Think before speaking, because what waits on the other side of your tongue will require ownership. Living with our words can be painful, and the only way to free ourselves from them is to own them.

It is cumbersome to accept the lie that someone or something holds the cards to our lives. What do you think is happening to you, versus what you are choosing? To see the illusion that nobody is in the way of the life you desire will require some digging and unearthing.

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” –Marcus Aurelius

Possibility is not in attainment but in our shadow, amongst the darkness. There is a chapter that exists in every person’s book called the chapter of “Becoming.” Brick by brick, we build walls that create division, separation, and self-destruction. False images of our insecurities should not be kept in view for future prospects; otherwise, the mask we put on may become a burden to remove.

Praises are sung, and prayers are cast, yet the seed planted in our children befriends anger, distrust, and hindrance. What we all have in common is connected by the human heart. All things exist because of the proper function of our intentions, realized or unrealized. Boundaries are to protect us from undesirable energy that can infect our lives. Learning when to lower the border in our heart and mind is important, so that opportunities may come in. Otherwise, the walls get so tall that they close in on themselves and construct prisons.

“There is no truth. There is only perception.” –Gustave Flaubert

Nothing is lacking within us that we must find. The discovery of what we seek reveals itself through the choice to surrender. Surrendering is a prerequisite for spiritual growth. Go into the belly of the beast and without end, face the monster that calls you parent. You will see that what exists is what was given attention to in the mind, and put to bed in the heart. A new frontier awaits with open fields. The conversation is the place where one lives and dwells. We are only capable of having our own conversation. After this conversation, you will either add another brick to your wall, pause and think about what your next conversation looks like, or know without a doubt what you must do and command your mouth to move your feet into a world beyond your wildest dreams. What is in your way?