Forever You
This is what it’s like to have felt forgotten. You climb into the back of your family car, excited by the prospect of an adventure, and at the first rest stop (you’re only a little girl, you need to stop lots), your family takes off without you. I’ve felt forgotten. Lost. Alone. Unrecognized. I set out looking for my people. Searching for belonging. The last piece of a complicated puzzle, which never seemed to fit.
I thought it was my fault. I didn’t believe in angels, or anyone looking out for me. I felt weak, longing for comfort and so I reinforced my armor. Somehow deserved my loneliness. The soul of me has always seen my beauty, but it was imprisoned and couldn’t communicate. Held hostage by my own terrorizing thoughts until Love freed it into seeing. To be known by soul is to be seen for who and what you are, your essence. This, I believe, stays steady and immutable. Forever you, through all Life’s changes. I couldn’t embrace the beauty of my soul because my mirror was so distorted, all I could see was shadow.
Keep your mirror polished so your soul can sparkle and shimmer. Be free of deep shadow, never lifting. Like a well-loved animal, find your sweet spot in the sun and settle in to it. Take courage. You will never be forgotten.
LBM 8/5/2019
