To Obliterate Shadows

    The premise of yesterday's post is that WE are the bright side to our own story. We are the light and love that the darkness calls for. But one thing I want others to know is that inner strength is only half the answer. The other NEED we all have is that we have to have the outside support system in place for us to be able to believe that there is a way through and a way out of the overwhelming despair caused by suffering, caused by trauma. I have been really and truly blessed to hold enough of that magic within me AND to have the grace that comes with others' support.

Thank You, God, for my community.
For I could not have gotten this far on my own.
I could not have come this far alone.
Thank You, God, for my friends and family.

I thank myself for choosing not to give up.
I thank myself for letting the light within me win.
Dear God, I thank You for giving me the strength
to overcome the depths of despair,
to overcome the harrowing heart-break. 

When I return, by mistake,
to the past pain,
I shall remind myself to let the light within me win today,
for I am the light that the darkness calls for.
I shall look into the darkness with renewed courage,
knowing with all my heart
that I hold enough love and light
to obliterate the shadows,
to fill the darkness with my own light.

Thank You, God, for reminding me of my magic.
Thank You, God, for reminding me of my strength.
Thank You, God, for reminding me of my power.