Author: Marinelle Cabillo

Plead The Fifth

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Time has taught me the beauty of letting people believe what they want.

You don’t always have to explain your choices, life decisions, or opinions.

There’s no need to set the record straight, to defend, to clarify –

For what? Stand firmly in your truth.

Not everything has to be shared or be made public knowledge.

It’s ok to bask in your privacy – What does it really mean to be seen?

Having access to someone’s life and true thoughts is a privilege.

There are 3 sides to every story, and not everyone will have access to mine.

People will always have their point of view on you – But what’s there to prove?

Someone else’s opinion does not define your character.

Live your life – Some things don’t deserve your explanation.

To Keep The Peace

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You were taught to bite your tongue – you don’t want to offend.

To shutdown when things got heated – it’s best not to address the issue.

To ignore your own feelings – you’ll get over it eventually.

To do anything to keep the peace… but at your expense.

Look where that got you.

Undo the mindset that communication means conflict.

Do not self-sacrifice your own peace of mind for the sake of others.

Free Fall

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At a time in my life where I’m not resisting the fall…

Here’s to falling in love – releasing fear to make room for good things.

Cheers to falling apart – it’s revealing parts of me that still need work.

Thankful when things fall into place – I don’t need to force shit.

Content with every fall off – I keep my circle small.

Protected when things fall through – it wasn’t meant for me.

Fortunate when things fall into my lap – it was mine all along.

I’m willing to free fall into any situation – I trust myself to do so.

Greener

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In my eyes, my grass will always be greener.

That may not always be true, but I’ll never really know.

You see, I only tend to my own garden.

What others are planting is none of my concern.

I water what’s mine, I weed out what’s dead, I plant more seeds.

I know that my garden will bloom when it’s supposed to –

Keeping track of others will not benefit my flowers.

When the time is right, I will handpick my bouquet –

Knowing they blossomed because I chose to focus only on mine.

What you choose to water, will grow.

Believe It

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There is no such thing as “too good to be true.”

Ever stopped and wondered why you think it can’t happen to you?

It’s easy to fall into lack mentality and have yourself stressing.

But that way of thinking will ironically block your blessing.

Law of attraction – I call in what I know I deserve.

I really manifested it all – Yes, I truly got the nerve.

Because why count myself out of exactly what I want and more?

Don’t ever be discouraged to be met with a closed door.

Trust that it just means there’s so much more for you in store.

Speak, write, and think it all into existence.

You’ll be surprised how much things change with your persistence.

I’ll never again believe that it all can’t happen to me –

Because if I can think it, I can have it, and that’s the fuckin’ tea.

No In-betweens

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I am a girl of two extremes.

Aloof or passionate, you never have to question my interest.

Whether it be a yes or a no, just never again a maybe.

All in or all out, there are no in-betweens.

Once I have my mind made, I stand deep in it.

Love and loyalty as deep as the oceans go, that’s the only way I know how to be.

Deep in the waters or nothing at all.

If it doesn’t spark a light in me, I don’t want it.

Never in-between.

2 Sides Of The Same Coin

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The irony of our experiences –

I know happiness because I’ve experienced sadness.

I know peace because I’m no stranger to chaos.

I know hope because of the times I’ve felt hopeless.

I know love because I’ve sat with hate.

I know beautiful beginnings because I’ve lived through terrible endings.

I know clarity because of all the times I’ve marinated in confusion.

I know loyalty because I’ve had more than my fair share of betrayal.

I know that without darkness, there is no light.

To You – Behind The Art

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To the artists questioning their art:

We live in a “prove it” generation.

Prove your popularity, your talent, your uniqueness.

But please remember…

Likes don’t equate to real life support.

Followers don’t mean real friends.

Views don’t correspond with truly being seen.

There is always space for more content – Your content.

You have nothing to prove and nobody to outdo.

You’ll be surprised who resonates with your work, publicly and in private.

Don’t overthink it – Your work is enough.

Make It Make Sense

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“Make it make sense,” the world told her at a young age.

So, she tried her whole life to make sure it always made sense… for other people.

She meticulously tried to justify all of it: her choices, her path, her reasoning…

Uphold the image, even if it was at her expense.

But her intuition, gut feelings, and inner knowing can not be explained.

You either get it, or you don’t.

She realized her choices didn’t have to make sense to anyone else except herself.

Every move is still calculated, but with her heart and happiness as the priority.

And to me, that will always make sense.

Lifetimes

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I have died and been reborn a thousand times in this lifetime alone.

This version of me surely will not be the last, I’m hopeful of it.

My hands still have scars from forcibly holding onto parts of me, beliefs, and situations that I clearly outgrew.

I laugh now remembering how terrified I was of the unknown – only to find out that everything will always be in favor of my highest good.

A thousand lives, a thousand versions of me, a thousand new beginnings – how lucky.

We are always evolving, renewing, and finding different parts of ourselves that need refining.

I will never be ashamed to say that I am forever a work in progress.

No perfection. No forcing. No overstaying my welcome.

What a privilege it is to witness and grow with others through their many transformations.

Because with so many lives we live in this 1 lifetime, what a shame it would be to always remain the same…