Today is…

Today is mine…

It belongs to me!

Nothing and no one can stand in my way but me.

No one can hold me back except me.

I realize that I am the only one who truly has a hard time believing.

 

So I step out of my own way…

I release my own shirt tails…

I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and step forward.

…First one step

Then another

 

Instantly, I feel the warm sun on my face.

I feel the cool soft breeze against my skin.

I feel my heart swell and my spirit soar as I am filled with the possibilities and the promises of each and every new day…

…Of this day.

 

I open my eyes to behold the miracle of it all.

The world before me is bright and beautiful. It almost glows, pulsating with possibilities.

…The sense of freedom and elation I feel is intoxicating.

 

Over the years, I have been told by many, over and over again, to never look back.

Only look forward… whatever you do don’t look back.

I remember these words, and what I see before me is so wondrous, why would I bother to look back into the darkness from whence I came.

…But the need to know overwhelms me.

I must know. I must see… Understand so that I may never drift into that dark place ever again.

So…

I steady my courage.

I take a deep breath.

I turn my head and look behind.

 

What I see behind me is simply more of that beautiful wonderland I am now enveloped in.

 

In truth…

There never really was any darkness.