Love trumps fear
The end

It’s been a long ole winding road
Yet now all the sweeter
And the rewards much the greater
For all the hard fought challenges along the way

How do I break these cords
To my past experiences and bitter memories
That keep raising their ugly heads
That keep me playing small
That keep messing up
a ******* good friendship?

Years of ersatz compliments
Absorbed and believed,
Positive compliments ignored
For not aligning with beliefs
Instilled from birth.

Awareness of ego‘s need for
Reassurance and
Validation
No matter how false
As long as feeding insatiable negative self belief.

Yet also curiosity
To know how one is seen.

Yet also a knowing that the body is yet a trifle,
Compliments meaningless
Just flattery and opinion and
Not to be believed.

What’s true? What’s not?
All tangled knots to trip you up.
Or perhaps there’s a ploy afoot
To stop
Unknown feelings arising
In fear of where they may lead.....

Everything you do
Everything you say
Everything you feel
Everything that happens to you
Is for you
For your lesson
For your greater good.
Your words create your world
So choose your words and
Your actions
Carefully
And
With
Love
Compassion
And
Respect