Keeping the candle within me burning was the only way to navigate the most challenging chapters of my life. In the quiet, reflective atmosphere of France, I often think of the resilience my parents instilled in me. This inner light is more than just hope. It is a profound internal architecture for a soul that refuses to be extinguished by external storms. Understanding the warmth of the candle within me helps me process the tectonic shifts of my past with grace and gratitude. As a highly sensitive person, I know that this spark is my greatest inheritance. It turns old fears into a stable, Malachite peace. Within these luminous intervals, the spirit finally finds its authentic rhythm. We move from the darkness of doubt to the clarity of self-belief. By trusting this light, we reclaim our radiant, enduring strength.
Svijeća u meni
jer vrijeme krize i dna je iza mene.
Uspjela sam se vratiti – nasmijana –
iz tog tamnog puta.
Uvijek sam imala svijeću koja je gorjela za mene:
uspavljivala me kada su noći bile crne
i obasjavala put kada nikome nisam dopuštala
da mi govori kuda da idem.
Nikada je nisam ispustila
i nikada nisam posumnjala
da sam sišla s pravog i pravednog puta.
Vjerovala sam u sebe kada sam ostala bez posla.
Vjerovala sam u sebe kada sam se razboljela.
Vjerovala sam u sebe kada su mi roditelji umrli.
Ne znam.
Život me je učio kako da ostanem prisebna
i kako da idem naprijed.
A oni su me naučili da budem poštena, pravedna i iskrena.
da je nosim kroz život
i da mi obasjava puteve kojima ću prolaziti.
Jer danas vjerujem u sebe.
Iskustvo mi je to pokazalo.
I nastavljam dalje držeći svoju svijeću u sebi
u svakom trenutku moga disanja.
La bougie en moi
car le temps de la crise et du fond est derrière moi.
J’ai réussi à revenir – souriante –
de ce chemin sombre.
J’ai toujours eu une bougie qui brûlait pour moi :
elle me berçait quand les nuits étaient noires
et éclairait le chemin quand je ne permettais à personne
de me dire où aller.
Je ne l’ai jamais lâchée
et je n’ai jamais douté
d’avoir quitté le chemin juste et droit.
J’ai cru en moi quand j’ai perdu mon travail.
J’ai cru en moi quand je suis tombée malade.
J’ai cru en moi quand mes parents sont morts.
Je ne sais pas.
La vie m’a appris à rester lucide
et à aller de l’avant.
Mais eux, ils m’ont appris à être honnête, juste et sincère.
pour la porter à travers la vie
et pour qu’elle éclaire les chemins que je traverserai.
Car aujourd’hui je crois en moi.
L’expérience me l’a montré.
Et je continue en tenant ma bougie en moi
à chaque instant de mon souffle.
The Candle Within Me
for the time of crisis and hitting rock bottom is behind me.
I managed to return – smiling –
from that dark path.
I always had a candle burning for me:
lulling me to sleep when the nights were black
and lighting the way when I allowed no one
to tell me where to go.
I never dropped it
and I never doubted
that I had strayed from the right and just path.
I believed in myself when I lost my job.
I believed in myself when I fell ill.
I believed in myself when my parents died.
I don’t know.
Life taught me how to stay composed
and how to move forward.
But they taught me to be honest, fair, and sincere.
to carry through life
and to light the paths I will cross.
Because today I believe in myself.
Experience has shown me that.
And I continue on, holding my candle within me
in every moment of my breath.