When fear can no longer bind you

    and self-doubt no longer steal from you,

    you are free to choose what you really

    want from this life and know that

    you deserve as much.

     Each time 

  we compromise

  what it is we truly desire

  from and for ourselves,

  we compromise a little

  of our greatness

  in our own eyes.

     There is no

  expiration date

  on potential.

     May we never become

  so comfortable in

  our lives that we

  cease striving

  to change

  the world

  around us.

     Wisdom means

  nothing until

  we've made

  it our own.

     It is up to us

  to create the divine

  moments of our lives.

    I hear the woman calling me

  The child begs me, "stay"

  I want the possibilities

  But fear them anyway

  I love the way the future feels

  It could one day be home

  But stepping out onto that road

  I feel so all alone

  But is that such a bad thing?

  Maybe I could try

  Maybe I could take a chance

  Sometime before I die

  Maybe I could learn to be

  Big and strong and proud

  Maybe I could learn to say

  "I love you" right out loud

  Maybe I don't have to be

  So lonely and afraid

  Maybe I could learn to trust

  The me that I have made.

    You knew I had to have a point

                      to that last post...

                    It never serves us

                 to romanticize a

                  painful experience

                   unless we are willing

                     to romanticize our

                       future beyond it.

      She appeared to him an angel,

   the saving from the raging

   darkness in which he'd

   found himself entangled.

   But understand that light

   such as this can be

   agony to eyes

   that have become

   accustomed

   to the dark.

   He feared

   that she

   saw in him a beautiful perfection

   he hoped he did not possess

   for fear of the torture that would reign

   were he forced to examine

   his own life and choices.

       He said no and pushed her away

   with all his might. She cried

   soft angel tears with full passion

   and having found herself unbound,

   learned to fly in heavens unimaginable.

       Our

  "flaws"

    are

  woven

 into the

 tapestry

 of our beauty.

  Don't be afraid

      to do

               things

                                       your own way.

 does this make anyone else think of josephine?

 An amazing idea may

 not always change the world,

 but with vision and dedication

 it will most certainly change yours.

   What makes you

                        beautiful?

                                     It's time for

                                        another self

                                          appreciation

                                           day. List 3

                                               things you

                                                enjoy about

                                                  being you.

                         !. I smile easily.

              2. I'm a really good mom.

        3. I'm creative.

  It's your turn!

 Life is full of the unexpected.

While experiencing fear, we are far

more susceptible to outside influence.

We will listen to just about any advice

that will take away the fear.

We will even allow our own

liberties to be taken from us

if it means we don't have

to be so afraid.

To enjoy the true freedom

of our own lives,

we must learn to

tame our own fears.

We must learn

to become our own heroes.

 sorry about the lack of soft pretty music, but i needed some pogues today.

There is amazing beauty

in even the most

somber days.

By laying our

attention on that

beauty, the darkness

ceases to stain our soul.

 It is best to be able to release

others from our lives

not for all of the faults

we can name of them,

but because they simply do not

serve the purpose of our lives.

  If I show you

  the direction

  in which I grow,

  perhaps you will

  walk with me a bit.

  Perhaps, in time,

  you will find

  yourself walking 

  a path created

  solely for you.

This is a special post dedicated to a woman that is finding her path and teaching another to take her first steps.  The two of you are a blessing to me.

 I walked alone

 for miles and miles

 having found myself

 in perfect company.

 To desire

without action is

merely to dream