I knew what I needed to do 
for many moons. 

My body knew. 
And carries the weight of my inaction. 

My soul screamed 
and suffered.

The mirror reflected
betrayal and lies. 

But I couldn’t. 
I wouldn’t 
LEAVE. 

I kept going back for more. 

I was hypnotized
by the illusion of
SELF-DECEPTION. 

Which I confused as love.

A pattern imprinted 
before I took my 
first breath and 
woven into the fabric 
of my inner child’s 
consciousness. 

Aware of the karmic 
trip I was on, I stayed;
consciously awakening 
in the reflection of my lover
until the road ended. 

Until my tank literally 
ran out of gas on
this wearisome repetition. 

A MYTH can liberate or limit us. 

It protected me until I was able
to transcend this pattern and 
witness my life naturally transform.

It takes time and devotion 
to awaken from myths.  

And so, I gave myself Grace.

I picked up the sword of
awareness, again and again, 
to cut through the deep roots of 
this twisted lineage pattern. 

COURAGE called me
to look into the mirror 
EVERY DAY. 

COMMITMENT
kept me steady 
on the course. 

CONSISTENCY 
built-up momentum. 

COMPASSION 
deepened my well 
of empathy. 

A blazing DESIRE for 
TRUTH emboldened 
my spirit. 

Until the day 
I was ready to 
LOVE MYSELF FREE. 

A new story begins!