The Power of Me

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…

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…

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…

 I will follow my path. Listen deep to my heart. Trust my inner guide. Live by my truth. I will quiet the demons that haunt me. I will feed the hope that drives me. I will nourish my mind, body and spirit with actions that build me. I will shut down those and that that…

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…

Patience doesn’t come easily to me, it’s also something I have to work on every day. I practice patience by trying to loosen my grip on the notion that I need to control everything, surrendering to the journey and remembering that the rules and timing of the universe are not mine to define. I have learned…