"grow flowers in every place even the darkest ones, water it all with your pain brighten it with all your love and in the end you'll see that it just takes some time to get something beautiful out of nothing" - growing flowers "the sound of my heart" is a poetry book about friendship, love, life, heartache, life as a young adult and young woman.

In our society it is forbidden to "love". It was some kind of unnecessary feeling that humans felt towards someone they really "liked". They got into "relationships" and sometimes even "married" each other. Our schools teach us why "love" is unnecessary and doesn't contribute to a fulfilling life. We live to make a carrier. To be successful. And to do that, you should not rely on anyone, but focus on yourself to optimize your future. Now all of us have a meaning in life, a path we want to follow, not caring about these irrelevant emotions that keep us from growing, from becoming the best version of ourselves.

A (self-)love anthology capturing all the feelings of the heart, centering different people struggling with the same thing over several years and probably the most complicated love story of their lives: the one with themselves. Dive into different emotional journeys ranging from body image over to mental health. All of the characters hope to end up in a place of acceptance and love, no matter in which place, how long ago and with whom they started. After all everyone's self love is different, some quiet, some loud, some hard fought for and none of them should be disregarded whatsoever.

We are all going through this life trying to make the best out of it. On our path we have to redirect our lifes many times. Everyone is on their individual journey. Nobody can tell us what's the right way to live. But our heart sure can. This book is a reminder that we are more than we think we are. We are human beings with a wide range of emotions that we are confronted with daily. Sometimes the world makes us forget that. The pressure seems to get more and more intense. This book will take you on a journey through the beauty and strength that is hidden in the vulnerability of all uf us. It's there to remind of the beauty of the human experience. It encourages taking off the mask for once and live life in an authentic way.

Sometimes life hits you. And while you are busy sorting it out, something else is happening already. So you start to struggle while trying to make sense of everything. And on top of that most times your head and your heat have different views on how to deal with life.

Life I never quite understood the purpose of it all. The highs, the lows, and the in-betweens. If you have fallen into a black hole, how do you climb out? When the lows overshadow the highs. When the once bright sun sets and doesn't rise? When you have lost so much, you're struggling to count your blessings. When you wonder why it happened to you out of eight billion people. When your heart has burned to ashes. Filled with poetry and short stories, this book explores the psyche of a young girl struggling with mental health issues after descending into the hell of loss and trauma, yet longing to rise from the ashes.