Lessons During the Storm

There are no regrets in life, as every event and decision we make truly shapes and molds us. Some doors I opened in my journey through this life attempted to distort truth and almost locked the path of freedom.  I realized, I, was the one who held the keys the entire time. So much awaits in the other room, just as long as the other is kept closed. Beauty. Color. Love. Peace. Contentment. Hope. Clarity.

As difficult as some lessons have been in my life, I wouldn’t trade any of them to be who I am this very day: a tree with roots that continue to grow deeper. Storms have come and limbs were over-pruned by many... in hopes of causing this tree to look like all the other trees. Interestingly enough, although over-pruning can cause some malformations, more energy is dispersed to its root system, causing the tree to become stronger and bare sweeter fruit. Strong trees will survive droughts, as roots have a way of finding water. Dormant seasons come and what looks dead will soon flourish with buds when spring comes around. Scars exist, but now fade into the bark, only to tell a story of the lessons learned during the winter storm.

- Not everyone can see the beautiful colors that create black
- Easier your heart to be broken than your mind...your heart can always be put back together
- Better not bitter
- Better to have faith and lose it all than to be hopeless
- Questioning leads to answers which lead to freedom
- Never allow anyone to pick the petals that create the beautiful rose you are. If so, only prickly  thorns will be left
- No one can do it for you, you must!
- You must be complete to be able to truly give and receive
- No man should ever come between two people. Destruction awaits for the one who allows such a thing!
- NEVER allow your voice to be silenced!
- Have a malleable heart, never a mind
- Stand for truth, even if you are the only one
- BE!
- Do not allow any person to clip your wings
- Fly.....because you never forgot how!
- NEVER conform, NEVER give in to what you question.
- The cage is always open. You simply need to be the one who flies out.
- Let go of the chains YOU hold
- There is so much power when you learn to fly on your own
- Sometimes you have to let go of the dead weight to be able to soar
- Some people don’t mind the cage in which they feel secure. You can’t make them fly if  they’ve allowed their wings clipped and don’t remember how.
- Why close your eyes in the dense fog? Better to drive and see what’s in front of you than to see nothing at all.
- Let the songbird sing!
- Flee from what tries to bind your mind, your soul, your GOD-given creativity!
- Stand tall!
- Air, life, freedom, peace, and happiness.....it is worth it!
- Questioning leads to freedom!

January  2010