To the muse within us all.

Breathe.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

-Marianne Williamson

Sam,

We are destined for a glorious existence if we so choose. We are living a glorious existence, if you take the time to look. Right at this moment, you are love.

Sometimes we get lost in the negativity, we get lost in our struggles, our pains, our vulnerability. And we will always feel such emotions. But don’t settle for the one sided affair. Don’t lose yourself in the self pity, the emptiness, the constant beating yourself up for making mistakes. Because doing so does not make you free, it does not let you live, it does not bring you closer to love.

We must realize that we will fall, we will screw up. And we will disappoint some people, we will cry. We will be mean, we will be made fun of.

And yet, we will rise. There is a greater aspect of life that we miss out on when we linger in our shadows. The light in our lives is overwhelming. We are beautiful people. We are love. We are hope. We will always laugh, we will always have friends, we can always try again if we fail the first time.

My dear friend, life brings us all down sometimes, but stand tall. Get back on your feet. Pat yourself on the back., you are doing just fine. We all get confused, and we may never reach full clarity, but thirst for the unknown, for mystery, for knowledge, for truth. Grab life by the hand, and plundge forward into the deep blue depths. Your vision may be cloudy, the water might be cold, but take a shot, take a chance.

Say yes.

Thank you for being you.

With love,

Your best friend forever,

Your muse,

Your constant,

Porsia