Rising from the Ashes..

Yukwatsistay^... Our Fire, Our Spirit, Within Each Of Us!

This world tries with every external force forever and always to douse my inner flame.

But I continue, the winds whisper to me "Like the Great and Mighty Phoenix one day too you shall rise from the Ashes out of the remnants of who you once were!"

"You shall begin anew, let go of all the things holding you down, trying to consume you and pull you into the blackness and deep dark void."

When You Lose Yourself...

You know when you lose a piece of yourself it's not a small thing.

It's not a shard of glass the whole mirror breaks.

I stare at my reflection and I don't recognize myself anymore.

I see darkness, sadness, and pain.

The strength and resilience feel like they've slipped away.

Life can be a slippery slope just when you feel like you are getting ahead...

WHAM, Life knocks you down!

We get hopeless we don't see that when the door closes we can always open a window.

When the sun's rays shine down on me it brightens up my day.

I may not see a sign or know which way to go, but I have the slightest feeling things may start to get better.

I wonder what it was? The last straw... that broke the camel's back.

What was that camel feeling leading up to those last precious moments?

Did he have any inkling of what was about to happen to him?

Do any of us really... we live our lives on autopilot, taking each day for granted.

Never seeing what might have been prevented.

And we are shocked when it finally happens to us.

Convinced we are unstoppable, invincible since the days of our youth.

As if our bodies are indestructible, taking risks, as though we will never die.

And then reality sets in, and half way through your life an epiphany emerges.

Doubts begin to appear, fears start to take over and life as we know it is never the same as how it once began.

Days pass by and we are lost, consumed with the old tiring hustle and bustle.

Dreams die, Passions fade away, and Mundane sets in.

Traumas and Tragedies grow replacing that carefree feeling.

Joys turn to sorrows and Happiness now filled with the reminders of pain.

Each day feeling trapped in a world you no longer recognize.

But then the fires reignite, the flames begin to grow.

You tell yourself I'm not dead yet, there's still more to do, and places to go.

The sparkle in your eyes shines so ever dim, but with hope that becomes so bright.

You are reminded of the Palm Tree’s resilience in its own might.

It whispers in the wind to you the Creator made me to bend, not break.

Words of Wisdom you now cling to each and every day.

Today might not be your day, but you get up out of bed anyway, kneel and begin to pray!