Rise

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

~Maya Angelou (excerpt from Still I Rise)

Rise
You have been doing some soul searching lately but it's time to dig even deeper and go directly to the source of your pain, anger and fear. You have spent too much time blaming the world or the people in it for your troubles. It's time to stop that old story you keep telling yourself over and over and start retelling a new one. One more full of hope, love and healing. But in order to do that, first you need to get real. You need to let yourself go to where you haven't gone before and that's directly to the source of your pain and suffering. Face it head on. Look at it. See it for what it is. Weep for it. Feel it with every ounce of your being. Then dust yourself off, wipe away the tears and rise up like you have never done before. Let the chains of your past fall at your feet and know that as you take your first step, you will never again look back. You will never again repeat the old patterns. You will never again underestimate your own power. You will never again diminish your self worth. You will never again allow your control to go to somebody else. You will never again be a victim.  You will be a creator. You will be a victor. You will be courage. You will be healthy. You will be energized. You will be honest. You will be forgiving. You will be kind. You will be impeccable with your words. You will always do the best that you can do. You will not place false boundaries around yourself or your soul. You will rise up like a Phoenix and fly forward soaring above your past and into your bright future.