#beinghumanishardsometimes

yet another example of a custom poem that is really a poem for/about myself. maybe it's for you, too. . what a gift to do this work. to witness people. to put that to words. i am eternally grateful. and ever learning. . #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poet #poetry #poem #poetryondemand #custompoetry #custompoems #writersofinstagram #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #ondemandpoem #gratitude #learning #beinghumanishardsometimes #heart #listening #life #work #money #joy #witness

real talk: i'm looking for a place in to live in sf and it's such a disheartening, time consuming endeavor. been feeling beyond overwhelmed, defeated, having less and less faith things work out the way i want them to. my energy is just drained, empty. . realized this custom poem i wrote for someone is really for myself. . in my wallowing in this emptiness, i'm wishing everyone an experience of vastness. and the energy to look again, as many times as it takes. . and if you know of an affordable, beautiful, bunny friendly 1-2 bedroom in SF, please hit me up! . #poem #poetry #custompoetry #custompoem #ondemand #ondemandpoem #ondemandpoetry #ondemandpoet #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #silvi #pacific #faith #void #vast #words #writersofig #writersofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinstagram #beinghumanishardsometimes #loveyourselfbest

(in the spirit of presence. daily gratitude. also known as finding the poetry in being human.) . #dailypractice #practicedaily #gratitude #writersofinstagram #writersofig #howtobealive #poetry #beinghumanishardsometimes #being #life #silvialcivar #silvi #thepoetrystore #presence

how to be alive 228. speak from truth, trying to see yourself for who you are while also seeing everyone else. (isn't this the work of life?) silvi . (6 holiday parties down, 3 more to go! december, you're blessing me and killing me and teaching me so much! oh, how the work of your life works you! not a complaint, but a compliment to everyone who believes in what i do. thank you! you make me, beyond words!) . #howtobealive #writing #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #writersofig #writersofinstagram #ondemandpoem #poet #selfie #blessing #curse ##lifeinstructions #poetryondemand #ondemandpoet #poetsofig #poem #poetry #heart #365project #notetoself #here #there #eveywhere #now #custompoem #partyfavor #custompoetry #gratitude #beyondwords #beinghumanishardsometimes #loveyourselfbest #workworkwork

how to be alive 222. surprised? excited? terrified? you decide. . #howtobealive #bunny #nugget #bunniesofinstagram #bunstagram #bunniesofig #dwarfrabbit #beinghumanishardsometimes #petsmakeeverythingbetter #writersofinstagram #writersofig #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #365project

how to be alive 184. remember: sometimes you don't need a filter. by which i mean for pictures, ginger root tea, the sky in maui, the way you feel. silvi . (in maui work to work a wedding! the green here is so alive. the way the weather suns and storms so much like how i feel.) . #howtobealive #compassion #patience #surrender #loveyourselfbest #heart #head #mindfulspeach #mindfulness #tolerate #tolerance #hawaii #beinghumanishardsometimes #heart #poetsofig #poetry #prayer #practice ##poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #maui #nofilter #remember #writersofig #being #begin #again #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #365project

how to be alive 182. before you speak, wait for the moment your heart and head connect, especially if anger has kissed your lips, or envy has pushed you in a direction you didn't think you'd go, or misunderstanding's hugged you so tight you begin to lose touch with your feet on the ground. practicing patience is everything. silvi . (practice is everything.) . #howtobealive #compassion #patience #surrender #loveyourselfbest #heart #head #mindfulspeach #mindfulness #beinghumanishardsometimes #heart #poetsofig #poetry #prayer #practice ##poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writersofig #being #begin #again #junotdiaz #patience #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #365project

this is actually the title of a poem i just finished for a manuscript i've been working on which i rework and submit every year to the yale younger series of poets competition. every year i am not even close to being a winner of any kind. it's cool though. process accounts for way more than product sometimes. and i can keep trying til i'm 40. . #howtobealive #poetry #describetheday #process #product #writing #manuscript #title #wip #beinghumanishardsometimes #writersofinstagram #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #practicemakesperfect #justkeeptrying #silvialcivar #365project