Given the chance

That moment when you see something happen that you know, damn straight, it wasn’t right.  The chance encounter when your gut tells you to reach out and make a difference.

Life is full of opportunities and moments that we can use to make a difference.  

I’ve sat back when I was younger, watching these and thinking of only myself.  I was tough on others circumstances and turned a blind eye to issues I wasn’t invested in.  

Now in my late 40’s, I see the world with a different perspective.  It’s all due to life and what I’ve been through.  This brings me to life’s purpose.  

I thought I was in search of mine.  Questioning every thing that happened and at times, asked “why” with turmoil and heart break.  

Now I see it differently.  I see the experiences have shaped me to discover, it was never about the destination but the journey.  That what I was going through was giving me purpose.  

So I take these things that I’ve learnt.  Perspective and purpose and live it completely.  

I don’t ask “why” but I say, “thanks” even for the hard times.  Due to those, I have become a much diffferent person than I was in my 20’s and 30’s.  I may not be the wisest but that’s not my goal.  

My goal?  Taking the opportunities and moments I’ve been given then learn and love.  Accept and work towards a better life.  Not richer in terms of finances but richer in terms of acccpeting what I have and loving each moment.

What is strength?

It's not a person who creates hate, the man who carries anger or a woman who desires revenge.  

Strength comes deep within, from a moment in time when your values are challenged and you make the decision not to turn a blind eye but rather, face your fear, state what you feel and believe in, and then choose to stand up for what you know is right.  

How do I define strength?

It's the person that walks away from the hate, it is the man who walks away from anger or the woman who walks away from revenge.  

You are the fire

Trust me.  This is what they said when she was 10.  

Trust me.  This is what he was told when lead astray.  

Trust me.  This is what he said to her when the door closed behind him.

We all put trust in another, blindly, confidently and with hope that it will lead to something good.  That's not always the case.  

How do we negate the power of another when it's so carelessly taken away from us?  

I would like to say, it's partly to do with how we react.

I've stated in my past blog posts, this is the one thing we have control over.  It can be THE most difficult thing you will choose to do but make it presently, completely and with conviction.  

If you choose to walk away from someone who broke your trust, then do so, knowing you've put yourself first. 

If you choose to say how you feel when you don't feel it's right, then do so, confidently, with self respect.  

If you choose to be brave enough to tell another, then do it without fear, doubt and mostly, for your own self preservation.  

Your future self will thank you.  

Trust yourself, believe that things will work out.  Know that it will be hard but know that you are paving a path for someone later in life that may follow you and see what an amazing, kind, loving, whole hearted and beautiful person you are.