A Note To Self

Dear Margaret, You are taking a huge step, and I am so, so, so very proud of you. You have always said you would never be able to pick up and just travel, unless you abandoned everyone and everything like a thief in the night, and you did not do that. You set yourself up for traveling. You finished everything you had going on, and stuck to your plan. You have prepared much better than planned. You are so committed and I love you so much for that. Realize how much courage it takes to stay committed and to keep reassuring yourself as much as you do; you know you are strong, but to be honest, you are a lot stronger than you believe. This needs to change, you need to believe. Stop being so hard on yourself all the time, please? You really need to realize how great your heart is and how much you truly do care about the well being of those around you. Take care of yourself, and allow yourself to feel every little thing, but remember to feel all those things in positive light, not negative light. You bring yourself down far too often by doing this, and it absolutely needs to change. Stop looking to people for satisfaction with yourself; look to yourself, you do not need approval from anyone, ever. While doing this, try to let people in more instead of shutting them out. Your connectedness to loved ones depends on your openness and ability to share your absolute emotions, even if they seem ridiculous, LET IT OUT and DO NOT BE ASHAMED! Do not be scared to speak up and question. Do not be scared to assess yourself more often and the current state of affairs, while doing this however, stop rushing. Let it flow. You are too tense all the time because of this. The body in which we inhibit feels this great tension and stress in terrible ways. You really should lighten up. Be easy, Yourself

Lucidity

To be at peace with the outside world, you must learn to be at peace within. I find my inner peace, on most days. What does that look like, "finding your inner peace" Well, you know, most days people wake up to an alarm clock, maybe stubbing their toe upon getting out of bed, stepping into a scolding hot shower, spilling coffee on their only clean work shirt, and their day begins.... What a horrible start to a stressful Monday? Most people do not realize, it does not have to look like this. Try waking up already having a smile, completely knowing you are about to kick today's ass. That is true inner peace. Realizing your control of your daily experience. Maybe you can't move a mountain with your thoughts, but you can control weather you rear end someone in traffic on your way to work. ~(Personal Experience)~ Our universe is inside of you. Our universe is pure energy. Positive energy, negative energy, it exists inside of you to attract either one~ Which are you attracting? Ever noticed how energetic one may feel upon finally stepping outside for the first time of the day? The energy the ground you walk on surges through your feet, feeling the vibrations of everything all at once. You hear the sounds of every little things in a close proximity to your being. Be aware. Appreciate your life. Appreciate your soul and worth as a being of great wonder and experience. Embrace everything, every little incident or encounter. What makes you happy? What makes you feel successful, accomplished, what makes you feel like you can do anything? Please do those things more, make time for those who feed your soul. This is inner peace. It is a sad soul who does not know what feeds their soul and does not know how to live a life of great awareness and self worth. One who chooses to not explore themselves and chooses to not go beyond societies limits of do's and don'ts and good or bad. What makes you tick, not what makes everyone else tick. ~love and light.