Inner Strength

If we hold fast to the truth we know deep within us,
ignoring all the external voices and distractions, we
will have all the strength necessary to survive and
thrive.

We can never make everyone understand who we are,
no matter how clearly we live. Explaining ourselves to
others is not possible; worry about being misinterpreted
is a waste of time and energy.

We follow our own spirit, and it may not mirror or
even resemble the beaten path at all. This makes others
uncomfortable and possibly antagonistic. Even those
closest to us do not automatically see what is best for us.
It's incumbent upon us to release ourselves from the
rigidity of expectations both internal and external.

If we are secure enough to risk being maligned and
gossiped about, we will achieve so much more. As the
song says, "You can't please everyone, so you have to
please yourself."

We have one obligation in this world; to fulfill our specific
heart's needs. No one else can determine what that need is.
No one else's opinion in relation to this path matters. It
is intensely personal and intimate.

To other people, the idea of what we involve ourselves
with is a superficial infatuation at best. The idea that
we are obliged to trying to explain ourselves, our motives,
our dreams to another person is nonsense. Some things
can't be related adequately, even if the person had any
interest in knowing.

Know yourself, and determine that you will make your goal,
some how, some way.