried to heal in resentment and fury. I had to learn to keep my spirit’s home at peace,… — Danielle Luz Matias Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“A work of art broken into a million pieces cannot be pieced back together; it must be recreated into another art form… — Danielle Luz Matias Art Copy Share Image
“We cannot control the uncontrollable or see the unseeable, but we can choose to embrace peace of mind in defiance of all… — Danielle Luz Matias Peace Copy Share Image
“I nourished my soul by taking care of her bodily home, the two became one and in unity we savored the beauty… — Danielle Luz Matias Beauty Copy Share Image
“We search relentlessly for love from others to make a safe place and call it home, and all the while our safe… — Danielle Luz Matias Home Copy Share Image
“Ignorant minds know no beauty because they will never blossom nor bloom.” — Danielle Luz Matias Beauty Copy Share Image
“Broken and weak I felt compelled to give in service. And every hand I gave rebuilt and strengthened me. One by one… — Danielle Luz Matias Service Copy Share Image
“I once felt shame for the scars upon my skin. Unknowingly ignorant to the beauty they possessed. Those scars tell a story… — Danielle Luz Matias Beauty Copy Share Image
“I was sickened by a cold heart and drowned in hate; I was buried in resentment and forgotten in spite.” — Danielle Luz Matias Anger Copy Share Image
“I believed fear my protector until one day I woke to realize I was his prisoner. I had to learn to liberate… — Danielle Luz Matias Fear Copy Share Image
“I deeply craved the warmth upon my skin yet missed countless sunrises; I had to learn to linger in the sunset mesmerized… — Danielle Luz Matias Beauty Copy Share Image