The Turnaround

Tough times

Tough lessons…

Experiences to lock away forever

To learn from

To relate to

To become wiser.

Maybe you are facing

A difficult crossroad in life

Maybe you have no strength

Left to go on

I’ve been through this

I got through it.

Yes you will make it too

You are not a statistic

You were born for a purpose

You are not here by chance

You were created

Specially handcrafted by His hands.

Don’t let anyone tell you

You don’t matter

You do!

It they think they are trash

It is their choice

You were created for glory!

I was empty broken and bruised

When I met Him!

He comforted me

Gave me hope

Led me through darkness

Into the Light!

Today I stand here

An overcomer, wiser

Who knows her worth

For the King stood up for me!

He holds out His hand to you

Will you reach out for Him?

Life

Life

Choices
They make you
or break you
they bring lessons
consequences in our life
things we cannot run away from
things that later define our life.

Experiences
they shape us
and we shape them too
Someone else's actions
and our reactions
our actions
and other's reactions.

Words
they add or take away
meaning and purpose from us
Words thrown at others
hurt wound lacerate
Words spoken softly
heal rebuild and comfort.

Memories
the good and bad of life
living inside our being
fighting a battle to own us
We can live in the past
or learn from the past
and throw away the shards.

Wisdom
knowing what to take
and what to leave
from the myriad experiences
thrown at us
Learning not just from our lives
but from the mistakes of others.

Life
a string of
choices,
experiences,
words,
memories and
wisdom gained.

Adieu 2013

As 2013 comes to an end

I find in my hand

A mixed bag of emotions...

A mosaic of lessons and experiences

I have gained from

I will cherish

For life.

A year when I came to terms

With myself

With my life the way it has been

And mustered the courage

To step out to be

The real me

No matter what the cost.

The line is drawn

The lesson learned

The bitter sweet pill swallowed

A gush of hope

Fills the horizon

As dreams long dead

Come back to life.

The long and short

Of life’s story is

No one else lives yours

Just go out and live!

When it’s time to pay

It’s you who pay the price

Why hide when it’s time to shine?

No apologies

To those who never understood

No excuses

For what I was not able to do

No reasons

So someone may accept who I am

If they don’t it’s their loss not mine!

I move on

I will thrive

Who knows how long I have

To live?

These precious moments

When we can leave a trail

Will never come back again.

Live right

Live well

Someday someone

Will your story tell

What do you want it to be?

A story of losses and misery

Or a story of overcoming and victory!!!

I have decided

What I will do...

Thank you God

For 2013

I hope I have learned

All I had to learn

2014 here I come!