The Power of Me

You are such a strong woman. You have done so much. And done it all by yourself. You have done what few have done. Taken on what most wouldn’t have. For all the good and the bad. More of the good, because you were brave. You followed you heart. You didn’t give up. You knew…

Over the years parts of me died. And other parts were given or taken. I very willingly gave away slivers of and sometimes complete sections of my heart, my individuality, my identity, my creativity. Then there were those that took when I was not strong enough to stand my ground and stake m claim. Over…

For belittling you. For not giving you the credit you deserve. For minimizing you, and what you have accomplished. For being ashamed of your (lack of) success. And for judging your success against others. For not acknowledging how far you have come. For not praising you for what you have done. For not loving you…

Self is inward. It is private. Self is your deepest dreams and greatest aspirations. It is your assets, vulnerabilities, body, mind, and spirit. It’s your truth; what you want, who you are and who you want to be. I never really thought about self as its own entity. I’ve thought about self-confidence, the times in…

I look up at the sky… “Thank you dad.” As I look at the sky… I know you are crafted it. All of it. Eliminated who wasn’t worthy. At the right time. In the right way. You put in my path.. crafted every circumstance. Showed me the truth of those around me. Gave me the…

“Can I sleep with you?” She says. “Of course you can.” I reply. She hasn’t done that is long time. I thought she was good? She’s been better. Happier. More upbeat. Bouncy. Sleep with me? Are we back there again? How man steps have we gone back? I wasn’t ready. I thought we were good….