The first step is always the hardest so take one step or day at a time. What shoes will you wear today? Are you ending a long drawn out painful cycle in your life? As one door closes, another will open up to your future of possibilities creating opportunities. If we stay in the past for too long, we will continue to drown in our own insecurities. For example, doubt and fear will only hinder us. How do we pick ourselves up to move forward? We analyze our strengths and weaknesses. For instance, what do we have right here and now in front of us to work with and what do we need to have in order to get us to where we want to be? We must take the steps we are guided to take.
Take the Stairs to get to your destination
Climbing the Stairs One Golden Foot at A Time
Once upon a time, you were scared to move forward with your dreams. Now that you know what you want, you still continue to go back and forth with your mind. You contemplate how will I ever get to where I want to be? You question yourself over and over again. “Do I take this risk”? Do I take the first step up the ladder? What if I fall again? You can’t really fall any further if you are already on the ground. You can either stay where you are and drown or you can take the first step into your future. The “key” here is to know what you want. What is your end goal? This gives you a purpose to pursue. So put on your golden shoes and follow the yellow brick road.
Dressed for Success
All that Glitters is Gold
A time to mourn and a time to dance. Of course there is no right or wrong answer to how you will get to your goal. Put on that golden dress to go with those golden shoes. When you dress for success you feel better about yourself. Oh I forgot, you’ll look better too! It will be a learning process which is why I will wear my golden shoes. The more you learn in your journey the better it will be. Continue to take the steps necessary to reach your goals. Yes, there will be road blocks and obstacles. At this point, if you have the courage and strength to keep going, nothing will stop you from getting to where you want to be except you. You are the master and creator of your own destiny.
A Golden Kiss From Me to You
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In our darkest hour coping with loss we find that it is difficult to grieve the loss of a loved one, separation from a loved one or loss of some kind. For instance, it feels as though a long sharp edged knife, two or three is more like it, were sliced into my heart with blood force. Specifically, here is your heart, let me take this sword and drive the dagger right into it piercing from top to bottom. Furthermore, since you have one sword thru your heart, why don’t I stick two more swords thru your heart. “That will make me feel better” says Satan. In addition to daggers being thrust through my body, the emotional turmoil will not let my mind free.
Like a Dagger Straight Thru the Heart
It is in our darkest hour that we feel a tornado swirling inside, the pain so real and so deep. Specifically, picture the tearing of muscles being separated from it’s organs. Is this what it means to fall to your knees? At times, I want to laugh with mischief to cover up the pain that is tormenting me. At other times I want to cry uncontrollably so that I can just release this agony. I question, why I am feeling this way? Everything you thought was real, was not real, or was it? Why is it necessary to go through such pain and suffering? Why must I be the example for everyone else? You tell me to keep pushing forward. You keep telling me everything will be alright.
The Five Steps to Grieving
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Questioning Your Loss in sorrow and doubt
Is it true that falling deep into the depths of our souls will teach us how to find ourselves? Searching thru the darkness like a lost child trying to get out of a patch of pricker bushes. Our hands and legs getting cut and sliced as we try to break free only to keep getting stuck in the next pricker bush. Blood dripping down the palm of your hand feeling numb to the open wounds. Silently screaming for someone to help you get unstuck yet, no one can hear you. You feel helpless and lost. You are weakened and holding on to the very last bit of strength that you have left. However, you manage to find the strength you need to continue to walk the path that is laid before you.
Even when stuck, the light still shines thru the darkness
Pleading for Understanding To Why This Must Happen
Is it necessary to cut the core to our inner being? Why must we trust in ourselves? Transformation is like destroying all that you once knew only to rebuild or be reborn again. A completely valid point that you are tired and worn out. You even question yourself and say “how do I stand back up and get through this? I don’t want to rebuild. Why must I do this?” You complain and plead to God hoping he is listening to you in your darkest hour coping with loss. “Dear Lord, I have cut the cord. This sacrifice is killing me inside and out. Please show me the way. I’m lost in this darkness.”
Like Footprints in the Sand-Follow your faith
Searching for Guidance In Your Faith
Having the faith to guide you through your darkest hour is to understand that in reality you are never truly alone, especially if you have faith. Like “Footprints In the Sand” just when you thought God had left you to burn and bleed thru your heart and soul, he whispers in your ear “my child, that is when I carried you”. He tells you that you are a rare jewel and I have come to take your pain and suffering away. But first before I do that, you must do something for me. You must shine your light so bright that the world will have no other option but to listen to what you have to share and say.
And Suddenly a Ray of Light Shines
Acceptance of What Was, What Is and What Will Be
When you feel your world has been torn down and your holding on to the only thing you have left: we call that hope. By the same token, there is this voice inside my head. It says to “keep shining sunshine. Not only, will I protect you thru your pain and suffering but I will also love you. As well as be guiding you.”
How is it that you do you not see that you have been chosen to inspire and impact others? Together with your true nature and character you can achieve anything. This voice inside my head continues to tell me that “I believe in you. Of course, I believe you have the strength and endurance to get you thru.” I continue to tell myself that I was given this task by the higher power to be an example of how powerful love is in this cold world.
Equally important hope and faith tells us we won’t be alone.
Some paths along my journey, I will have to go alone, but I always know that my spirit guides are with me. As a matter of fact, we were given a body of armor to wear everyday (depending on your faith). Furthermore, no one can take your pain away, but you can accept that pain is part of life. Specifically, growing pains. Together, these tools and gifts have been given for you to Heal and then Show the world who you are.
Body of Armor
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