Strong enough

to stand alone

“Life is a test. It is only a test. Had this been a real life you would have been instructed where to go and what to do.” ~unknown

true confession

I’ve not always been supportive
of people
trying new things

I’d tease
or point out the negatives

attempting to keep them in a box
because if they became somebody new

then I’d be challenged to change, too

ironic
because
as I change with intention

I watch the shoe
on the other foot

a tiny kick
from someone close
leaves a mark

rub some dirt on it
Life is a test. It is only a test.

rise above
while offering a hand

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If you are not interpreting the world in terms of your own designs on it, then it will interpret you in its terms. ~Lee Thayer

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A friend once told me that I am responsible for leading myself first.
Leading myself has taken some standing alone.
I had to let go of looking to others tell me who they think I would, could, or should be.

Life was easier that way…
but not nearly as satisfying.

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Surround yourself with people who will not let you default on yourself, who will make it necessary to do what we have to do in order to pursue our cause in life. ~Lee Thayer

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Thank you dear reader for keeping me in forward motion.