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Honor
I have done much within the time
I have given myself.
I have cried a million tears
of frustration and fear
I have "tried" so many times,
within this lifetime,
gotten up, and tried again.
I felt that it would never end.
I have hoped, wished, dreamed
and held onto old beliefs
until I learned to honor me.
What else could I do?
I have made mistakes, caused others hurt.
I have hurt myself repeatedly
because I didn't know the secret was simple:
To honor that I have the right to be who I am.
I have loved, hated, feared, doubted
and sang the lament of loss until I
knew not what mattered to me
because I gave away my power.
All choices... each were choices
not "done" to me, nor "by" me...
but WITH ME
to become soul-centered and real.
To honor self is not a "goal"
but a truth to be lived everyday
To awake anew and celebrate
that I am a part of something truly GREAT.
An individual, certainly....
but a part of a family of souls
who, when coming together are a
brilliant light of love, healing all that
stands close enough to see...
to hear... to feel that love.
Not to honor my Self is the only sin
that is real in this universe.
It is proof of fear.
Fear is the opposite of love
and love is all that there is.
Copyright 1998 Susan Holm
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