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I needed that. To hear your honest thoughts. To have my reality checked & my heart tested in order to see where I was at. I needed to feel every emotion & examine ever feel. Understanding what caused me to rise & fall, has made me a better person. So, thank you for the challenge.

Darling, It's okay to simply be quiet and literally have nothing to say. Embrace the silence. Listen to your innerbeing and what it's trying to say to you. Every moment doesn't have to be filled with words, analogies, or long conversations about nothing. Shhhhh! Be still and observe the world around you!

Darling, the struggle is real but, that doesn't mean you have to surrender to the challenges and forfeit your dreams. Why do you give up so quickly? Do you not know that you're capable of doing marvelous things? Beloved, there's no limit to the time, space, and effort you could put into your dreams. This life is what you make it. You get to choose if it will be your heaven or hell, momentarily. Eternity is long and always so close, although it's deemed far away. Stop for a moment and realize how lucky you are to be born at such a time as this. There's no reason to seek for new leaders or someone to change things. All of that begins and ends with you. Every moment, every action, every word...it's a trigger effect to what will occur next. So, everything you're afraid of, ashamed of, and unsure of how to do...you have to do it. Learn to maneuver through the trials of life. Explore how you can manifest your needs and wants. There's no reason not too. The struggle and challenges will always be present. They aren't going anywhere, anytime soon. The only way to overcoming what you're experiencing - is to go through it. So, what are you waiting for? Go out there and do what you need to do! You got this!

I love you. When you're broken. When you're whole. I am not afraid to be cut by your pieces. I am not afraid those shards back into their position. I can sit beside you in silence. I can stand alongside you, confidently. I love you. Your darkest winters and your brightest summers, too. Your insecurities don't threaten me. Your success don't intimidate me. I rise and fall with you. I become, as you are, too. I love you. You're worth it. You'll always be worth it. I just want you to accept, believe, and realize...it's true.

Darling, you have to find what makes your heart beat. We all have something we love and cherish. Things we need, want, and desire. People who inspire and influence us. Things we favor to do and things we hope to see. Imaginations we create and creations we build. But, everyone hasn't found their own thing to believe in. The human mind is a beautiful tapestry of innovation. A phenomenon of itself. But, beloved, you are unique in your own way. Your vision and conceptual view of this world sets you apart. There is no one on this earth just like you. So, you have to find something you believe in. You must ignite the fire within you and kindle the flame. Who are you and what is your story? What have you been through and have you come out of it? You need motivation to maintain you consistent stance. Have you discovered your voice and what does it sound like? What is the tone of the message you're trying to rely? You need a foundation to stand and fall back on. What is the moral to your story? How will you inspire and influence the new generations? You have to know what you're about and the boundaries of what you will and will not tolerate. Where do you belong in this world? What is your title, position, and role? You have to be bold enough to face the people, unashamed; but, smart enough to know when to face yourself, humbled. If this world ends tomorrow, what would your final words or thoughts be? What mission would you had fulfilled and what would your testimony be? You have to be you, inspite of everything else surrounding and distracting you. What have you learned and will you continue to study? And, while studying will you also share and teach others, as well? See, it's easy to be born and dwell in a land but, it's a whole new world, to be alive and to thrive, wandering in the wilderness of a life you've chosen and built for self. So, find something that scares life into you and causes your heart to beat. Find something that ruffles your feathers and causes you to think. Find something that makes you crave and makes you yearn for more. Find something that gives you depth, substance, and a story to portray to the world. Find something that causes you to rest and relax. Find something that norishes your body, spirit, and soul. Find something to guide you and lead you home. Be rooted and connected to your source. Be authentically you and find your place. Not because you were told too or because you must. Do it because you're able to and it's a privilege to seek, find, discover, and know yourself.

I no longer ask myself why. I refuse to question things further. What we allow to slip through the shadows as humans was supposed to be to some degree. It'll strengthen me, before it'll ever kill me. I know things have changed and we've became who we've become. We turned into the people our parents warned us about. The ones they swore we should've avoided. But, I'm learning how to navigate this life without regretting a thing. Because, how else would I learn freedom of choice without making a few mistakes in the darkness. We know what we're supposed to do but, the freedom to do as we please causes us to falter. The people they warned us about were mere imperfect humans trying to survive life, just like us. So, what are we so afraid of? The uncertainty of life or the disappointment of knowing? The rarity of living or the security of simply surviving? I don't want to die here - unfulfilled and lulled to sleep by my downfalls. I'd rather live here - fulfilled by my passions and dreams while finding a new way to make it. So, like I said...I'm no longer questioning...just doing as much as possible.

Life is a book of poetry, so full of imagery, similes, and metaphors. We got stanzas, meters, rhythm and words. Words that tell the stories we've heard, experienced, or created as we share the stage like slam poets. Some of us have found our voices, others are just now discovering theirs. Whether boldly confident or overly frightened...our voices are heard and our hearts are read - through ink, through sweat, or tears. We share the spotlight and the mic, graciously, to amateurs and legends, alike...because we know that our purpose is exposed after we've faced the dark room full of strangers watching us. This is where where creation begins and the battle continues...when all things start out as rhema.

Darling, stop looking for things to add to yourself and your life. It's unnecessary. Everything you are and everything you have is all you need to thrive in this world. You just have to learn how to use everything to your advantage instead of allowing yourself to take these things for granted. There's not a person, place, thing, feeling, want, or need that can't be used for the greater good. You have to change your perspective and do the work needed to achieve what you're going after. Those dark days are your testimony when the good days come back. That ex that left you, taught you how to love the right and wrong way, so when another comes along you'll be ready to give them the world! That bad grade will teach you how to study. That debt will force you to handle your finances and business better. That death will teach you how to cherish life and the people you love. Those tears of sorrow will be turned into tears of joy! Beloved, when you realize everything is temporary and the only thing that matters is living life to the fullest without causing harm to others...your life will begin to change. And, the way you see yourself and this world, will never be the same. You have everything you need, right there inside you. Stop stressing, just look a little deeper. You got this!